<h1 align="center">Tropics North and AlphaStaff Announce HR Outsourcing and Co-Employment Partnership</h1> Boca Raton, FL, December 1, 2003 – Tropics North, Inc., a leading South Florida commercial landscaping company, and AlphaStaff Group, Inc., a Business Process Outsourcer (“BPO”) in the Human Resource (“HR”) field, today announced that the two companies have entered an HR Outsourcing and Co-Employment Partnership. Through the relationship, AlphaStaff provides all aspects of HR services, loss control, payroll, tax filings, HR training, labor liability management and technology to Tropics North’s approximately 300 employees. “Over the years, we have been in several professional employer relationships with several companies, but it became apparent that these companies were not equipped to handle a company our size and to provide our employees with top shelf services,” said Charles Gonzalez, President of Tropics North. “After careful study, including an analysis of many potential companies, it became apparent that AlphaStaff’s services and culture are best tuned with our own, placing our employees and our customers first. By leveraging technology, AlphaStaff will deliver its services, creating efficiencies for our organization that were not possible with those other companies.” “Adding Tropics North to our customer list is a testament to the execution of AlphaStaff’s business model,” said Jay Starkman, President of AlphaStaff. “Our offering is designed for the mid-size company, a market generally ignored by the BPO industry. Staying true to this focus, AlphaStaff is best able to provide solutions to the complex problems faced by this segment of the marketplace, by offering flexibility, sophisticated technology, and the highest service level. We are thrilled to be able to provide our services to our newest such partner, Tropics North.” About Tropics North Tropics North’s tradition of excellence in landscaping has spanned a 30-year history. Over two hundred and fifty skilled professionals demonstrate their commitment to excellence in providing the right mix of landscaping solutions, from planning and design to deployment, operations and support.