CTG seeks to sell historic Buffalo, NY, properties (Buffalo Business First)

Computer Task Group Inc. (NASD: CTG), a Buffalo, NY-based IT staffing provider, has retained Ciminelli Real Estate Corp. to sell its headquarters and administrative hubs, located in two historic properties. Buffalo Business First reports CTG is asking $3.3 million for 800 Delaware Ave. — a building...

The dreaded RFP (CWS 3.0)

Depending upon your organizational structure, the request for proposal, or RFP, can be incredibly complex. In a CWS 3.0 article, Bryan Peña, CCWP, Staffing Industry Analysts’ senior VP, contingent workforce strategies and research, discusses how to get the most out of an imperfect process to make...

Aya Healthcare acquires HealthCare Select

Aya Healthcare, a provider of travel nursing and workforce solutions to hospitals, acquired HealthCare Select, which provides VMS and MSP services to help hospitals manage their contingent labor.

The transaction closed Nov. 1; terms were not disclosed.

HealthCare Select will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary...

Kforce Q3 revenue falls 1.5%

Kforce Inc. (NASD: KFRC) reported revenue fell 1.5% in the third quarter to $336.5 million.

Gross margin at the Tampa, Fla.-based professional staffing firm also narrowed to 31.3% from 32.2% in the year-ago quarter, driven by a 60 basis-point decline in flex gross profit margins, coupled with a reduction...

TriNet revenue up 15%

Third-quarter revenue rose 15.3% at TriNet Group Inc. (NYSE: TNET). The professional employer organization also reported the number of worksite employees rose 6% in the third quarter to approximately 334,000.

Median revenue growth up among staffing firms in September’s Pulse survey

US temporary staffing revenue rose a median 7% year over year in September among staffing firms taking part in Staffing Industry Analysts’ monthly Pulse Survey. This is up from a 5% growth rate reported in August.

Median year-over-year revenue growth in the office/clerical staffing segment was flat...

US adds fewest jobs in five months, ADP reports

US private-sector employment rose by 147,000 jobs in October from September, according to the ADP national employment report. This is down from the total number of jobs added in September, which was revised up from 154,000 to 202,000.

Job gains fell short of estimates and marks the smallest increase since...

Salt Lake City posts lowest jobless rate

The Salt Lake City metropolitan area posted the lowest unemployment rate among large metropolitan areas at 2.8% in September, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics announced today. Denver followed closely at 2.9%.

The highest jobless rates among large metropolitan areas in September were posted by the New...

Ottawa unveils strategy to court foreign tech talent (The Globe and Mail)

The federal government is rolling out measures to lure more foreign cash and talent to Canada as it tries to dig the country out of a slow-growth trap, The Globe and Mail reports. The strategy, unveiled Tuesday by Finance Minister Bill Morneau, includes measures that will make it easier for fast-growing...

BG Staffing revenue up 12%

BG Staffing Inc. (NYSE MKT: BGSF) reported revenue rose 12.0% in the third quarter to $67.4 million. Gross margin improved at the Plano, Texas-based staffing provider.