NEWS RELEASE
Published on July 16, 2004
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release Contact: William W. Sherertz
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Telephone: (503) 220-0988
BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
ANNOUNCES STEP UP TO
NASDAQ'S NATIONAL MARKET
PORTLAND, OREGON, July 15, 2004 - 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.
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