Greenville Franchise Of Link Staffing Services Becomes Women-owned Business Enterprise

Now Able to Participate in Minority Contracts, Promote Women in Business

GREENVILLE, SC (Tuesday, January 20, 2004) - Today Link Staffing Services, a na tional provider of industrial staffing and productivity solutions, announced that its Greenville office, a franchise owned by DeArman & Associates, Inc., has become certified as a Women-Owned Business Enterprise. The franchise qualified through the South Carolina Governor's Office of Small and Minority Business Assistance. With the Women-Owned Business Enterprise certification, Link's Greenville office qualifies to bid on contracts limited to minority- and women-owned businesses. According to the Center for Women's Business Research, women own 26% of all privately held firms in South Carolina, and these businesses account for over $16.9 billion in sales and employ over 138,000 people. Janice DeArman, President of DeArman & Associates, Inc., stated, "Link Staffing Services is proud to be part of a growing trend in South Carolina. We'd like to use this opportunity to encourage other women to own their own businesses. We have always been involved in the local community, but now, as a Women-Owned Business Enterprise, perhaps we can be more instrumental in assisting other women entrepreneurs." Ike Steele, President of Link Staffing Services, commented, "We are very excited to have our Greenville franchise become a Women-Owned Business Enterprise. This is a positive step not only for that office to participate in contracts limited to minority vendors, but also to assist Link in recruiting more minority and women franchisees." About Link Staffing Services With over 40 offices nationwide, Houston-based Link Staffing Services is a leading provider of staffing and productivity solutions to businesses in the manufacturing, industrial and retail sectors. The personnel supplied by Link include qualified craft and trade workers as well as semi-skilled and unskilled labor. Link's proprietary, comprehensive screening process consistently delivers higher-quality personnel. Productivity solutions include payroll processing and development of safety and other training programs. Co-CEOs Bill Pitts and Karen Pitts founded Link in 1980. For Further Information: Claire Ellington 713-784-4400 cellington@linkstaffing.com www.linkstaffing.com

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