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In recognition of the economic power of privately held businesses, DiversityBusiness.com, the nation’s leading business-to-business internet site, recently named Penmac Staffing Services, Inc. as one of the top businesses in Missouri.  Penmac was ranked third among women-owned businesses in the state.

This is the 10th annual listing of Missouri’s top businesses by DiversityBusiness.com.  The companies listed on the Top Business Lists represent the Nation’s top multicultural earners and challenge the long-held notion that a privately held business is small or insignificant. Winners are sought after by major corporations wishing to increase spending with small businesses.

“Entrepreneurs are a growing force in the U.S. economy, and a force to be reckoned with,” said Kenton Clarke, CEO of Computer Consulting Associates International, the company that built DiversityBusiness.com. This is a whole business segment that can carry its own, that provides jobs, products and services, and generates wealth for their communities.  These are the new leaders in American business.”

“We are very pleased to be ranked so highly on DiversityBusiness.com’s list,” said Paula Adams, President of Penmac Staffing Services, Inc. “We our proud to serve our clients as a diversity supplier and Penmac is committed to promoting a diverse workforce.

The List

This List is a classification that represents the top small businesses in the U.S., in sectors such as technology, manufacturing, food service and professional services. Large organizational buyers throughout the country that do business with multicultural, small and women-owned businesses use the list. The List is produced annually by DiversityBusiness.com, the nation's leading multicultural B2B Internet portal that links large organizational buyers to multicultural product and service suppliers.

For the complete list of winning companies, please visit: www.diversitybusiness.com

About Penmac

Penmac Staffing Services, Inc. has been placing people first for over 22 years. Penmac is a premier supplier of staffing and human resource services. Over half-a-million people have walked through our doors seeking employment, education and career training. Our more than 600 business clients depend on Penmac everyday to keep their businesses productive and competitive.

Penmac, a certified woman-owned business, operates 26 offices in five states.

About DiversityBusiness.com

Launched in 1999, DiversityBusiness, with over 48,000 members, is the largest organization of diversity owned businesses throughout the United States that provide goods and services to Fortune 1000 companies, government agencies, and colleges and universities. DiversityBusiness provides research and data collection services for diversity including the "Top 50 Organizations for Multicultural Business Opportunities", "Top 500 Diversity Owned Companies in America", and others. Its research has been recognized and published by Forbes Magazine, Business Week and thousands of other print and internet publications. The site has gained national recognition and has won numerous awards for its content and design. DiversityBusiness reaches more diverse suppliers and communicates more information to them on a more frequent basis then all other organizations combined. We also communicate with mainstream businesses, government agencies and educational institutions with information related to diversity. Our magazine reaches over 300,000 readers, a monthly e-newsletter that reaches 2.4 million, and website visitors of 1.2 million a month. It is a leading provider of Supplier Diversity management tools and has the most widely distributed Diversity magazine in the United States. DiversityBusiness.com is produced by Computer Consulting Associates International Inc. (CCAii.com) of Southport, CT. Founded in 1980.