NEWS RELEASE

Carpenter Public Relations, a premiere marketing communications consulting firm, announces the opening of its Tampa office, its second overall, marking a further expansion of the company’s Tampa Bay presence and providing a regional interface for its growing customer base in Tampa and Lakeland.

"We're excited to be part of the vibrant Tampa marketplace and we look forward to providing our brand PR services to emerging companies who need the credibility, awareness and results to take their company to a higher level," states President Scott Carpenter.  "With our location on Memorial Highway, we're just a stone's throw away to St. Pete / Clearwater while having easy access to Lakeland and Orlando.  We look forward to the opportunity."

The new office is located at 6105 Memorial Highway, Suite C, Tampa.  The office phone number is 813.210.0383.  The company's headquarters will remain in Sarasota.

A world-class boutique firm, Carpenter Public Relations provides strategic integrated communications counsel, including corporate and product communications, public relations strategy development, national media relations, promotions, special events, product introductions, crisis management as well as corporate identity, new media, customer acquisition and advertising.  cPR, with offices in Tampa and Sarasota, is on the Web at www.carpenterpr.com.