America’s 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies Revealed

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America’s 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies Revealed

For the third year in a row Protingent Staffing makes the 2008 Inc. 5000 With Three-Year Sales Growth of 130%.

Bellevue - September 25, 2008 Inc. today ranked Protingent Staffing No. 33 out of 116 Washington state companies on its annual ranking of the 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the country. Protingent Staffing was also one of only five Washington state staffing firms to make the list and the only Washington staffing firm to be honored three years in a row. “We’re honored to be named to the 2008 Inc. 5000 for the third year in a row. It’s a reflection of Protingent’s commitment to excellence in staffing,” said Donn Harvey, President of Protingent Staffing.

Protingent Staffing is a niche provider of engineering and IT talent for the Software, Telecom, Medical Device and Aerospace industries. Customers range from Fortune 1000 companies to small startups. With a client base of more than 150 technology companies, Protingent Staffing is able to attract top engineering talent for their clients. Protingent Staffing has offices in Redmond WA, Portland OR and Silicon Valley, CA to support their growing client list on the west coast. In 2007, Protingent Staffing received approval by the FTC to sell franchises as a way to continue expansion into select markets nationwide.

The list is the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy – America’s independent-minded entrepreneurs. Taken as a whole, these companies represent the backbone of the U.S. economy.

“Our second annual Inc. 5000 continues to be the most ambitious project in business journalism,” said Inc. 5000 Project Manager Jim Melloan. “The Inc. 5000 gives an unrivaled portrait of young, underreported companies across all industries doing fascinating things with cutting-edge business models, as well as older companies that are still showing impressive growth.”

The 5000 companies that made the list reported aggregate revenue of $185 billion and median three-year growth of 147 percent. Most importantly, the 2008 Inc. 5000 companies were engines of job growth, having created more than 826,033 jobs since those companies were founded. Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and a list of the fastest-growing companies that can be sorted by industry and region, can be found at www.inc5000.com.

Methodology

The 2008 Inc. 5000 list measures revenue growth from 2004 through 2007. To qualify, companies must be U.S.-based and privately held, independent – not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies – as of December 31, 2007, and have had at least $200,000 in revenue in 2004, and $2 million in 2007.

About Protingent Staffing

Bellevue, Washington based Protingent Staffing was founded in 2001 and has four offices in Washington, Oregon and California. Protingent Staffing specializes in contract and direct hire enginerring and IT solutions for Software, Telecom, Medical Devices and Aerospace industries throughout the United States.

Protingent Staffing on the web www.protingent.com

For more information, contact Donn Harvey, President Protingent Staffing, donn@protingent.com, 866.244.4396.

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