SEPTEMBER 23, 2011 – WorkForce Carolina (WFC) is proud to announce that, for the third time since 2006, it has been recognized by The Business Journal as one of the 50 fastest-growing privately-held companies in the Piedmont Triad. WFC ranked #9 in the rankings compiled for this year’s list.

“We are very excited to be recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in the Triad. There are many, many wonderful companies in this region and to be chosen as one of the fastest growing is quite an honor for us,” commented Teresa Lewis, CEO & President of WFC. “We are so fortunate that, following the Great Recession, our clients and employees remained loyal to us and gave us the opportunity to grow.”

WFC provides contingent labor to industrial facilities throughout the Piedmont Triad region. As the recent recession wore on and economic uncertainty became the norm, firms that rely on labor to manufacture products or provide services found themselves in a difficult decision-making environment: they needed labor but had to be cautious about hiring full-time employees. By turning to or expanding their use of contingent labor, many firms were able to weather the recession. WFC was there to aid these firms during that time and saw tremendous growth as a result.

WorkForce Carolina received this recognition at a special ceremony on September 22 held at The Alumni Center on the campus of North Carolina A&T University. Accepting the award on behalf of WFC was Traci Hamilton, Sales & Marketing Director. “This is an amazing honor to receive. The staff at WFC is phenomenal and without their dedication we could not have achieved this award,” stated Hamilton.

The Fast 50 Awards are compiled by The Business Journal and certified by Smith Leonard Accountants & Consultant. The rankings are based on a minimum revenue amount for 2010 and percentage growth from 2008 to 2010.

ABOUT WORKFORCE CAROLINA. WorkForce Carolina (WFC) is a leading staffing and employment-services firm serving Western North Carolina. Headquartered in Mount Airy, North Carolina, WFC provides temporary, temporary-to- permanent and direct-hire staffing and recruiting services. WFC also offers drug-test collections, pre-employment screening, skill assessments and payroll processing. Founded in 1987 by Teresa Lewis, WFC remains one of the region’s only locally-owned staffing firms. WFC has been named to the Piedmont Triad’s Best Places to Work and ranked as one of the Triad’s Largest Temporary Placement Firms by the Triad Business Journal.