[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 10755-10756]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA--BEST CITY

  (Mr. GRAVES of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GRAVES of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor 
Gainesville, Georgia, for earning a spot in the Top 100 ``Best Cities 
for Job Growth in 2011.''
  This award is a testament to the small business owners and the 
entrepreneurs in Gainesville who work hard every day to innovate and to 
grow despite the pressures put on them from

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Washington and this challenging economic climate. To make the Top 100, 
the city of Gainesville was measured on recent growth as well as growth 
over the last 5 years.
  Driving the success were the entrepreneurs who created 34 new 
businesses or grew existing ones. They collectively brought in 1,140 
new jobs to Gainesville and nearly $250 million in capital investment. 
I'm proud to represent Gainesville in Congress and proud of the hard 
work of my neighbors in Georgia. Today, the city of Gainesville stands 
a little bit taller because of the hard work of the entrepreneurs in 
north Georgia.

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