September 29 2006
VALUE PAWN & JEWELRY NAMED TO ORLANDO BUSINESS JOURNAL'S "GOLDEN 100" LIST

VALUE PAWN & JEWELRY NAMED TO ORLANDO BUSINESS JOURNAL'S "GOLDEN 100" LIST

Orlando, Fla. - Orlando-based Value Pawn & Jewelry (Value) was recently named to the Orlando Business Journal's annual "Golden 100" list of Central Florida's largest privately owned companies. Value - which earned $70 million in revenue for 2005 - placed 35^th among all area companies.

Value is headquartered in Maitland with 56 locations in Florida and 62 nationwide.

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Founded by President & CEO John Thedford in 1994, Value Financial Services, Inc. operates pawn and jewelry stores under the banner of Value Pawn & Jewelry in Florida and Georgia, and Check Jewelry and Loan in Tennessee. Value is the largest privately-held pawn chain in the country and has been named to the Orlando Business Journal?s "Golden 100" list as well as to Inc. Magazine's 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies. The company has a distinguished record of being the most innovative operator of multi-unit shops in the industry and has achieved "World Class" ranking by The Gallup Organization for its excellence in customer service.