Exhibit 99.1


		1511 N. Westshore Blvd., Suite 900 Tampa, Florida 33607 (813) 830-7700 www.ablest.com


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	SYMBOL:	AIH
Friday, November 10, 2006	TRADED:	AMEX

ABLEST INC. REPORTS INCREASED NET INCOME FOR THIRD QUARTER

TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 10 — Ablest Inc. (Amex: AIH) today reported that net income for the fiscal third quarter ended October 1, 2006 increased to $396,000 or $0.13 per diluted share compared to $367,000 or $0.13 per diluted share for the similar period last year. Revenues were $34.7 million compared to $34.9 million in the 2005 third quarter.

For the first 40 weeks of fiscal 2006 revenues increased 6.5 percent to $104.9 million from $98.5 million in the corresponding 39-week period of the prior year. Net income was $1.0 million or $0.35 per diluted share compared to $1.2 million equal to $0.41 cents per diluted share for the 39 weeks ended September 25, 2005. Increased selling, general and administrative expenses relating to both new offices and sales staff additions contributed to this reduction in 2006 net income as compared to the prior year.

Kurt R. Moore, president and chief executive officer, said, “Third quarter 2006 revenues were essentially flat compared to the third quarter 2005 reflecting both the slowdown we are seeing in certain industries such as home building, furniture and consumer products and also our selective paring of customers not meeting our margin expectations. While 2006 year-to-date revenue increased only modestly, gross profit increased 10.6 percent versus the year-ago third quarter level and was up 7.2 percent over the previous quarter’s gross profit due to our strategy execution and servicing efforts to improve pricing and margins across the company.”

About Ablest

Ablest is a leader in workforce services; creating and delivering local solutions that enable companies to compete and win in an ever-changing business world. Services are provided through its Staffing Services and Professional Services Divisions. Staffing Services offers customers a range of employment services in the office and light industrial sectors including employee assessment and selection, training, managed services and vendor-on-premise (VOP) programs. Professional Services offers employment and consulting services in the Information Technology and Finance and Accounting sectors. Ablest’s Services focus on improving customer performance in the areas of quality, efficiency and cost-reduction within their workforce. Ablest supplies more than 37,000 field employees and consultants to approximately 2,000 businesses annually through 60 locations in the Eastern and Southwestern United States.

Statements made in this news release, other than those concerning historical information, should be considered forward-looking and subject to certain risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Readers should carefully review and consider disclosures, including periodic reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which attempt to advise interested parties of the factors which affect the company’s business.

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ABLEST INC.
Condensed Statements of Income
(amounts in thousands except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)


	Thirteen				Forty		Thirty Nine
	Week				Week		Week
	Periods Ended				Period Ended		Period Ended
	Oct 1, 2006		Sept 25, 2005		Oct 1, 2006		Sept 25, 2005

Net service revenues	$	34,672	$	34,873	$	104,876	$	98,459
Cost of services		28,491		29,107		86,642		81,974


Gross profit		6,181		5,766		18,234		16,485

Selling, general and administrative expenses		5,528		5,177		16,545		14,541


Operating income		653		589		1,689		1,944

Other:
Interest income, net		13		—		22		—
Miscellaneous income (expense), net		—		1		21		(2	)


Other income (expense)		13		1		43		(2	)

Income before income taxes		666		590		1,732		1,942

Income tax expense		270		223		703		737


Net income	$	396	$	367	$	1,029	$	1,205


Basic net income per common share	$	0.13	$	0.13	$	0.35	$	0.42


Diluted net income per common share	$	0.13	$	0.13	$	0.35	$	0.41


Weighted average number of common shares in computing net income per common share
Basic		2,879,566		2,863,168		2,879,073		2,860,418

Diluted		2,972,953		2,930,644		2,961,314		2,922,079

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ABLEST INC.
Condensed Balance Sheets
(amounts in thousands except share data)
(Unaudited)


	October 1, 2006			December 25, 2005
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	4,251		$	1,931
Accounts receivable, net		16,301			18,760
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		704			469
Current deferred tax asset		1,017			1,246


Total current assets		22,273			22,406

Property and equipment, net		2,661			1,732
Deferred tax asset		867			863
Goodwill		1,283			1,283
Other assets		63			171


Total assets	$	27,147		$	26,455


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	$	203		$	841
Accrued insurance		2,417			2,536
Accrued wages		2,948			2,738
Other current liabilities		518			514


Total current liabilities		6,086			6,629

Other liabilities		265			432


Total liabilities		6,351			7,061


COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred stock of $.05 par value; 500,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding at October 1, 2006 and December 25, 2005		—			—
Common stock of $.05 par value; 7,500,000 shares authorized, 3,387,118 and 3,334,344 shares issued and outstanding including shares held in treasury at October 1, 2006 and December 25, 2005, respectively		169			167
Additional paid-in capital		5,636			5,265
Retained earnings		17,101			16,072
Treasury stock at cost; 457,729 shares held at October 1, 2006 and December 25, 2005		(2,110	)		(2,110	)


Total stockholders’ equity		20,796			19,394


Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	27,147		$	26,455

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SOURCE:		Ablest Inc.
CONTACT:		John Horan, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
		813/830-7700 or jhoran@ablest.com/

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