[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 7 (Thursday, February 5, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E119]
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         25TH ANNIVERSARY OF JOHN H. HARLAND CO. IN GURABO, PR

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                     HON. CARLOS A. ROMERO-BARCELO

                             of puerto rico

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, February 5, 1998

  Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to have the opportunity 
to call attention to an important American success story. This past 
December 1997, the John H. Harland Co., headquartered in Atlanta, GA, 
celebrated the 25th anniversary of its Gurabo, PR, printing plant.
  The Gurabo plant opened in 1972. During that quarter of a century, 
Harland's employees have played a crucial role in helping the company 
meet the needs of its customers. Today, the 52 employees at the Gurabo 
facility fill approximately 31,000 check orders each month for 
customers of financial institutions in Puerto Rico, Antigua, the Virgin 
Islands, the Dominican Republic, and throughout the Caribbean. The 
financial institutions represented include Banco Popular, Banco 
Santander, Citibank, Scotia Bank of Puerto Rico, and Banco Bilbao 
Vizcaya.
  Based on their experience with Harland's Gurabo facility, many of 
these financial institutions now also use other Harland products and 
services, including the company's database marketing software which 
help them to better understand the needs of their customers. They have 
served as a fine example of entrepreneurship, demonstrating over the 
past 25 years their commitment to the development of quality products 
and services. As the needs of their clients expanded or varied, so did 
their services.
  The John H. Harland Co. was founded in 1923, and is the second 
largest check printer in the United States. If is also the Nation's 
leading provider of database marketing to financial institutions. 
Harland is understandably proud of the Gurabo plant and its employees. 
And Mr. Speaker, we are proud to have such a good corporate neighbor in 
our community. John H. Harland Co. has preserved and enhanced a great 
tradition during its first 25 years in Puerto Rico. I offer my 
congratulations to the John H. Harland Co. and its employees on the 
occasion of its 25th anniversary in Puerto Rico. It is my hope that 
their fine example proves to be a catalyst for other companies to make 
similar commitments. May the company's endurance and prosperity serve 
as positive lessons to future generations of Americans.

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