[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8691]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                    TRIBUTE TO THE H.L. TURNER GROUP

 Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, I rise today to 
honor The H.L. Turner Group for their designation as one of the 
``Businesses of the Decade'' by Business New Hampshire Magazine.
  For the past ten years, under the leadership of President Harold 
Turner, Jr., the Turner Group has truly struck a balance between 
business success and social responsibility. Incorporated in 1990, they 
have made significant inroads into the community and will surely 
continue to do so in the future.
  The Turner Group has won national recognition for their commitment to 
the environment, a commitment that I echo as Chairman of the 
Environment and Public Works Committee of the Senate. They have been 
recognized for their Indoor Air Quality standards, and received the 
1996 United States Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental 
Merit Award in ``recognition of demonstrated commitment and significant 
contributions to the environment'' for their design of the Boscawen 
Elementary School. The Turner Group has pledged itself to achieving 
environmentally friendly designs at the same cost as less efficient 
designs with questionable air quality.
  Employees of the Turner Group have donated countless hours to the 
Audobon Society as board members, the Silk Farm Center Building 
Committee as members, Concord's Conference and Trade Center as 
visionaries for planning and design, and as ``educational consultants'' 
for New Hampshire's Junior Achievement's collaboration with U.S. FIRST, 
the LEGO Corporation and three Manchester schools for the first-in-the-
nation business and robotics program.
  The H.L. Turner Group is a true community leader and a friend to the 
people of New Hampshire. Their efforts over the past ten years are 
truly commendable, and it is an honor to represent them in the United 
States Senate.

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