April 5, 2002 - Redmond, WA - Northwest Suites Inc. was named a Corporate Citizenship finalist today in the Eastside Business Awards competition sponsored by the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce. This award is designed to recognize an organization that demonstrates an understanding of the strategic importance of corporate involvement in the community.

Sharing finalist status with Northwest Suites Inc. are Clark Nuber PS, an accounting firm, and Costco Wholesale Corp., an operator of warehouse-style retail stores.

The winner in the Corporate Citizenship award category will be named at a luncheon to take place at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue on May 22 from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Tickets for the event can be purchased through the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce by calling 425-454-2464.

Headquartered in Redmond, Washington and launched in 1988, Northwest Suites Inc. serves as a preferred corporate housing provider to Microsoft, Immunex, Amazon, Washington Mutual, and others. High profile, seasonal clients such as the Seattle Mariners, the Seattle Storm, the Seattle Seahawks, and The Village Theater also entrust their interim housing needs exclusively to Northwest Suites.

Northwest Suites provides "All the Comforts of Home™" in the Northwest and around the world by offering thousands of unique housing selections that blend the comforts of living at home with the amenities and services clients need to make their stays comfortable, productive, and rewarding, all at a price that makes good business sense. Today, the company is among the fastest growing private companies in the Puget Sound region, according to the Puget Sound Business Journal's annual report for 2001, and it employs over 50 people.

Contact: Karen Bruhn, 425.836.9828, k.bruhn@verizon.net

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