Ablest Inc. (“Company”) offers staffing services in the United States. Staffing
services are principally provided through 45 service locations in the Eastern
United States and selected Southwestern markets with the capability to supply
staffing services for the clerical, industrial and information technology needs
of their customers. Positions often filled include, but are not limited to, data
entry, office administration, telemarketing, light industrial assembly, order
picking and shipping, network administration, database administration, program
analyst (both mainframe and client server), web development, project management
and technical writing. The Company does not service any specific industry or
field; instead, its services are provided to a broad-based customer list.

The staffing services business is highly competitive with few barriers to entry.
There are numerous local, regional and national firms principally engaged in
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