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Five Star Development, Inc. will present a “Coaching for Stress” workshop at the Pennsylvania National Guard Association’s (PNGAS) 25th Annual Conference at the Erie Bayfront Convention Center.

PITTSBURGH, April 1, 2009 / Five Star cares about our troops and service personnel. On Friday, May 1, Dan Hupp, Director of Performance Solutions, and Jan Nedin, Solutions Architect, will present the program, “Coaching for Stress,” at the PNGAS 25th Annual Conference at the Erie Bayfront Convention Center. The program will focus on the impact of stress on military personnel and their families who experience multiple deployments and extended service in hostile environments. Hupp and Nedin will use their 60 years of combined experience to help senior Field and Company Grade Commissioned and Non-Commissioned Officers determine their role in managing stress symptoms among the Guardsmen and women in their commands. The program is organized into 2, 50-minute sessions and will be delivered to 450 Senior Leaders of the PA National Guard.

About the Pennsylvania National Guard Association (PNGAS)
PNGAS, the professional association of Pennsylvania Army and Air National Guard personnel, was formed in 1987 and represents nearly 20,000 Pennsylvania Army and Air National Guard members, active and retired, and their family members. PNGAS has achieved great strides over the last year, with excellent success in passing State and Federal legislation that benefits all Pennsylvania Army and Air National Guard personnel. For more information, please visit www.pngas.net.

About Five Star Development, Inc.
Five Star Development, Inc. enables clients to execute strategy by helping them achieve and sustain a high-performance organization. Five Star’s service delivery platform, Star Performance™, provides turnkey and customized solutions to optimize and integrate the Five Key Drivers of High-Performance™; focused and aligned leaders, skilled and motivated workforces, integrated talent management systems, enabling technologies, and continuous improvement. More information about Five Star can be found at www.fivestardev.com.

PITTSBURGH, December 4, 2008 — Five Star Development, Inc. announced today that it has been ranked 24th on the Top 100 Best Places to Work in PA for 2008. The program is a public/private partnership of Team Pennsylvania Foundation, the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, and the Central Penn Business Journal.  Companies from across the state entered the two-part process to determine the 100 Best Places to Work in PA. The first part consisted of evaluating each nominated company’s workplace policies, practices, philosophies, systems and demographics. The second part consisted of an employee survey to measure the employee experience. Nearly 45,000 Pennsylvania employees filled out the survey. The combined scores determined the top companies and the final ranking. Dave Colaizzi, Five Star CEO/CTO and co-founder, commented, “Recognition at this level is only possible when everyone in the organization is fully aligned to our business goals and engaged and committed to their work. That partnership spirit is the foundation of our business.” Five Star accepted the award at a ceremony on December 2 at the Best Places to Work in PA Conference and Awards Ceremony in Hershey, PA.

PITTSBURGH, September 25, 2008 Five Star has been named as one of the Best Places to Work in PA for 2008. The program is a public/private partnership of Team Pennsylvania Foundation, the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, and the Central Penn Business Journal. Companies from across the state entered the two-part process to determine the 100 Best Places to Work in PA. The first part consisted of evaluating each nominated company’s workplace policies, practices, philosophies, systems, and demographics. The second part consisted of an employee survey to measure the employee experience. Nearly 45,000 Pennsylvania employees filled out the survey. The combined scores determined the top companies and the final ranking.

PITTSBURGH, September 25, 2008 — Five Star Development, Inc. announced today that Inc. Magazine ranked it as one of the top 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the United States. Five Star’s ranking of 3287 is based on the company’s revenue growth over a three-year period beginning in 2004. “The Inc. 5000 gives an unrivalled portrait of young, underreported companies across all industries doing fascinating things with cutting-edge business models, as well as older companies that are still showing impressive growth,” said Inc. 5000 Project Manager, Jim Melloan. Dave Colaizzi, Five Star CEO/CTO and co-founder, commented, “Recognition at this level is only possible when great partnerships are created between our clients and our team. That partnership spirit is the foundation of our business.” Five Star accepted the award at a ceremony on September 20th at the Inc. 5000 Conference and Awards Ceremony in Washington, DC.