Houston area staffing firms check on employees, close offices amid Hurricane Harvey

Hurricane Harvey impact continues as staffing agency offices closed with business grinding to a halt amid flooding of streets and homes.

Employees were safe, said Rick Burnett, VP/regional manager at Burnett Staffing Specialists, which is based in Houston, but offices were closed as flooded roads made...

CDI buyer also acquires BHI Energy, the ninth-largest engineering staffing firm

AE Industrial Partners LLC, a private equity investor in aerospace, power generation and specialty industrial companies, acquired BHI Energy from New York-based private equity firm Harvest Partners LP.

The transaction closed yesterday, but terms were not announced. The deal follows AEI’s deal last month...

Private equity firm invests in AML RightSource

Clarion Capital Partners LLC, a New York-based, middle-market private equity firm, invested in AML RightSource, a Gabriel Partners company that provides anti-money laundering, Bank Secrecy Act and financial crimes co-sourcing solutions, including staff augmentation. The transaction closed on Aug. 18;...

Florida staffing firm settles EEOC disability discrimination suit

KB Staffing LLC, a staffing firm serving central Florida, settled a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency announced. The charge filed with the EEOC alleged the company made unlawful pre-offer health inquiries of applicants in violation of...

Consumer confidence up again this month, jobs outlook mixed

The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index increased in August after a moderate improvement in July. The index rose to a reading of 122.9 (1985=100), up from 120.0 in July.

“Consumers’ more buoyant assessment of present-day conditions was the primary driver of the boost in confidence,” said...

Canada’s temporary foreign worker job match service takes effect (Canadian Immigration News)

A new rating system matching open job positions with job seekers took effect yesterday, Canadian Immigration News reports. Employers hiring under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program must now use the new system and invite potential hires who meet a certain threshold of compatibility with the job posting...

Uber names Expedia exec as CEO

Human cloud, ride-sharing firm Uber Technologies Inc. will appoint Dara Khosrowshahi, president and CEO of Expedia Inc., as its new CEO, according to media reports. Uber’s board voted on the appointment on Sunday; Recode was the first news outlet to report the news.

Khosrowshahi replaces Travis Kalanick,...

Advantage Resourcing, Staffmark name new execs

Advantage Resourcing America Inc. and Staffmark, US-based divisions of Recruit Holdings, announced executive changes effective today.

Current Staffmark COO Yuichiro Miura will now also hold the same role at Advantage. Before Staffmark, Miura was a company partner of Recruit Group, where he was a member...

AlumiFuel acquires staffing business in Indiana, says clients include Toyota Group

AlumiFuel Power Corp. (OTCMKTS: AFPW) acquired a staffing business in Northern Indiana, but did not name the seller. However, AlumiFuel reported that clients of the acquired business include the trading and logistics arm of Toyota Group.

The deal was announced today and the purchase price of the acquired...

12% of insurance firms to increase temp use over next 12 months, study finds

Insurance companies will require more temporary staff in the second half of the year, according to the Mid-Year US Insurance Labor Outlook Study, conducted by The Jacobson Group and Ward Group.

The study’s survey found 12% of insurance companies plan to increase their use of temporary staffing during...