PlaneTechs Joins TrueBlue

Acquisition Expands and Diversifies Skilled Trades Staffing Services

TACOMA, Wash. – February 28, 2008 PlaneTechs, a leading aircraft maintenance staffing provider headquartered in Chicago, Ill., has been acquired by leading blue-collar staffing company TrueBlue Inc.

PlaneTechs President Ian Rollo will continue to lead PlaneTechs’ operations. Rollo has 19 years of experience in the aviation industry, the majority within aircraft maintenance staffing.

“The acquisition of PlaneTechs accelerates TrueBlue’s straegy of becoming the leader in blue-collar staffing and adds a new element of growth and specialization to its skilled trades services,” said Rollo. “PlaneTechs delivers an innovative approach to the flexible workforce requirements of the aviation industry, and we believe the demand for skilled technicians and mechanics will continue to grow.”

TrueBlue, Inc. (NYSE:TBI) provides blue-collar staffing, ranging from general labor to skilled trades, through its brands Labor Ready, Spartan Staffing, CLP Resources, and now PlaneTechs.

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 nearly 900 branch offices in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. For additional information, visit TrueBlue’s website at www.TrueBlueInc.com

For more information, contact:
Dotti Gallagher, VP Marketing
775-321-8083

Stacey Burke, VP Corporate Communications
253-680-8291