[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 119 (Wednesday, September 11, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H5481]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     ACCUWEATHER'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Thompson) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
50 years of talented work and ingenuity by a company that is 
headquartered in State College, Pennsylvania, in Centre Country, an 
area of central Pennsylvania that I proudly represent. AccuWeather, a 
content and media company that provides weather forecasting services 
worldwide, this year celebrates its 50th anniversary.
  In November of 1962, Joel Myers, while serving as a one-man 
consulting firm initially forecasting the weather for just one gas 
utility company in Pennsylvania, laid the groundwork for AccuWeather. 
In 1971, AccuWeather began to serve television and radio clients, and 
later expanded to newspapers. Now home to the most professional 
meteorologists at any one location anywhere in the world, AccuWeather 
employs hundreds of individuals, many of whom are graduates of nearby 
Penn State University, at its global headquarters in State College, 
Pennsylvania.
  Today, Mr. Myers and his team provide services to hundreds of outlets 
across the planet, including top-ranked newspaper publications, 
television networks, and thousands of other global locations.
  Happy 50th anniversary, AccuWeather.

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