HR1120: HR1120 YKK AP America, Inc.; significant contributions to economic development, manufacturing innovation, and community partnerships in Middle Georgia; commend

This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia House of Representatives praising YKK AP America Inc., a manufacturer with over 50 years of business history in Georgia. It highlights the company's new $125 million, 400,000-square-foot residential manufacturing facility in Macon, which created more than 100 jobs, along with a safety milestone of one million work hours without a lost-time incident in 2024. The resolution also notes YKK's national recognition from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, its Sister City ties between Macon-Bibb County and Kurobe, Japan, its 2025 acquisition of a German manufacturer, and its partnership with Mercer University. It formally commends the company and its leadership, including President and CEO Oliver Stepe, and directs the Clerk of the House to send YKK a copy of the resolution. It does not create any new law, funding, or regulation.

• Formally commends YKK AP America Inc. for economic development, manufacturing innovation, and community partnerships in Middle Georgia.
• Recognizes specific company achievements, including a $125 million manufacturing facility in Macon that created over 100 jobs.
• Names and honors specific individuals, including President and CEO Oliver Stepe and Residential Business Group President Josh Jensen.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and send a copy of the resolution to YKK AP America Inc.

The resolution directly names and honors YKK AP America Inc., its leadership including President and CEO Oliver Stepe and Josh Jensen, and by extension Macon-Bibb County and Bibb County residents connected to the company's local operations and job creation.

As a ceremonial resolution, it carries no legal or financial effect and does not change Georgia law. Its practical significance is symbolic: a public, official acknowledgment from the state legislature of a company's local investment and community ties in Middle Georgia.

• The whereas clauses describe YKK's 50-plus years in Georgia, a 2024 safety milestone, and its $125 million Macon manufacturing facility creating over 100 jobs.
• Additional whereas clauses cite a 2024 national Trademarks for Humanity Award and a 2025 Sister City visit to Kurobe, Japan.
• The resolved clause formally commends the company and names its top leaders for their role in regional economic growth.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute a copy of the resolution to YKK AP America Inc.

1. 2026-01-28House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2026-01-28House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-01-28House Hopper (House)

• Tangie Herring (D, HD-145)Primary sponsor
• Dale Washburn (R, HD-144)
• Robert Flournoy (D, HD-074)
• Anissa Jones (D, HD-143)
• Miriam Paris (D, HD-142)
• James Hatchett (R, HD-155)

• economic development
• Macon-Bibb County
• manufacturing
• legislative commendation