[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 184 (Friday, December 2, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2170]
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 IN RECOGNITION OF RICK CASE AND THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RICK CASE 
                            AUTOMOTIVE GROUP

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, December 2, 2011

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Mr. Rick Case and 
in acknowledgement of his 50th anniversary as the owner and founder of 
the Rick Case Automotive Group, located in Northern Ohio, South Florida 
and Atlanta, Georgia.
  Mr. Case began his work with automobiles while in high school by 
selling cars from his parents' yard. The business has grown from a 
local Ohio dealership to 16 dealerships in three different states. Rick 
Case founded the Rick Case Automotive Group in 1962 in Northeast Ohio 
and expanded to South Florida and Atlanta in 1986. Today, the Rick Case 
Automotive Group employs more than 900 people.
  Rick Case Automotive Group has been honored with many awards over the 
years. It was presented with the Honda President's Award in 2009 and in 
2011, the Rick Case Automotive Group was the recipient of the Ernst & 
Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Mr. and Mrs. Case have also 
received the title of ``Business Leaders of the Year'' from the Florida 
Sun Sentinel and ``Humanitarians of the Year'' by Nova Southeast 
University.
  Beyond running a successful business, Mr. and Mrs. Case founded the 
Rick Case Bikes for Kids program to provide bicycles for the less 
fortunate children in their community.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honoring Rick Case and 
the Rick Case Automotive Group's 50th anniversary.

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