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Tom Clarke Joins Corporate Resource Services’ Board

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Corporate Resource Services, Inc. (OTCBB: CRRS), a diversified staffing, recruiting, and consulting services firm providing managed services and trained employees in the areas of Insurance, Information Technology, Accounting, Legal, Engineering, Science, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Creative Services, Hospitality, Retail, General Business and Light Industrial work, today announced that Thomas J. Clarke, Jr. has been appointed to its Board of Directors.

Tom Clarke has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Weiss Group, LLC, a leading provider of independent research, since July 2010. From 1999 through 2009, he served as Chief Executive Officer of TheStreet.com, Inc., (NAS: TST) a financial media company. From 2002 through 2008, Mr. Clarke also served as Chairman of TheStreet.com. From 1998 through 1999, he served as President of Thomson Financial Investor Relations, following the acquisition of Technimetrics, Inc. by Thomson Financial. From 1984 through 1998, Mr. Clarke served in executive positions of increasing responsibility at Technimetrics, a global information company, rising to Chief Executive Officer from 1992 through the company’s sale in 1998. From 1980 through 1984, he served as Operations Manager for McAuto Systems Group, Incorporated, a Medicaid billing processor.

Mr. Clarke currently serves on the boards of Reis, Inc. (NAS: REIS) , a provider of commercial real estate information and analysis, and LiveDeal, Inc. (NAS: LIVE) , a provider of local customer acquisition services for small businesses. He is also a mentor to students at Columbia University involved in the Executive Masters Program focusing on technology. Mr. Clarke received a bachelor of science degree in marketing from St. John’s University and a master’s degree in business administration from Hofstra University.

“We are thrilled to welcome Tom to our Board,” said John Messina, CEO of Corporate Resource Services, Inc. “His extensive experience with public companies, both as a board member and as an executive, will be an asset to our team as we continue grow our business and improve our profitability.”

About Corporate Resource Services, Inc.:

Corporate Resource Services, Inc. provides diversified staffing, recruiting, and consulting services and offers trained employees in the areas of Insurance, Information Technology, Accounting, Legal, Engineering, Science, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Creative Services, Hospitality, Retail, General Business and Light Industrial work. The company’s blended staffing solutions are tailored to our customers’ needs and can include customized employee pre-training and testing, on-site facilities management, vendor management, risk assessment and management, market analyses and productivity/occupational engineering studies.

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American Water Appoints Paul J. Evanson as New Independent Member to Board of Directors

VOORHEES, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYS: AWK) , the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, today announced that Paul J. Evanson has been appointed as an independent member of the company’s board of directors effective March 21, 2013.

“American Water is pleased to have Mr. Evanson join our board of directors,” said George MacKenzie, chairman of the board of American Water. “Mr. Evanson has extensive experience in the utility industry and he is an excellent addition to our board.”

American Water‘s board of directors now consists of nine members.

“I have had the privilege of knowing Paul for many years and long admired his approach to tackling challenging situations, in particular those dealing with strategic planning, finance and risk management,” said Jeff Sterba, president and CEO of American Water. “As the CEO of Allegheny Energy, Paul transformed a struggling company into a successful, and profitable, enterprise within a few years. His proven track record as a leader will add significant value to American Water and further strengthen our board.”

Evanson served as chairman, CEO and president of Allegheny Energy, Inc. from 2003 to 2011. The company provided utility services in four mid-Atlantic states until its merger with FirstEnergy Corp in February 2011. Following the merger, Evanson served as executive vice chair of FirstEnergy until his retirement in May 2011.

From 1995 to 2003, Evanson was president of Florida Power & Light Co., the principal subsidiary of FPL Group, Inc., and a director of FPL Group Inc. He also was the president and chief operating officer of the Lynch Corp., a diversified entrepreneurial company focused on telecommunications. Evanson also held leadership positions with Moore McCormack Resources and Arthur Andersen & Co.

Evanson currently serves on the St. John’s University board of trustees, the Columbia Law School Dean’s Council, and the Westmoreland Museum of American Art board of trustees. He also served as a director of the Edison Electric Institute, a director of the North American Electricity Reliability Council and as chairman of the board of the Florida Reliability Coordinating Council.

Evanson received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from St. John’s University, a Juris Doctor degree from Columbia Law School, and a Master of Laws degree from New York University.

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