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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top" nowrap><B>Date of report (Date of the earliest event reported)</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>ABLEST INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</DIV>


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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>(813)&nbsp;830-7700</B></DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">1901 Ulmerton Road, Suite&nbsp;300, Clearwater, Florida 33762</DIV>

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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#004"> EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On April&nbsp;17, 2006, Ablest Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) entered into an Employment Agreement with John
Horan to be effective as of May&nbsp;15, 2006, pursuant to which Mr.&nbsp;Horan will serve as Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer (the &#147;Employment Agreement&#148;). The Employment Agreement is for a two
year term beginning May&nbsp;15, 2006, unless otherwise terminated as provided in the agreement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Employment Agreement provides that Mr.&nbsp;Horan will receive a base salary of $160,000 for
the remainder of 2006, which shall be pro rated to reflect a start date of May&nbsp;15, 2006, with
annual bonuses in an amount to be determined by the Compensation Committee of the Company&#146;s Board
of Directors in its sole discretion. For 2006, Mr.&nbsp;Horan&#146;s target annual bonus is 30% of his base
salary, provided that any annual bonus paid in 2006 will be prorated based on the period of Mr.
Horan&#146;s employment in 2006. The annual bonus may be increased if the Company meets or exceeds
certain performance goals determined by the Compensation Committee. Mr.&nbsp;Horan is eligible for
compensation increases beginning in 2007, as determined by the Compensation Committee. Mr.&nbsp;Horan
is also eligible for expense reimbursement, and to participate in all benefit plans and
arrangements applicable to senior executives of the Company. The Employment Agreement contains
confidentiality provisions and a two-year noncompete and nonsolicitation agreement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Employment Agreement provides that upon Mr.&nbsp;Horan&#146;s death or disability, Mr.&nbsp;Horan or his
estate will be entitled to receive his base salary for the lesser of 12&nbsp;months or the remainder of
his employment period, which in no event shall be less than six months. Such amounts shall be
reduced for any benefits paid upon Mr.&nbsp;Horan&#146;s death under any life insurance policy obtained by
the Company, other than insurance policies provided under employee benefit plans of the Company.
The Employment Agreement permits the Company to terminate Mr.&nbsp;Horan for &#147;cause&#148; (as defined in the
Employment Agreement). If the Company terminates Mr.&nbsp;Horan without &#147;cause&#148; or Mr.&nbsp;Horan terminates
his employment due to a material breach of the Employment Agreement by the Company, the Company
shall continue to pay to Mr.&nbsp;Horan his full salary and benefits to which he is then entitled for
the lesser of 12&nbsp;months or the remainder of the term of the Employment Agreement, plus an
additional amount, which shall be paid within 30&nbsp;days of termination, equal to the amount of Mr.
Horan&#146;s target bonus opportunity for the year in which the termination occurs. If Mr.&nbsp;Horan&#146;s
employment is terminated by the Company, other than by reason of his death or disability, upon or
within two years following a change of control (as defined in the Employment Agreement), Mr.&nbsp;Horan
will be entitled to receive an amount equal to two times his base salary at the time of such
termination. If required in order to comply with Section&nbsp;409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended, the termination and change of control payments described in this paragraph will not be
made until the first day of the seventh month following Mr.&nbsp;Horan&#146;s termination.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Effective
as of May&nbsp;15, 2006, John Horan, 44, will serve as Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of the Company. The information set forth in Item&nbsp;1.01 regarding the terms of
Mr.&nbsp;Horan&#146;s employment agreement is incorporated by reference into this Item&nbsp;5.02. Effective May
15, 2006, Charles Heist will resign as acting Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, but will
remain as Chairman of Ablest.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prior to joining the Company, Mr.&nbsp;Horan worked from February&nbsp;2004 to April&nbsp;2006 as Vice
President, Gaming Services, of Certegy (formerly Equifax) Card Services, Inc., where he was
responsible for managing the integration and ongoing operations for a division specializing in cash
access services for 60 casino locations. From April&nbsp;2000 to February&nbsp;2004, Mr.&nbsp;Horan served as
Assistant Vice President, and later Vice President, Merchant Services for Certegy, where he managed
a team providing card acceptance services. A copy of the press release issued by the Company
announcing the appointment of Mr.&nbsp;Horan is filed as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to this Current Report on Form
8-K.
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on Form 8-K.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunder duly authorized.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Date: April&nbsp;24, 2006
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>ABLEST INC. ADDS TO MANAGEMENT TEAM</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;TAMPA, Fla., Apr. 24 &#151; Ablest Inc. (Amex: AIH), a leader in staffing and professional
services, today announced the appointment of John Horan as Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer. Mr.&nbsp;Horan, 44, will join Ablest effective May&nbsp;15, 2006.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kurt R. Moore, president and chief executive officer, said, &#147;John&#146;s extensive service
organization leadership will serve us well as Ablest continues to expand and grow our branch office
network and geographic reach.&#148; Mr.&nbsp;Moore added, &#147;His reputation for integrity, innovation and
people development will help us seize opportunities and reach our goals.&#148;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mr.&nbsp;Horan was previously with Certegy (formerly Equifax) from 1998 to present as vice
president. From 1993 to 1998 he was with Salomon Brothers Inc., where he was vice president &#151;
emerging markets support. A graduate of Manhattan College with a bachelor&#146;s degree in business
administration, Mr.&nbsp;Horan earned an MBA from Fordham University and he is also a certified public
accountant.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Effective May&nbsp;15, 2006, Charles Heist will resign as acting Chief Financial Officer, but will
remain as Chairman of Ablest.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>About Ablest</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ablest is a leader in workforce services, creating and delivering local solutions that enable
companies to compete and win in an ever-changing business world. Services are provided through its
Staffing Services and Professional Services Divisions. Staffing Services offers customers a range
of employment services in the office and light industrial sectors including employee assessment and
selection, training, managed services and vendor-on-premise (VOP)&nbsp;programs. Professional Services
offers employment and consulting services in the Information Technology and Finance and Accounting
sectors. The focus of Ablest&#146;s Services is on improving customer performance in the areas of
quality, efficiency and cost-reduction across their total workforce. Ablest supplies more than
37,000 field employees and consultants to approximately 2,000 businesses annually through 56
locations in the Eastern and Southwestern United States.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Statements made in this news release, other than those concerning historical information,
should be considered forward-looking and subject to certain risks and uncertainties, which could
cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Readers should carefully review and
consider disclosures, including periodic reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q filed with the Securities
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