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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1


     StaffMark Acquires $17 Million Information Technology Staffing Company

                Expands Into California's Silicon Valley Market

FAYETTEVILLE, AR - Citing its goal to become a national provider of diversified
staffing services, StaffMark, Inc.  (NASDAQ/NM: STAF) announced today that it
has expanded into California with the acquisition of Global Dynamics, Inc.
("GDI"), an information technology staffing company based in Walnut Creek,
California.  This represents StaffMark's seventh acquisition since its IPO in
October 1996 and the Company's entrance into California.  With 1996 revenues of
approximately $17 million, GDI is StaffMark's second largest acquisition to
date.  The transaction was structured as a merger and will be accounted for as
a stock purchase.  The Company expects the transaction to have a positive
impact on 1997 EPS.  Terms were not disclosed.

"As information systems become more widespread and complex, there is a growing
trend among corporations to seek outside guidance and support for their
information technology needs," said Clete Brewer, president and CEO of
StaffMark.  "In addition, because of the expertise required, qualified talent
is in short supply.  As a result, information technology is one of the fastest-
growing segments of the staffing industry."

Brewer noted that in 1996, StaffMark's Professional/Information Technology
division grew 450% and 200% for the fourth quarter and year respectively.

"The acquisition of GDI is a significant step toward our objective to grow
StaffMark's Information Technology division to comprise a larger portion of our
business mix,"  added Brewer.  "With the addition of GDI, StaffMark's
Professional/Information Technology division now provides services out of 18
offices in eight states."

Headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, GDI was founded in 1986 by Mark P.
(Perry) Butler and Carolyn Butler.  GDI's immediate market encompasses San
Francisco, San Jose, Santa Clara, and Sacramento, California.  GDI also has
major accounts in Seattle, Dallas, Atlanta, Kansas City, Miami, Paris, Sydney,
and Vancouver.  GDI employs an on-site customer service representative in
Miami, and has active recruiting affiliations in London, Singapore, Madras,
Bangalore, Bombay, Sydney, Manila, and Hong Kong.  As of March 31, 1997, GDI
had 191 consultants in active assignments, and approximately 30% of these
consultants were recruited internationally.

"Perry and Carolyn Butler have built an outstanding company," said Brewer.
"They have developed a professional, experienced staff that has allowed them to
experience both rapid growth and profitability, with a compounded annual growth
rate of 30% since 1992.  We plan to cross-sell GDI's expertise to our existing
Commercial and Specialty Medical clients."





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GDI specializes in providing consultants to projects for High Volume
Transaction Processing (HVTP) platforms, client/server migration, network
communications, legacy systems maintenance, Year 2000, and testing and
technical support.  Over the past 10 years, GDI has placed consultants
representing 359 skill set combinations.  GDI  is one of a select group of
companies providing consultants to work on Transaction Processing Facility
(TPF) platforms, primarily for the transportation industry.  Other industries
utilizing this technology include lodging, finance, health, and travel.

With a database of over 26,000 consultants and a customer base of more than 100
companies including several Fortune 500 companies, GDI is able to service its
clients' many needs including contract, contract-to-hire, and direct placement
personnel, as well as payrolling and foreign recruiting.

StaffMark, Inc. is a leading provider of diversified staffing service to
businesses, professional, medical niches, professional and service
organizations, and governmental agencies.  The Company operates 135 offices in
Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, North
Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and British
Columbia.

This release contains forward-looking statements which involve risk and
uncertainties with  respect to growth opportunities and their impact on 1997
earnings.  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, made under the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934.

Note:  News releases and other information on StaffMark, Inc. can be accessed
at no charge at http://www.ctaonline.com/staf on the Internet.

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