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NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR - news) broke ground on its on-site child care facility today with the help of Governor Roy E. Barnes, whose corporate child care tax credit bill gives incentives to companies that make on-site child care available to their employees. NCR, whose Retail Solutions Group is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia, is one of the first companies in the state to break ground on such a facility since the governor signed the bill in 1999.
"NCR has shown that it understands how important -- and how difficult -- it is for working parents to spend time with their children today, and how expensive day care has become for working families,'' said Governor Barnes. ``By building this center, NCR is giving its employees access to high quality, affordable day care, that is on site and close enough for a coffee-break visit."
The center is being built at NCR's facility in Duluth, which, after extensive renovations, will soon be the primary workplace for more than 1,100 employees. The Family Care Center will accommodate about 110 children, and will offer primary care, backup care and summer programs to children aged six weeks to 12 years.
"NCR understands that balancing work and home life is one of the biggest challenges employees face," said Tony Fano, NCR's Senior Vice President, Retail Solutions Group. "Our investment in the Family Care Center is one of the many ways NCR is helping our people achieve this balance."
The NCR Family Care Center will be managed and operated by Bright Horizons Family Solutions, the nation's leading provider of employer-sponsored child care and early childhood education. NCR has contracted Kajima, one of the largest development and design/build firms in the U.S., to manage the design and construction of the facility.
About Bright Horizons
Bright Horizons Family Solutions is the nation's leading provider of employer-sponsored child care and early childhood education. Bright Horizons Family Solutions currently manages 300 centers in 35 states and Washington DC for clients such as Motorola, Turner Broadcasting Systems, First Union National Bank, IBM, Pfizer, Saint Joseph's Hospital and Piedmont Hospital. Cited in USA Today, Bright Horizons is considered by many early childhood experts as a "model for the future of child care in the USA."
About Kajima
A leader in design/build, construction management and general contracting, Kajima has provided NCR with general contracting and design/build services for over a decade. Incorporated in 1961, Kajima's multi-faceted experience includes telecommunications, office, warehouse/distribution and industrial/manufacturing facilities. Rated in Engineering News Record's 1999 issue of "The Top 400 Contractors," Kajima is among the top 100 contractors and top 50 design/build companies in the United States.
About NCR Corporation
NCR Corporation is a recognized world leader in providing Relationship Technology(TM) solutions for the retail, financial, communications, travel and transportation, and insurance markets. NCR's Relationship Technology solutions include Teradata® warehouses, ATMs and store automation. The company's business solutions are built on the foundation of its long- established industry knowledge and consulting expertise, value-adding software, global customer support services, a complete line of consumable and media products, and world-leading hardware technology. More information about NCR and its solutions may be found at www.ncr.com.
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