Barrett Business Services, Inc. Announces Step Up to Nasdaq's National Market

PORTLAND, Ore., July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Barrett Business

Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: BBSI) has received approval from The Nasdaq Stock

Market for its common stock to be traded on the National Market rather than

the SmallCap Market, where the stock has traded since June 20, 2001. The step

up to the National Market will be effective as of the open of regular trading

on Monday, July 19, 2004 and the Company's shares will continue to trade under

the symbol BBSI.

BBSI provides human resource management solutions to large and small

companies throughout many regions of the United States.

SOURCE  Barrett Business Services, Inc.
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    /CONTACT:  William W. Sherertz, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Barrett Business Services, Inc., +1-503-220-0988/
    /Web site:  http://www.barrettbusiness.com /
    (BBSI)
CO:  Barrett Business Services, Inc.
ST:  Oregon
IN:  FIN
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Released July 15, 2004