Inc. Magazine Reveals Its 27th Annual List of America’s
500 Fastest-Growing Private Companies

Complete Office Ranks No. 233 on the 2008 Inc. 500
With Three-Year Sales Growth of 1,111.2%

NEW YORK, August 20, 2008 – Inc. magazine today ranked Complete Office, 233rd on its 27th annual Inc. 500 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. The list is the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy – America’s independent-minded entrepreneurs. Companies such as Zappos, Intuit, GoDaddy, Under Armour, Jamba Juice, American Apparel, Oracle and hundreds of other powerhouses gained early exposure as members of the Inc. 500.

“If you want to find out which companies are going to change the world, look at the Inc. 500,” said Inc. Editor Jane Berentson. “These are the most innovative, dynamic, fast-growing companies in the nation – the ones coming up with solutions to some of our knottiest problems, creating systems that let us conduct business faster and easier, and manufacturing products we soon discover we can’t live without. The Inc. 500 list is Inc. magazine’s tribute to American business ingenuity and ambition.”

Complete Office is headquartered in Seattle, Washington with recently expanded sales and distribution centers throughout Southern California and Wisconsin. Founded in 2003, the company’s roots were first established in Seattle by office products industry veterans, Rick Israel, Ted Nark and David Patterson. Over the last five years the company has grown substantially through organic and acquisition efforts.

Ron Beam joined as a co-owner heading up the Wisconsin office of Complete Office in 2006. Acquisitions of Grove Office Supply and Del Mar Office Products both from San Diego, offered the foundation for Complete Office of California. Ted Walter, President of Complete Office of California joined in early 2008 also as a co-owner with Rick Israel and Ted Nark.

Complete Office is a customer service focused distribution business that provides office products, paper, office furniture & design, technology products, breakroom supplies, print and ad specialty items to businesses throughout the United States.

Complete information on this year’s Inc. 500, 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.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Kyle Nark
206-336-5180
knark@complete-office.com

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