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To: Ga Bard who wrote (14664)	8/27/1999 9:53:00 AM
From: Ga Bard	Respond to of 108040

PCIE News ... Pacific International Enterprises Inc. Signs Sales Rep. Network Contract With Weiner & Associates Business Editors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 27, 1999--Pacific International Enterprises Inc. (OTC BB:PCIE - news) and its "The France Group" division in Goldendale, Wash. is a 300,000 unit capacity, state-of-the-art, board sports manufacturing operation, which includes the in-house brands Twenty Four Seven Snowboards (www.247snow.com), Wake Tech Wakeboards, Rift Snowboards and Microski. 24/7 Snowboards racing program is acclaimed worldwide, with Olympic Gold Medalist Ross Rebagliati signed to an exclusive snowboard promotional contract through the 2002 Olympics. The agreement with Weiner & Associates is for the term of one year effective Aug. 15, 1999 through Aug. 15, 2000. Weiner & Associates will provide management services in connection with the establishment, direction and maintenance of a domestic network of 35 independent sales rep's that will be responsible for specialty chain and mass market sales of all The France Group brands and sub brands. Dave Weiner has more than 20 years national sales management experience, hiring and managing commission sales representatives specializing in mass market and the sporting goods market. He will be managing and directing sales calls to retailers that could include, Oshman's (AMEX:OSH - news), Sportmart (Nasdaq:SPMT - news), Sports Authority (NYSE:TSA - news), Sports Chalet (Nasdaq:SPCH - news), Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT - news), etc. Prior to entering into this agreement with PCIE, Weiner was director of sales for a division at Time/Warner (NYSE:TWX - news). Binks Graval, chairman and chief executive officer of PCIE, stated, "This year PCIE is focused on developing a number of sales and marketing alliances to feed orders into the facility. This strategic alliance with Weiner & Associates enables The France Group to capitalize on the long standing relationships and contacts that the independent rep's have developed over the years with respect to the specialty chain and mass market buyers." The France Group, a division of Pacific International Enterprises, develops and manufactures sports related products for rapidly growing markets, including snowboarding, wakeboarding, mini-skiing and skateboarding. The France Group brand names are a leader in their category by providing superior levels of performance and quality. Statements in this release are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, continued acceptance of the company's products, increased levels of competition for the company, and dependence on third party suppliers. --30--JV/np* JP/np CONTACT: Pacific International Enterprises Inc. 714/816-0200 Fax: 562/424-3605 www.thefrancegroup.com www.247snow.com