Senate Joint Resolution 25-008 Engrossed

Senate Joint Resolution 25-008

• Page 1, Line 101Concerning designating March 3, 2025, as "Buy Colorado

• Page 1, Line 102Day" and March 3-10, 2025, as "Buy Colorado Week" in

• Page 1, Line 103Colorado, and, in connection therewith,

• Page 1, Line 104acknowledging the significant global contributions of

• Page 1, Line 105homegrown Colorado brands and businesses.

• Page 1, Line 1WHEREAS, Colorado is home to nearly 700,000 small businesses that employ more than 1.2 million people; and

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• Page 1, Line 3WHEREAS, Nine Fortune 500 companies have chosen Colorado for their global headquarters, and more are on their way; and

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• Page 1, Line 5WHEREAS, Colorado was the first home for products now

• Page 1, Line 6recognized the whole world over, including Crocs, the snap-button

• Page 2, Line 1Western shirt, Jolly Ranchers, Coors Banquet Beer, the Denver Boot, the

• Page 2, Line 2Polar Bottle, the Denver omelet, the cowboy hat, the Chipotle burrito,

• Page 2, Line 3outdoor Christmas lights, Celestial Seasonings teas, the root beer float,

• Page 2, Line 4OtterBox, the slopper, PopSockets, and even the cheeseburger, among others; and

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• Page 2, Line 6WHEREAS, The Centennial State's stunning natural beauty and

• Page 2, Line 7unparalleled access to spectacular outdoor recreation have inspired local

• Page 2, Line 8entrepreneurs to produce and sell everything from bicycles to fly-fishing

• Page 2, Line 9reels to backpacks, sleeping bags, cylinder stoves, rafts, tents, coolers, campers, and more; and

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• Page 2, Line 11WHEREAS, The state's more than 13,000 restaurants and taverns,

• Page 2, Line 1269% of which are independently owned and operated, generate more than

• Page 2, Line 13$20 billion in economic activity and employ 11% of the state's labor force; and

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• Page 2, Line 15WHEREAS, Colorado is home to more than 100 craft distilleries,

• Page 2, Line 16the sixth most of any state, whose products are savored globally,

• Page 2, Line 17especially in mountain towns stretching from Steamboat Springs to Salida; and

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• Page 2, Line 19WHEREAS, The state's legendary brewing industry has cemented

• Page 2, Line 20our status as the State of Craft Beer, with more than 400 craft breweries generating more than $2.4 billion in economic impact; and

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• Page 2, Line 22WHEREAS, Colorado is one of the nation's top agricultural states,

• Page 2, Line 23generating $47 billion annually in economic activity and employing more

• Page 2, Line 24than 195,000 people who produce world-famous cattle, dairy, sheep and

• Page 2, Line 25lambs, wool, alfalfa, potatoes, cantaloupes, onions, apples, peaches, grapes, and lemons and more; and

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• Page 2, Line 27WHEREAS, Colorado's natural products and consumer packaged

• Page 2, Line 28goods businesses, or "CPG businesses", repeatedly set global examples

• Page 2, Line 29for conscious capitalism, with the state's annual food manufacturing exports topping $2.3 billion; and

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• Page 2, Line 31WHEREAS, The state is home to the first licensed, adult-use

• Page 2, Line 32cannabis brands and retailers in the world, which paved the way for

• Page 2, Line 33Colorado's groundbreaking business opportunities in the nascent natural medicine market; and

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• Page 3, Line 1WHEREAS, The most important thing Coloradans can do to grow

• Page 3, Line 2their communities, spark innovation, inspire meaning, and create jobs is to spend their money close to home; and

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• Page 3, Line 4WHEREAS, The 303 area code was one of the country's first area codes and initially covered the entire state of Colorado; and

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• Page 3, Line 6WHEREAS, March 3 can be marked on calendars as 3/03; now, therefore,

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• Page 3, Line 8Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Seventy-fifth General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:

• Page 3, Line 9That we, the members of the Colorado General Assembly:

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• Page 3, Line 11(1)  Recognize that Colorado businesses and brands are one of the many reasons that Colorado is the best state in the country;

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• Page 3, Line 13(2)  Designate Monday, March 3, 2025, or "303 Day", to be "Buy Colorado Day" in the state of Colorado;

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• Page 3, Line 15(3)  Designate the week of March 3-10, 2025, to be "Buy Colorado Week" in the state of Colorado; and

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• Page 3, Line 17(4)  Urge Coloradans, this week, today, and every day, to spend their hard-earned dollars at local businesses that benefit us all.

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• Page 3, Line 19Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent

• Page 3, Line 20to History Colorado, Governor Jared Polis, and the members of Colorado's congressional delegation.