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OfficeMax Named Finalist in 2006 American Business Awards

E-Commerce Integration Team Customer Service Earns Office Supplies Company National Recognition

SB Informer
Wednesday, May 24, 2006; 01:34 AM

ITASCA, Ill. - OfficeMax(R) (NYSE: OMX) has been named a finalist in the Best Support Team category in The 2006 American Business Awards(SM).

Hailed as "the business world's own Oscars" by the New York Post (April 27, 2005), The American Business Awards are the only national, all- encompassing business awards program honoring great performances in the workplace.

Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word "crowned," winners will be announced during the annual gala on Monday, June 12 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. More than 800 executives from across the U.S.A. are expected to attend. The ceremonies will be videocast on the Internet and broadcast on radio.

More than 1,500 entries from companies of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted for consideration in more than 40 categories, including Best Overall Company, Best Executive and Best New Product or Service. OfficeMax was selected as a finalist in the Best Support Team category for training and process improvements made to its e-commerce integration team, which increased project completions by 24 percent between 2004 and 2005. The team also achieved an on-time rate of 100 percent for OfficeMax's 30-Day Promise projects, in which a customer requests to be live in less than 30 days.

"OfficeMax is dedicated to providing world-class e-commerce tools to help business customers streamline and gain greater control of their office products purchases," said Jim Carrington, senior director of e-commerce at OfficeMax. "Our e-commerce integration team is proud to be recognized as a finalist for our commitment."

Members of the Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and their staffs will select Stevie Award winners this week from among the Finalists. Finalists were chosen by business professionals nationwide during preliminary judging in March through early May.

"Being named a Finalist in The American Business Awards is an important achievement," said Michael Gallagher, founder and president of The Stevie Awards. "It means that independent business executives have agreed that the nominee is worthy of national recognition. We congratulate all of the Finalists on their achievement and wish them well in the competition."

Details about The American Business Awards and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at http://www.stevieawards.com/aba.

About OfficeMax Incorporated

OfficeMax Incorporated is a leader in both business-to-business office products solutions and retail office products. OfficeMax delivers an unparalleled customer experience -- in service, in product, in time savings, and in value -- through a relentless focus on its customers. The company provides office supplies and paper, print and document services, technology products and solutions, and furniture to consumers and to large, medium and small businesses. OfficeMax customers are served by approximately 35,000 associates through direct sales, catalogs, the Internet and nearly 870 superstores. OfficeMax trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol OMX. To find the nearest OfficeMax, call 1-877-OFFICEMAX. For more information, visit http://www.officemax.com/.

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