Planned Development Services, Inc.

Is Proud to be Voted “Best Places to Work” in the Valley by

The Phoenix Business Journal and BestCompaniesAZ, LLC.

(Phoenix, Ariz.) December 11, 2008 – The Phoenix Business Journal and BestCompaniesAZ, co-founders of the “Best Places to Work” list, announced today that Planned Development Services, Inc. (PDS) has been named to the 2008 list in the small-sized category (under 100 employees).

The “Best Places to Work” list, which was started in 2003, recognizes Valley companies who, through a third party administered employee survey, rank their respective companies as being the best places to work. The areas surveyed are varied parts of employee life, including workplace environment, leadership direction, culture, and management practices. 

PDS was acknowledged for creating an enjoyable corporate culture and work environment that fosters personal and professional growth for its employees.  "We are excited to rank #6 on the “Best Place to Work” in the Valley list this year.  Making the list is truly an honor that undoubtedly provides all of our employees with a sense of pride, said Vice President Linda Shaughnessy of PDS.   We support the “Fish Philosophy” with having fun at work, enjoying what you do and in the process giving World Famous customer service.  We are also being considered for a major network reality show based on our effective business practices.  The business culture is evident also based on the leadership’s efforts in giving back to the community.  We have created a non-profit providing tangible assistance to families and support to communities.  P.R.I.D.E was set up to minimize the impact of foreclosure challenges in the metro area and surrounding cities.  P.R.I.D.E accepts donations as well and we are proud to have a few new corporate sponsors within the past few months including Mutual of Omaha Bank

Winners were announced at the “Best Places to Work” Luncheon, December 11^th at the Arizona Biltmore, and they will be featured on an exclusive website for ONLY valley “Best Places to Work” – http://www.bestcompaniesaz.com/

For complete details visit http://www.pdsaz.com/ and http://www.providingpride.com/.

About COMPANY:

Planned Development Services (PDS) is a complete community manager currently managing over 42,000 units in the Greater Phoenix area ranging from a 48 unit condo project to Master Planned Communities of over 2000 units. PDS has three locations, one in the Northwest Valley, one in the Southwest Valley and one in the East Valley. PDS is constantly expanding and handles properties all over the Valley and can accommodate any community regardless of their location.