New York, NY—The Nasdaq Stock Market^® today announced that Cross Country, Inc., has commenced trading under the Nasdaq symbol CCRN. Cross Country is the second company to initiate an initial public offering in the U.S. this quarter.

Cross Country, which is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, is a leading provider of healthcare staffing services in the United States. The company offers a variety of services including travel nurse, clinical research and allied healthcare staffing, as well as search and recruitment, consulting, education and resource management services. Cross Country joins Given Imaging, Ltd., which began trading on the Nasdaq market earlier this month, as the first two initial public offerings in the U.S. since August 14.

"We are excited to have Cross Country join our roster of growing and innovative companies trading on the Nasdaq market," said Bob Power, senior vice president of Nasdaq. "Initial public offerings like this one demonstrate that our country's economy continues to remain strong and is moving ahead to deliver growth opportunities for companies like Cross Country."

"We are proud to be listed on the Nasdaq National Market and to participate in the market's reception for the initial public offering of our stock," said Joseph A. Boshart, president and chief executive officer of Cross Country, Inc. "Fueled by strong industry and company fundamentals, the success of this offering also demonstrates the continued strength of the U.S. economy. We will endeavor to continue to generate shareholder value by successfully executing our mission to build the nation's leading provider of human capital management services to the healthcare industry."

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