Labor Ready Confirms Name Change to TrueBlue, Inc.

  
    
  
  
    
      Labor Ready, Inc. confirmed, consistent with its prior announcement, 
      that the company’s name is changing to 
      TrueBlue, Inc. (NYSE:TBI). In connection with the name change, the 
      ticker symbol for the company’s common stock 
      on the New York Stock Exchange is changing to “TBI” 
      and its website address is changing to www.TrueBlueInc.com. 
      These changes are all effective Dec. 18, 2007.
    
    
      “We operate as one company with multiple 
      brands in the blue-collar staffing market,” 
      said TrueBlue CEO Steve Cooper. “Each of our 
      brands, Labor Ready, Spartan Staffing, CLP Resources, and PlaneTechs 
      will continue to operate under their brand name, providing our customers 
      with specialized services to meet their needs. Renaming the company 
      provides a clear distinction between the parent company and each of our 
      brands and brings focus to our vision to be the leading provider of 
      blue-collar staffing.”
    
    
      More information about TrueBlue can be found on the company’s 
      website at www.TrueBlueInc.com.
    
    
      About TrueBlue
    
    
      TrueBlue, Inc., headquartered in Tacoma, Wash., is the parent company of 
      Labor Ready, Spartan Staffing, CLP Resources, and PlaneTechs. TrueBlue’s 
      brands provide general labor, light industrial and skilled trades 
      services to small to mid-sized businesses in the construction, 
      warehousing, hospitality, landscaping, transportation, light 
      manufacturing, retail, wholesale, facilities, sanitation, and aviation 
      industries. Annually, the company serves approximately 300,000 customers 
      and puts more than 600,000 people to work through its more than 900 
      branch offices in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. For 
      additional information, visit TrueBlue’s 
      website at www.TrueBlueInc.com.