St. Louis CFOs Report on Second-Quarter Hiring Outlook

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Survey Measures Employment Optimism Among Local Finance Executives

ST. LOUIS, Five percent of chief financial
officers (CFOs) in the St. Louis area expect to add staff during the second
quarter of 2006 and 4 percent anticipate reductions in personnel, according to
the most recent Robert Half International Financial Hiring Index. The net 1
percent increase is the same as the first-quarter 2006 forecast and equal to
the national average.S.

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In addition to oil and gas,
these markets include electronics, semiconductor manufacturing , lasers,
communications, computer graphics, information technology, control technology,
electric power, water, fire services and dental.

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(To view the national results, visit http://www.

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, the world 's largest staffing services firm
specializing in accounting, finance and information technology.

The company has more than 330 offices throughout
North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, and offers online job
search services on its divisional websites, all of which can be accessed at
http://www. International offices are located in
England, Germany, Russia and Hong Kong.

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PennWell Offers Free Job Postings on PennEnergyJOBS to Energy-Industry Employers Affected By Hurricane Katrina

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Louis area with 20 or more employees; 1,400 CFOs were queried for the national
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The surveys were conducted by an independent research firm and developed by
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rhi., PennWell Corporation, a leading
publisher and conference organizer for the petroleum, power and utilities
industries, today announced that they will offer energy-industry employers
directly affected by Hurricane Katrina free job postings on PennEnergyJOBS. Many of
these professionals have been evacuated to nearby states leaving energy
employers in a position of having to rebuild their human capital.

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TULSA, Okla. This offer is being extended to all employers
nationwide that have immediate hiring needs for energy professionals in
Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Posting resumes and applying for jobs is
always free for job seekers on PennEnergyJOBS.

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"Many of the companies that are hiring are doing so to accommodate
business expansion activities during 2006," said Max Messmer, chairman and CEO
of Robert Half International.

About PennWell Corporation
Established in 1910, PennWell is a highly diversified media and
information company providing 45 print and online publications, 59 conferences
and exhibitions, research, databases, Internet-based services and other
information products to strategic global markets.

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International has been tracking financial hiring activity in the United States
since 1992.
In the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, thousands of
energy industry professionals in the Gulf region have been displaced.

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Its financial staffing divisions include
Accountemps (R), Robert Half(R) Finance + Accounting and Robert Half(R)
Management Resources, for temporary, full -time and senior-level project
professionals, respectively.
Launched in August by PennWell, PennEnergyJOBS is an online employment website
dedicated to serving the recruitment needs of both energy-industry employers
and professionals, and can be accessed at: http://www. PennWell is
contributing to this hiring effort by offering all energy-industry employers
affected by Katrina the ability to post jobs on PennEnergyJOBS for free
through the end of the year.

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"Firms also are adding full-time staff and
working with consulting professionals for corporate governance-related
compliance and remediation initiatives.

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The local results reflect a two -quarter rolling average based on the
responses of 200 CFOs from a stratified random sample of companies in the St.com.

Contact: Jamie Matlin, Director - jamiem@pennwell.