Rainmakers Press Release
For Immediate Release: March 28, 2008
Contact: Mike Heffner
Phone: 317-888-5700
Email: mike.heffner@expresspros.com

Indianapolis, IN: March 28, 2008 – Express Personnel Services is changing its name to Express Employment Professionals, according to Dave Kehlor, local Express franchise owner on the Westside of Indy. The company made the decision to refocus its branding efforts in order to better reflect its service lines and direction for the future. The new name and logo will be official on March 31st. Kehlor, who is also the Central Indiana Area Developer for Express, said that the company had outgrown the Express Personnel Services name, its previous brand. “Our new name allows us to look toward the future, we’re confident that this move will enable us to provide more comprehensive employment solutions to a greater number of businesses and individuals.”

The new name allows all of the Express services, including its HR and payroll services, to fit under the Express Employment Professionals umbrella. In addition to providing a fresh look with its new logo, the new name will also serve a practical purpose – more people may be able to locate Express when they are looking for a job placement service. Hamilton County franchise owner, Lee Wenninger stated that the term “personnel” was an out dated term that most job seekers rarely use today. “Today’s job seekers are more internet savvy and use different key words in their search. Job seekers are using the internet more often in their job search today” said Wenninger.

“I’m excited about our new name and branding strategy,” said Todd Williams, the owner of the Express Eastside location. “This is a positive change that demonstrates our commitment to providing our clients and associates with full-service employment solutions. In addition to helping our clients hire good people, we provide a variety of additional employment and human resource services to our clients like our HR Hotline, employee handbooks and leadership training.”

Job placement services are often stereotyped as providers of just temporary employment, and while Express still offers these services, the company wants to change that perception. “Yes we provide the community with industrial jobs, but we also place people into skilled trades, office services and professional jobs”, said Mike Heffner, the owner of the Southside location in Greenwood. “We are a total employment resource to the local community, helping companies grow their business and assist people with finding the best jobs”, he said

Along with the name change, Express also has a new logo and web address – www.expresspros.com. For more information or to access the new company logo, visit www.expresspros.com/comingsoon.

Express began in Indianapolis with the opening of the Westside office owned by Dave Kehlor 13 years ago. They now have 6 locations in the metro Indy area and service the 8 surrounding counties. They have specialized in helping local companies find full-time and temporary employees in a variety of fields including office services, customer service, skilled light industrial and professional. In the last two years, the IBJ has ranked them as the largest locally owned staffing company in the Indianapolis marketplace.

With 600 offices in four countries, Express employs 350,000 people each year. Sales for the Oklahoma City-based company totaled $1.8 billion in 2007. Express is ranked as the nation’s fifth-largest staffing company. Express provides expertise in evaluation and direct hire, temporary staffing, executive recruiting and human resources.