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For further information, contact:
Giant Campus
David Kinard, Director of Marketing
Phone: 206-442-4518
davidk@giantcampus.com
www.giantcampus.com
www.gcprofessional.com
Seattle - August 2006 - It started with a vision in 1997 to provide technology training to youth during summer school breaks. Today, that vision has grown into a multi-million dollar program with international reach and has garnered the attention of corporate America, the federal government, and the U.S. Armed Forces.
Giant Campus, a provider of technology training, consulting, and staffing services to the youth and education markets; the U.S. Armed Forces, their families and DoD Civilians; the federal government; and private sector corporations. Its flagship product, Cybercamps, has served more than 35,000 youth through a national summer computer camp program. The company's technology curriculum has been used in schools systems throughout the U.S. and has reached more than 2.5 million youth through the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.
Giant Campus is also a four-time honoree of Washington CEO magazine's Best Companies to Work For, winning top honors in 2000 and being a top finalist in 2004, 2005, and 2006. The company also was one of the winners in the 2006 Homestreet Bank Small Business Spotlight Awards program.
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About Giant Campus, Inc.:
Fueled by demand to deliver technology training to different types of customers, Giant Campus has grown to serve a broad audience. For nearly a decade, Giant Campus has provided fun, project-based technology training for children, teens, and adults touching more than 2.5 million learners.
Today, a Giant Campus customer could be a 10 year-old on his quest to become the next Bill Gates or a grandma learning to use a computer for the first time. From a school in Virginia to a U.S. Army base in Washington State, Giant Campus is fulfilling multi-year and project-based contracts with all four branches of the United States Armed Forces.
Giant Campus continues its heralded tradition of providing technology training, consulting, and staffing services to the youth and education markets; the U.S. Armed Forces, their families, and DoD civilians; the federal government; and private sector corporations. To accomplish this goal, Giant Campus launched GC Professional Solutions in 2005. Since its inception, GC Professional Solutions has obtained several contracting vehicles including GSA Schedules 69 and 736. These schedules enable Giant Campus d/b/a/ GC Professional Solutions to efficiently meet the needs of the federal government and its agencies. GC Professional Solutions is a GSA Contract Holder and SBA HUBZone company providing technology staffing, consulting, and training services for government and private sector corporations.
Giant Campus is a four-time honoree of Washington CEO magazine's Best Companies to Work For award, winning top honors in 2000 and finishing in the top ten for 2004, 2005 and 2006. Giant Campus is also the winner of the Homestreet Bank's Small Business Spotlight Award for 2006. Giant Campus is headquartered in Seattle, Washington with regional offices in San Diego, California; Washington, DC; Las Vegas, Nevada; Tacoma, Washington; and Tampa, Florida.