After nearly 32 years under the leadership of Ira and Susan Amstadter, Spokane-based A.I.S. Inc., which operates as Express Employment Professionals, has been purchased by their daughter Beverly Amstadter, who took over operations at the end of the year.

Express Employment Professionals, an employment agency located at 331 W. Main, in Spokane, was founded in 1994 by the Amstadters, Beverly Amstadter says. The family business operates as a franchisee of Oklahoma City-based Express International, which has more than 870 franchisee locations worldwide.

Beverly Amstadter took partial ownership in February 2024 and purchased 100% of the business Dec. 29, she says.

“Any business being open for 30 years is a feat that not a lot of companies can say,” Beverly Amstadter says. “I'm just super excited about the team that we have right now and where we're going with things.”

Express Employment Professionals employs six full-time staff. The temporary employment agency serves around 230 W-2 employees, who are contracted to work with about 80 companies as part-time or full-time workers, she explains. The agency’s largest corporate client is Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center, where contracted employees work janitorial, patient transport, and other nonmedical jobs.

2026 will be a busy year for the company, she adds. Beverly Amstadter says she hopes to double the company’s internal staff to a dozen employees, develop more corporate clients, and generate additional jobs in the Spokane area. Additionally, she's expecting her first baby with her husband this year.

“I think there's a lot more potential in Spokane. I think we do a lot of really good work, but there's a lot left on the table,” she says. “Generating more jobs just within our business is a big goal of mine, and then we're always just trying to get as many new clients as possible. Putting more people to work, helping more companies, and doing that in a sustainable way over the next couple years is the main focus.”

Amstadter says she joined her parent's company as a recruiter, taking the time to determine if she liked the work and excelled at it, before being offered the opportunity to purchase the business after several years.  

“Growing up, I saw the flexibility that my dad had with having this business, and he never missed a soccer game, he was very involved in the community, and he got a lot of reward out of the type of work that we do, because we get to help people find jobs, and we get to help companies find people,” she says.