SIGNS OF PROGRESS

Chris Exline, President of Home Essentials, the largest furniture leasing operation outside the US, announced today the opening of its office in Baghdad, Iraq. With this move, Home Essentials becomes the first foreign furniture leasing operation to have a direct presence in the country.

Home Essentials offers a comprehensive turnkey service to foreign business owners and expatriate workers to help them get situated quickly in Iraq. These services include short-term and long-term leasing arrangements of housing and office facilities, and provisions for transportation, communications, security, cleaning and other essential services.

"With our office in Baghdad, Home Essentials is now in an even better position to meet the increasing demand in post-conflict Iraq for temporary office facilities, housing, furnishings and other critical services," Exline commented.