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<br />..- <br /> <br />\ <br /> <br />PROCLAMATION <br /> <br />.~ . <br />.' ~ <br />.,~~. <br />~g!r~fM9æ!Y . <br />NORTH CAROLINA <br /> <br />CABARRUSCOUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The Mills Corporation opened a 1.4 inillion-square-foot mall known as . <br />Concord Mills in the fall of 1999 bringing the latest retail trend "shopper-tainment"to <br />Cabarrus County, and . <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Concord Mills attracted 15..3 million visitors last year and was recently <br />named the Number 1 tourist attraction in the state of North Carolina, and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Concord Mills provides jobs for 3,500 year-round workers and contributes <br />to Cabarrus County's growing tourism payroll of more than $53 million, and .' . <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Concord Mills annually contributes more than $20 million toward state, <br />county and city sales tax revenue, and . . <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Concord Mills has prompted the development of additional outparcel retail <br />outlets, hotels, restaurants, business sérvices and housing, which has strengthened the <br />. County's tax base and increased the area's vitality. .' . <br /> <br />NO\V THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED that the Cabarrus.County Board of <br />Commissioners hereby congratulates Concord Mills on the celebration of its 5th <br />anniversary and extends best wishes for its continued success. <br /> <br />Adopted this 15th day of November, 2004. <br /> <br />~" <br />.. . - M: Fre=n, Chmnnan <br />Caban-us County Board of Commissioners <br /> <br />Q~'~. <br />