[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 88 (Monday, June 16, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1263]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 IN RECOGNITION OF THE EIGHTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF JOHN H. HARLAND COMPANY

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                         HON. DENISE L. MAJETTE

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 16, 2003

  Ms. MAJETTE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate John H. 
Harland Company, a leader in financial and industrial services, on its 
eightieth anniversary.
  Established in 1923 in Atlanta, Georgia, John H. Harland Company is a 
leading provider of products and services to their chosen segments of 
the financial and educational markets. Harland has a long history of 
adapting to changes in the industry and, in doing so, has helped to 
create numerous opportunities for itself and its employees nationwide.
  As a leading check printer, Harland was instrumental in the 
development of Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) technology in 
the 1950s. In the 1960s, Harland introduced the first scenic check, now 
a staple of the banking world. Today, Harland is one of the fastest-
growing software companies in the financial industry. More than 85 
percent of all schools in the United States use at least one 
educational product through Harland's Scantron subsidiary. And of the 
5,000 John H. Harland Company employees, more than 20 percent are 
employed in Georgia alone, continuing the positive financial impact to 
the state that founder John H. Harland himself began.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in applauding John H. 
Harland Company and its 5,000 employees for 80 years of growth and 
innovation, contribution and achievement.

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