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BILL NO.22-47 <br /> SPECIAL RESOLUTION NO. 4981-22 <br /> A SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL <br /> OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,INDIANA CELEBRATING THE ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF GENERAL <br /> STAMPING&METALWORKS <br /> Cliaftio,it all began in 1923, when H.P. Axelberg, the son of a Norwegian immigrant,recognized <br /> opportunities with the growth of the Studebaker Organization and the University of Notre Dame; and <br /> 6)ffam24,those opportunities included serving industrial sheet metal needs by designing and building paint <br /> booths, dust collectors, and air handling systems for the Studebaker automotive plants and building ventilation <br /> systems and metal roofing for Notre Dame, eventually including replacing the gold leaf on the iconic Golden <br /> Dome; and <br /> Oftrarara, originally named General Sheet Metal Works and located on South Main Street, the company <br /> joined many other South Bend Industries in the early 20th century, including the Birdsell Manufacturing <br /> Company, Bendix Corporation, Honeywell, South Bend Lathe Works, the O'Brien Paint Corp., the South Bend <br /> Toy Company, South Bend Range and the South Bend Watch Company as an important member of the South <br /> Bend business community; and <br /> Oftrararas,many industries suffered or failed during the Great Depression, GSMW was sustained by <br /> municipal construction projects; and <br /> 61‘rarara,by the 1940's and the United States' entry into World War II, GSMW took on several projects <br /> for Studebaker, as assembly lines were reconfigured to produce equipment for the war effort; and <br /> Wiraraw, after the war, residential construction products boomed, creating new metal fabrication <br /> opportunities; and <br /> Oftrarara,as these opportunities increased and demand for sheet metal contracting decreased,metal . <br /> fabrication became GSMW's primary focus and it became the principal supplier to Wheel Horse Products, <br /> another strong South Bend Company; and <br /> Oftrarara, customer demand led to the building of a new, dedicated facility in Tomah, Wisconsin, to <br /> simplify a major customer's logistics; and <br /> G by 2010, the company's rapid response in producing mounting infrastructure for the secondary <br /> energy market led to significant expansion of its stamping, welding and assembly capacities; and <br /> G►ji now known as General Stamping&Metalworks, the company employs over 250 people in South <br /> Bend and approximately 70 in Tomah and is located in a new 190,000 square foot factory, strategically located <br /> less than a mile from the Indiana Toll Road and U.S. Highway 31; and <br /> Oftrarara,much has changed over the past 100 years, but much has stayed the same with the company <br /> continuing to be a valued member of the South Bend business community with an Axelberg (John) succeeding <br /> his father, Jim, as the owner and operator of the family business. <br /> 9aa, Mey6aa ivtt svdo(n *#640 4 an an ru16ll0Feg��ir1.4 ffIttlt tfhdlafta* ad i kafd: <br /> Section I. The South Bend Common Council congratulates General Stamping& Metalworks for its <br /> growth and evolution over the past one hundred years. <br /> Section II The South Bend Common Council thanks General Stamping& Metalworks for its <br /> commitment to its workers and the South Bend community. <br /> Section III. The Common Council looks forward to the next one hundred years with the company as a <br /> valued business in the community. <br /> Section IV. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common <br /> Council and approval by the Mayor. <br />