BOISE Workspace Designs, Outfits New Offices for National Law Firm

		BOISE WORKSPACE OFFICE FURNITURE BOISE(R) Workspace, the contract furniture division of Boise Office completed a major office furniture project for national law firm Perkins Coie to furnish Perkins Coie's new 40,000 square-foot offices in Bellevue, Wash. Boise Workspace provided space planning, design and installation services for 55 private offices, two executive conference rooms and one boardroom under the project. (PRNewsFoto)[AG] SEATTLE, WA USA

Customized Wood Furniture for Conference Rooms Key to Project's Success SEATTLE, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- BOISE(R) Workspace, the contract furniture division of Boise Office Solutions, announced today it completed a major office furniture project for national law firm Perkins Coie to furnish Perkins Coie's new 40,000 square-foot offices in Bellevue, Wash. Boise Workspace provided space planning, design and installation services for 55 private offices, two executive conference rooms and one boardroom under the project. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030916/CGTU030 ) Perkins Coie cited Boise Workspace's ability to mock-up office suites for employees to evaluate, its strong client service, and its ability to ensure timely delivery and installation as reasons it hired Boise Workspace to design and furnish its new corporate office space. In addition, Boise flew Perkins Coie representatives to Chicago's Merchandise Mart to view a large variety of furniture options first-hand as part of their selection process. "Boise set up furniture ensembles for our partners and associates to try and provide feedback on which furniture they liked," said Joan Byers of Perkins Coie. "They also guaranteed the product on time, and were flexible and very efficient with how they ran the whole process, which was absolutely perfect." When Perkins Coie moved into its new offices, the average office size was reduced by 20 square feet for its partners and associates. To offset the smaller workspace, Boise Workspace worked closely with Perkins Coie to design and configure office furniture that would provide a generous combination of storage and work surface to accommodate the large amount of paper needed by the attorneys and paralegals. To help give the new offices a clean, more modern design, Boise Workspace designed a 22-foot long, custom-built maple conference table and custom-built matching marble-top sideboards for Perkins Coie's executive boardroom. The table, which contains an inlaid brushed aluminum design, also holds power and data pop-up units for computer and Internet hookup, and embedded microphones that are connected to the boardroom's telecommunication system. About Boise Office Solutions Boise Office Solutions is a premier multinational distributor of office and technology products, office furniture and paper, with annual sales totaling $3.5 billion. Boise Office Solutions reached domestic e-commerce sales of more than $1 billion in 2002. The company, headquartered in Itasca, Ill., has customers ranging in size from small organizations to multinational corporations. Boise Office Solutions has operations throughout the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Mexico. Boise Office Solutions is recognized for its outstanding commitment to customer service and is the recipient of Gartner Inc.'s inaugural CRM Excellence Award. Boise Office Solutions has demonstrated leadership in supporting minority- and women-owned business development since 1972. For more information, visit http://www.BoiseOffice.com . Boise Office Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of Boise Cascade Corporation (NYSE: BCC). Boise delivers office, building, and paper solutions that help our customers manage productive offices and construct well-built homes -- two of the most important activities in our society. Boise's 24,000 employees help people work more efficiently, build more effectively, and create new ways to meet business challenges. Boise also provides constructive solutions for environmental conservation by managing natural resources for the benefit of future generations. Boise had sales of $7.4 billion in 2002. Boise Office Solutions Contact Media Contact Marina Wolk Nicole Miller, Bader Rutter & Associates 630 438 8562 262 784 7200