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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	June 28, 2008

Berntson Porter Awarded 2008 Washington Best Workplaces Award

Bellevue, WA – June 28, 2008 – Berntson Porter & Company, PLLC was named as one of the finalists for Washington's Best Workplaces by the Puget Sound Business Journal. The program was launched last year to identify and recognize best practices in the hiring and retention of great people. After an extensive and rigorous process, which included more than 300 nominees and the completion of surveys by nominee-company employees across the state, workplaces in four different categories have been identified as Washington's best, based on their various employee benefit offerings, leadership culture and work/life balance philosophies. In total, 65 companies have made the grade as finalists.

“It’s a compliment to be recognized as one of the best places to work in Washington, and a greater compliment to be recognized by our employees” said David Wolf, Director of Human Resources. “We work hard to create an environment that attracts outstanding people and it is our people that create a workplace culture with longevity.

“Work-force development has never been more important – or more difficult – than it is in today’s global economy,” said Emory Thomas Jr., publisher of the Business Journal. “We believe the Business Journal, as the Puget Sound area’s top source of business information, has an important role to play in drawing attention to innovations and excellence in the management of our region’s No. 1 resource: its people.”

Berntson Porter & Company, PLLC, founded in 1985, is a premier Certified Public Accounting and business consulting firm based in Bellevue, Washington. We serve closely held businesses and their owners throughout the Pacific Northwest, Alaska and California. For more information visit www.bpcpa.com.

Puget Sound Business Journal is the region's premier source of business information, serving an unparalleled audience of business and community leaders. In addition to the weekly newspaper, the Business Journal provides daily updates via its web site and email alerts.  The company also plays a vital role in bringing the area's leadership community together by hosting a wide variety of events throughout the year, from the Washington’s Best Workplaces event at Safeco Field to the annual 100 Fastest Growing Companies celebration to the Women of Influence awards event. Puget Sound Business Journal is a unit of American City Business Journals, which operates 41 local business newspapers throughout the United States. Visit Puget Sound Business Journal on the web at www.pugetsoundbusinessjournal.com.

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