WSTF Westaff (MM)

Signaling its commitment to bring staffing business solutions to growing markets, leading global provider of staffing services Westaff, Inc. (NASDAQ:WSTF) today announced the opening of a West Houston office. The new office will service the burgeoning West Houston community and be located at 11200 Westheimer, Suite 150, in the heart of Houston�s Energy Corridor, home to more than 400,000 jobs. �We always regard developing markets as growth opportunities,� noted Westaff President and CEO Trish Newman. �West Houston, and its suburbs, is among the fastest-growing business centers in the United States. This boom, coupled with Westaff�s history of success in Houston, makes it the right time to bring our proven strategic staffing solutions to the Energy Corridor.� Managing the West Houston office will be a tenured group of recruitment specialists, who combine for more than 20 years of staffing experience in the Houston market. Branch Manager Courtney Kerth, Senior Placement Consultant Trina Whiteing and Placement Consultant Felicia Compian will be responsible for client service and building Westaff�s administrative, accounting and professional services portfolio in the West Houston market. The talented trio moves to West Houston from the company�s lauded Houston Galleria office, which was named Westaff National Branch of the Year in 2006. �We intend to create new partnerships to bring our West Houston neighbors staffing success,� said Westaff South Texas District Manager Tonja Moon. �Our goal is to employ Westaff�s proven mix of aggressive sales and marketing strategies to help Energy Corridor companies reach their goals, and to put as many talented people to work in West Houston as possible.� As the area�s third office, West Houston joins the Greenspoint and award-winning Galleria locations in the Houston market. In addition to offering Westaff�s strategic staffing solutions, the new office will also provide client companies full candidate screening services, including Homeland Security Verifications. For more information about Westaff staffing business solutions in West Houston, please contact Branch Manager Courtney Kerth at 832-242-5900. About Westaff Westaff provides staffing services and employment opportunities for businesses in global markets, servicing more than 15,000 client accounts from more than 230 offices located throughout the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. Westaff provides client companies with 125,000 temporary and permanent placement employees annually in the areas of administration, call centers and light industry. For more information, please visit our Web site at www.westaff.com. This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is subject to the safe harbors created by law. Forward-looking statements contained herein include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company's future growth, profitability, and expansion in key markets, and the significance of any particular expansion to the Company's ability to achieve any of these goals. Forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs and assumptions of the Company's management and on currently available information. The Company undertakes no responsibility to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement. Additional information concerning the risks and uncertainties listed above, and other factors you may wish to consider, is contained in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's most recent Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, Form 8-K and other filings.