UNIFORMS MANUFACTURING, INC OFFERS $25,000,000 WORTH OF CREDITS TO COOK COUNTY ILLINOIS RESIDENTS

UNIFORMS MANUFACTURING, INC OFFERS $25,000,000 WORTH OF CREDITS TO COOK COUNTY ILLINOIS RESIDENTS

Scottsdale, AZ — October 7, 2010 —Cook County Illinois rejected a bid from Uniforms Manufacturing Inc because they are located in Scottsdale, AZ.

Cook County requested quotes for contract 10-84-29. The items were to be used for clothing residents of the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center of Cook County. Even though the bid from Uniforms Manufacturing was $25,000 lower than the nearest competitor the bid was rejected because their headquarters are in Scottsdale Arizona. On June 1, 2010 the county commissioners passed resolution 10-R-202 banning business with Arizona companies except “where there is no significant additional cost to the county”.

Uniforms Manufacturing Inc released the following statement, “While he haven’t done polls of the residents of Cook County Illinois we believe that most of those residents feel that $25,000 is a significant amount of money. Since their elected officials don’t feel any sense of fiduciary responsibility to their constituents we will offer a one time $5 discount to any resident of Cook County Illinois who places and order on one of our websites (UMIdirect.com or FortifiedWorkwear.com) in the month of October.”

COOK COUNTY WASTES ADDITIONAL $25,000 ON CONTRACT

COOK COUNTY WASTES ADDITIONAL $25,000 ON CONTRACT

Scottsdale, AZ — October 5, 2010 —Cook County Illinois announced that they are rejecting a low bid from Uniforms Manufacturing Inc because their headquarters are in the state of Arizona

Cook County has announced a ban on doing business with Arizona companies due the Arizona passage of SB 1070. On October 5, 2010 a bid from Uniforms Manufacturing Inc. was rejected that was $25,000 less than the next closest bidder. After a two votes by the county commissioners Uniforms Manufacturing’s bid was rejected simply based on where their corporate headquarters are located.

Uniforms Manufacturing Inc is a small company based in Scottsdale Arizona and had been successfully providing uniforms for many of the county employees and inmates since 1978. “The loss of this contract is not a devastating blow for the company however; it does push more tax burden onto the taxpayers of Cook County.” Larry Tucker, CEO of Uniforms Manufacturing Inc, was quoted as saying, “While it is the right of the county to choose to whom they award contracts it is not fair to further burden the people of Cook County with additional tax burden especially given the current economic climate. Since the county board refuses to do the right thing while serving their constituents, Uniforms Manufacturing Inc will have to.”