[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 128 (Tuesday, September 17, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1622-E1623]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           KELLY SERVICES, INC. 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

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                          HON. SANDER M. LEVIN

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 17, 1996

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, on Monday, October 7, Kelly Services, Inc. 
will celebrate the golden anniversary of their founding. Employees and 
customers throughout the world will attend events recognizing the 50 
years of business which William Russell Kelly started on October 7, 
1946. A major event will take place at the company headquarters in 
Troy, MI.
  From first year sales of $847.72 in 1946 to current sales of several 
billion dollars, Kelly Services has grown globally with the changing 
climate of business. From Russell Kelly Office Service to their World 
Wide Web site, Kelly has been at the forefront of change, anticipating 
their customers' needs and adapting to serve them.
  Always a staffing services industry leader, Kelly began expanding to 
other States in 1954 and was in all 50 States by 1979. The first 
international office was opened in Toronto in

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1968, the first European office in Paris in 1972, and new offices 
continue to open in cities around the world. Today there are 1,300 
locations in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. 
``Temps'' are available to fill office, labor, technical, scientific, 
home health care, legal support, and temporary-to-full time vacancies. 
Kelly Services defined the standard of industry competition by 
pioneering programs for the training, testing, and classification of 
temporary employee skills, enabling them to better serve their clients, 
both managers and workers.
  During more than 30 years of leadership, current president and CEO, 
Terrence E. Adderly has guided the development of a proud history. 
Along the way, Kelly Services has garnered a whole host of awards, 
including 1988 Detroit Press Michigan Company of the Year, 1990 Forbes 
Best Business Services and Supplies Company for the 1990's, Blue Cross/
Blue Shield Savings and Service Excellence Award, National Displaced 
Homemakers Network Partners in Change Award, U.S. Defense Investigative 
Service James S. Cogswell Award for Outstanding Industrial Security 
Achievement, and Michigan Minority Business Development Council 
Consumer and Commercial Services Corporation of the Year.
  From ``Kelly Girls,'' an icon of the post-World War II era, to the 
current impressive and diverse array of staffing employees and 
services, Kelly Services, Inc. has truly earned the respect and 
confidence of people throughout the world. I salute their 
accomplishments and join their employees and customers everywhere in 
this celebration.

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