Office of the City Clerk - Record #: R2016-599

• Record #: R2016-599
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• Intro date: 9/14/2016
• Final action: 9/14/2016
• Title: Congratulations extended to Raffin Construction Company on 100th anniversary
• Sponsors: Beale, Anthony

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
9/14/2016		City Council	Introduced (Agreed Calendar)
9/14/2016	32294	City Council	Adopted	Pass

RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF RAFFIN

CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

WHEREAS, Raffin Construction Company is celebrating its 100 anniversary; and

WHEREAS, This esteemed body has been informed of Raffin Construction Company's milestone by the Honorable Anthony Beale, Alderman of the 9^th Ward; and

WHEREAS, Louis Raffin, a mason from Italy, immigrated to Chicago in 1912. Four years later he was one of the founders of Kensington Concrete Construction Company; and

WHEREAS, In 1922, Louis Raffin bought out his partners and renamed the company Raffin Construction Company; and

WHEREAS, Raffin Construction Company is a well-known general contractor focusing on the commercial and industrial markets; and

WHEREAS, The company has worked on a wide range of projects over the years including the renovation of Rockefeller Chapel at the University of Chicago and the construction of Haggerty Volkswagen in Oak Lawn; and

WHEREAS, The company is currently ma'r%ged by the fifth generation of the Raffin

family; and

WHEREAS, Raffin Construction Company has thrived due to its adherence to the basic principles of efficiency, honesty and quality; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Chicago, this 14^th day of September, 2016, recognize Raffin Construction Company for its lasting contributions to our City and State and wholeheartedly congratulate Raffin Construction Company on this milestone anniversary; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Raffin Construction Company.

Anthony Beale Xlderman, 9^th Ward