[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 23, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H1482]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
PAIGE SECURITY SERVICES, INC.
(Mr. FARR of California asked and was given permission to address the
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. FARR of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on a good news note
to honor the accomplishments of a constituent of mine, Mr. Leonard
Paige.
In November 1998, Mr. Paige realized his lifelong dream to make a
difference in Africa with the signing ceremony of the first joint
venture between a black-owned security firm in the United States and a
black-owned security firm in South Africa.
The United States firm, Paige's Security Services, Inc., will
facilitate the training and logistics for Paige's Security Services,
Inc., in South Africa in a manner modeled upon the affirmative action
programs here in the United States. The program is intended to assist
the disadvantaged in that community.
Under Mr. Paige's able leadership, Paige Security Services, Inc., has
garnered great recognition over its 10 years of service. It has been
selected for three straight years by Inc. Magazine as one of the
fastest growing private firms in the Nation and has been commended by
Congress and the President of the United States.
Paige's Security Services, Inc., employs over 800 workers in the
United States and Costa Rica, and the new affiliate in South Africa
employs 300 people.
Thank you, Leonard Paige, for your leadership.
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