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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

                                                                    NEWS RELEASE

Contacts:      Clete T. Brewer
               President & CEO
               (501) 973-6018
               Terry Bellora, CFO
               (501) 973-6084

                             FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                   STAFFMARK, INC. ACQUIRES TECHNOLOGY SOURCE


        FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS (November 26, 1996) - StaffMark, Inc.
(Nasdaq/NM:STAF), a diversified personnel staffing company, announced today
that it has completed the acquisition of Technology Source, an information
technology staffing company located in St. Louis, MO.  Technology Source will
be accounted for as an asset purchase, and the Company expects this acquisition
to have a positive impact on 1997 EPS.  The unaudited revenues for Technology
Source for fiscal 1996 are expected to be approximately $7 million.  Terms of
the transaction were not announced.

        "This is our first acquisition since becoming a public company on
October 2, 1996," said Clete T. Brewer, chief executive officer of StaffMark.
"We are extremely pleased to begin our acquisition strategy with such a high
quality company.  Information technology is the fastest growing sector in the
staffing industry and we feel Technology Source is one of the leading companies
in that field.  A Microsoft Solution Provider, Technology Source provides
staffing solutions for information systems.  This group provides qualified
professionals to clients with expertise in client/server applications, local
and wide area networks, common office environment and desktop support,
documentation, technical writing, project management, and project coordination.
Technology Source provides excellent growth opportunities as we expand in
information technology services.  Through our acquisition strategy, we plan to
eventually offer information technology services throughout all of StaffMark's
regions."

        "Technology Source will be managed by Fred Sussman, founder and
president, and is well-established with its customers, which include several
Fortune 500 companies.  One of the main attractions for us was the success of
Technology Source and the reputation of Fred Sussman and his management team.
We look forward to their leadership and guidance as we continue to develop
information technology staffing services in other regions of StaffMark," Mr.
Brewer concluded.

        StaffMark, Inc. is a provider of diversified staffing services to
business, professional, health care, service, and governmental agencies,
primarily in the growth markets of the Southeastern and Southwestern United
States.  The company operates 92 branches located in Arkansas, Colorado,
Missouri, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

        This release contains certain forward-looking statements with respect
to growth opportunities and the impact on 1997 earnings, which involve risk and
uncertainties.  The company's actual results could differ materially from the
results anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of loss of
existing customers, loss of key management, unexpected costs, or operational
problems and those certain risk factors set forth under "Risk Factors" and
elsewhere in the Company's Prospectus dated September 26, 1996.

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