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To Recognize and Celebrate 50 Years in Business for Resource International, Inc.
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WHEREAS, In 1973, Resource International, Inc. (Rii) was founded by Farah B. Majidzadeh in the basement of her family home in Columbus, Ohio to market innovative pavement maintenance technology being researched by her husband, Kamran; and
WHEREAS, Farah’s groundbreaking approach to pavement maintenance quickly gained her two interested clients, Delaware County and the City of Worthington; and
WHEREAS, under Farah’s leadership as both CEO and Chairperson of Rii the firm has expanded and broadened its capabilities to include nine departments; and
WHEREAS, Rii’s commitment to quality service has earned them numerous awards, including the American Society of Highway Engineers Project of the Year in 2008 and the International Road Federation Global Road Achievement Award in 2013; and
WHEREAS, as a family-run and female-owned business, Rii’s success serves as an example to female-owned small businesses throughout Columbus; and
WHEREAS, this year, Rii is celebrating 50 years of high-quality work in central Ohio; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS: That this Council recognizes the 50th anniversary of the founding of Resource International, Inc. and congratulates them on 50 years of business