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To: lighnin who wrote (32351)	3/24/2005 4:17:48 PM
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On the other hand guys like this don't get onboard a sinking ship: Market Central Announces Changes to Its Board of Directors Tuesday February 22, 8:50 am ET New Directors Bring Wealth of Industry Experience to Market Central Board CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 2005--Market Central, Inc. (OTCBB: MKTE - News), a knowledge management company specializing in solutions that enable businesses to efficiently store, categorize and retrieve information with it's patented technologies, today announced the elections of Mr. Hoyt Lowder, Senior Vice President of FMI Corporation and Mr. Ron Attkisson, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Jones, Byrd & Attkisson, Inc., to vacancies on its Board of Directors. ADVERTISEMENT Separately, Market Central announced that Mr. Howard Workman had resigned from the Board of Directors as a result of other pressing time and business commitments. "Mr. Lowder and Mr. Attkisson are wonderful additions to an already exceptional Board of Directors," said Doyal Bryant, President and CEO of Market Central. "Both bring significant knowledge and guidance from their executive and industry backgrounds. We are delighted to have access to their collective strategic insight and operational experience as Market Central continues to move forward and expand as a leader in the marketplace. At the same time we regret Mr. Workman's resignation, but thank him for his service as a board member." Mr. Lowder holds the position of Senior Vice President and Managing Director for FMI Corporation in Tampa, Florida. His background includes several years of experience in building value for major national and international construction industry firms. He is considered a specialist in strategic planning and marketing implementation, he is an expert at understanding the marketplace and the motives of major buyer groups. He has extensive experience with the work acquisition process, and he pulls together marketing and technology to help his clients gain an advantage in obtaining business. Mr. Lowder holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from North Carolina State University. As the current Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Jones, Byrd & Attkisson, Inc. ("JBA"), Mr. Attkisson brings a wealth of finance and investment banking experience to Market Central. Previously, Mr. Attkisson provided investment banking services through Attkisson, Carter & Company, which he founded in 1988 as Attkisson and Associates. Attkisson & Associates grew to be one of the largest independent securities firms in Atlanta while providing investment brokerage, advisory and banking services to both individual and corporate clients in over 30 states. He sold most of his interest in the firm in January, 2001, but retained an association with the firm until May, 2003, when he resigned from the firm before starting JBA. Prior to founding Attkisson & Associates, Mr. Attkisson was associated with Interstate Securities and Johnson, Lane, Space, Smith & Company, which were predecessor firms to Wachovia Securities. Prior to this, he was a vice president at The Robinson-Humphrey Company from 1978 to 1981. Mr. Attkisson and JBA have been instrumental in helping the Company raise capital through the sale of its Series A preferred stock. He is a graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1970.