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CAREERLINK RANKS #30 ON DA= LLAS BUSINESS JOURNAL’S 2007 LIST

OF LARGEST METROPLEX WOME= N-OWNED BUSINESSES

DALLAS— October 15, 2007- CareerLink Comp= anies was named #30 on the Dallas Business Journal’s

2007 list of Large= st Metroplex Women-Owned Businesses. The list was compiled by number of women-

owned companies wi= th revenues over the million-dollar mark.&nbs= p; Rankings were based on local revenue

for 2007, with Car= eerLink reporting $6.8 million in local revenue. This is the fifth time that Career= Link

has been recognized in this category in the Book of Lists.=

The 2007 Book of L= ists is a compilation of every list published in the Dallas= Business Journal

throughout the year; including corrections, additions, and other chan= ges as needed. The lists are base= d on quantifiable information, such as number of employees, revenue, gross sales, and net income, as well as other measures that show the strength of a busin= ess or enterprise.

Subscribers to the Dallas Bus= iness Journal receive the Book of Lists as part of their subscription. The book is also sold throughout t= he year at local bookstores and at select newsstands. A data-disk version is available as well. Categories in the Book = of Lists include Business & Industry, Business Services, Commercial Real Estate, Residential Real Estate, Technology, Banking & Finance, Retail, Media & Communications, Tourism & Hospitality, Health Care, Sports & Recreation, and Education.

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Founded in 2000, Career= Link Companies, Inc. is a full-service recruiting and staffing firm that provides clients with a resource for both interim and direct hire needs for a range = of industries, including healthcare/pharmaceuticals, energy/oil and gas, technology and finance/banking. Also under the CareerLink umbrella are two specialized companies: MA3 LLC, with offices in Dallas and Washington DC, specializes in placing = former military officers and non-commissioned officers (NCOs) in positions in the private sector; and HealthLinkRx provides recruiting services for the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries, including permanent, temporary, a= nd traveling assignments. Career= Link’s Dallas = offices are located at 12750 Merit= Drive (Building VII), Ste. 1015. Dallas, TX 75251= . Phone (214) 987-1600, Fax (214) 987-1742. MA3 LLC’s Washington DC office is located at 1600 Tysons Boulevard, 8^{th
Floor, McLean, VA <=
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w:st=3D"on">22102. Phone (703) 245-8512. CareerLink-HealthLink’s Houston offices a=
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located at 1232 Westloop South, Ste.
790. Houston, TX 77027=
. Phone (713) 227-7282, Fax (713)
227-5744. Both the Dallas
and Houston
offices can be contacted toll free at 1-866-218-1600. For more information,
please visit the CareerLink Web site at www.careerlinkinc.com.}