Whelan Security is Announced as a Recipient of the Best of Business Award for 2007 in Arkansas

St. Louis—Whelan Security Co., based in St. Louis, is pleased to announce that it was recently the recipient of the Best of Business Award for 2007 by Arkansas Business.

The award was the result of votes by readers who had logged into ArkansasBusiness.com to vote for the companies and organizations that they think are the best in the state at what they do – from accounting firms to trucking firms to security agencies. In the end, Whelan Security was the highest ranked contract security staffing provider in the survey.

“Needless to say, we are pleased that the citizens of Arkansas think so highly of the services provided by our organization,” said James Schwartz, Regional Vice President. “We were pleasantly surprised by the award and extremely proud of the accomplishment - especially after only being in the market for less than one year.”

WHELAN SECURITY: With headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri, Whelan Security is a privately owned and operated security firm providing contract security services throughout the Central (Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Minnesota, and Michigan) and Mid-Atlantic (Washington DC, Baltimore, Delaware, and Northern Virginia) regions of the United States. Whelan Security, founded in 1949, currently ranks within the top twenty security companies in the country, placing it within the top 1% of the industry. In addition, Whelan Security is a founding member/owner of TransNational Security Group LLC.

TRANSNATIONAL SECURITY GROUP LLC: TransNational Security Group LLC, a partnership of the finest regional security companies in the country, is the fifth largest security company operating in the United States with annual aggregate revenues exceeding $400 million and more than 14,000 employees. Greg Twardowski, President of Whelan Security, is Chairman and President of TransNational Security Group LLC.