Strive recently participated in the Metropolitan Business Association's Golf and Corn hole tournament at the Glendoveer Golf Course in Portland, Oregon.

It was a great event to generate funds for the Junior Achievement of Oregon and Southwest Washington Program.

As has been reported in several news sources, there is the possibility of a UPS strike beginning August 1st. As UPS and their Union continue negotiations, we are recommending Strive customers that are receiving their orders, drop shipped via UPS to increase their order size to prepare for the possible Strike beginning August 1, 2023.

If you have any questions, please contact your local Strive office and we’ll be happy to assist you.

Strike update - see story

​Strive Workplace Solutions is excited to announce its newest location in St George, Utah. "We had the opportunity to expand into the Southern Utah market with two industry veteran salespeople and an experienced warehouse/delivery manager, and we jumped on it" stated Strive President Jeff Lurcook. "We look forward to serving this market (Cedar City, Utah south to Mesquite, Nevada) from our new St George operation" Lurcook added.

What a fun time at Davis County Chamber of Commerce Charity Golf Tournament. Strive sponsored the par 5 17th hole.

Jeff Lurcook, Jeff WIlliams and Lance Wolfley representing Strive.

It was our pleasure to sponsor the Nampa Chamber Of Commerce “Coffee Connect" event this month.
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The city of Nampa is thriving and we were delighted to meet so many of the local leaders, learn about their businesses and share how Strive can make a difference in their business.
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Pictured below: Pam Savory, CEnO (owner) - Jeff Lurcook, President - Stacie Crust, Account Manager and Amber Hall, Customer Care Team.

At Strive, we’re all about the local communities we’re in and supporting our fellow small business owners.

Part of this is our involvement with the Chamber Of Commerce in each of our locations. Supporting local businesses and networking with leaders from other companies is why Strive is committed to our membership in the Chamber of Commerce. 

Last week, Strive attended the Redmond Chamber of Commerce annual awards dinner.
Accepting the award for the Best Customer Service 2022 on behalf of our entire Bend Team was Kathy Madison and Giavonna Hughes.

We are honored to have received this award from the Redmond Chamber of Commerce and appreciate the support from the local business community.
Not Pictured: Bill Rosen, Chris Martinson and Toryn Folston

Strive Workplace Solutions of Portland, Oregon has recently completed the acquisition of Pencilman Office Products, of Nampa, Idaho.

The deal, which came into effect on November 1, 2022, will see Pencilman operate as usual until January 1, 2023 at which time it will be rebranded as Strive and be migrated onto Strive’s systems and e-commerce platform. It will then also operate from Strive’s Meridian, Idaho location.

“We feel that the Pencilman acquisition was a good match for Strive’s business model and culture, “ says Jeff Lurcook, president of Strive, “as we value culture as much as any other aspect of businesses we are looking to acquire.”

Pencilman’s former owners, Stacie Crust and Jim Jackson, will remain with Strive.
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“Finding a company that aligned with our philosophy on how we take care of our customers was the biggest deciding factor in choosing to team up with Strive”, says Stacie Crust. “Going the extra mile for customers and giving customers access to reach a person and not just technology are things we have always considered important. We look forward to working alongside and becoming a part of the Strive team”.

The Bend Chamber recently held their Commerce & Coffee event at Crux Fermentation Project's Barrel Room. Our Strive Bend Team had a great time meeting people from the local business community.

Thanks to the Bend Chamber and Crux Fermentation for a fun networking event!

Wow! Can you believe it has been one year since our family of companies re-branded under our new name, Strive Workplace Solutions? What once was a company with five different brands, in seven different locations, in three different states is now just Strive, formerly: Southwest Office Supply (Portland/Tigard, Oregon), Cascade Office Supply (Bend, Oregon), Office Value (Meridian/Twin Falls, Idaho and Salt Lake City, Utah), ROSI (Salt Lake City, Utah) and Layton’s (Layton, Utah). We thank you for continuing to support a locally operated, family-owned business! Looking forward to year 2!

Paul Savory - Owner/CEO