Kansas City-Area Companies Benefit From Boise Office Solutions' Free Professional Development Training

		JOHN WALSH MAKES DONATION AT BOISE POWER SERIES SEMINAR America’s Most Wanted host John Walsh (second from left) donated $3,120 to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at a Boise POWER Series Seminar held June 2 in Kansas City. More than 500 business professionals from the Kansas City area attended the event. Also pictured are Rozanna Herrera (left) and Steve McBride (second from right) with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children; and Mike Meehan (right), Boise Office Solutions vice president and regional manager. (PRNewsFoto)[AS] ITASCA, IL USA

Boise POWER Series Keynote Speaker John Walsh Addresses the Importance of Living Life With a Mission ITASCA, Ill., June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 500 greater Kansas City- area employees are now better prepared to tackle business challenges due to their attendance at BOISE(R) Office Solutions' POWER Series seminar. The half- day seminar, held today, featured presentations by four business education experts. Motivational speaker John Walsh, best known as the host of America's Most Wanted, was the keynote speaker for the seminar. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040602/CGW086 ) The event, held at the Overland Park Convention Center, was offered to business customers of Boise Office Solutions and OfficeMax. In its eighth year, the POWER Series, which stands for Productivity Organization Work Enhancement Resource, is another way that Boise Office Solutions is continuing its dedication to customer service and adding value. In his presentation, "Living Life with a Mission," Walsh used his experience following the 1981 disappearance and murder of his son, Adam, to motivate the audience on the importance of having a purpose in life. At the conclusion of the speech, Boise Office Solutions presented a donation of $3,120 to the Kansas City chapter of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. In addition to Walsh's keynote address, the seminar included business education workshops presented by Esselte, Hewlett Packard, Sanford and Avery Dennison. All four companies are Boise Office Solutions' supplier partners and sponsors of the POWER Series events. Esselte presented tips for workplace organization; Hewlett Packard provided information on printing tactics for office professionals; Sanford instructed on writing more professionally; and Avery Dennison offered ways to resolve conflicts successfully. About Boise Office Solutions and OfficeMax Boise Office Solutions, a leader in business-to-business office product solutions, has combined with OfficeMax, a leading office products retailer, to provide office supplies, technology products and solutions, paper and furniture to large, medium and small businesses and consumers. The combined business serves all customers through direct sales, catalogs, Internet and nearly 1,000 superstores. Combined, the business had revenues of $8.3 billion in 2003, more than 40,000 employees, and more than 1,000 retail outlets. Boise Office Solutions is a division of Boise Cascade Corporation (NYSE: BCC). About Boise Cascade Corporation Boise, headquartered in Boise, Idaho, provides solutions to help customers work more efficiently, build more effectively, and create new ways to meet business challenges. We own or control more than 2 million acres of timberland, primarily in the United States, to support our manufacturing operations. Boise had sales of $8.2 billion in 2003. Visit the Boise website at http://www.bc.com . Boise Office Solutions Contact Media Contact Cedric Thompson Cari Trayner, Bader Rutter & Associates 630 438 8591 262 784 7200