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CONTACT: Richard Hahn – Keynote Media
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Youngstown, Ohio  – May 4, 2007 – James & Weaver Office Environments, a business specializing in, contract furnishings and interior design, received national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the WBEC-SE, a regional certifying partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).

WBENC’s national standard of certification implemented by the WBEC-SE is a meticulous process including an in-depth review of the business and site inspection. The certification process is designed to confirm the business is at least 51% owned, operated and controlled by a woman or women.

By including women-owned businesses among their vendors, corporations, and government agencies demonstrate their commitment to fostering diversity and the continued development of their supplier/vendor diversity programs.

To learn more about James & Weaver Office Environments, please visit www.jamesandweaver.com.

About James & Weaver Office Environments

James & Weaver Office Environments was founded in Youngstown, Ohio over eighty-five years ago as a contract furnishings dealership and remained in the same family until it was purchased by Ms. Denise Powell in November 2001.  While the name and location remain the same James & Weaver has achieved a new level of quality, services and customer satisfaction and has made and continues to make a positive and lasting impact on the people in the communities they serve.

About WBENC

The Women’s Business Enterprise National Council is the nation’s largest third party certifier of businesses owned and operated by women in the United States. WBENC is a resource for the more than 700 US companies and government agencies that rely on WBENC’s certification as an integral part of their supplier diversity programs.