Fusion Healthcare names former Select exec as chairman

Fusion Healthcare Staffing LLC appointed Paul Sorensen as chairman. Sorensen formerly served as president of The Select Family of Companies, which merged with EmployBridge last year. He left Select and EmployBridge this spring.

“Paul has a tremendous amount of staffing industry knowledge and contacts,...

PEO Insperity reports Q3 revenue up 12%, names former ADP exec to board

Professional employer organization Insperity Inc. (NYSE: NSP) reported revenue rose 12.2%, and the Houston-based firm also named a former Automatic Data Processing (NYSE: ADP) executive to its board.

The increase in revenue came amid a 13% increase in the average number of worksite employees paid per...

Dice parent to explore alternatives in wake of Monster, LinkedIn sales

DHI Group Inc. (NYSE: DHX), which operates the Dice and other job boards, reported it’s weighing strategic alternatives in light of the recent LinkedIn and Monster sales.

During a board meeting, “discussion arose about the recent deal activity among our publicly traded competitors with Monster and...

Randstad completes Monster acquisition

Randstad Holding nv today announced it completed its acquisition of Monster Worldwide Inc. (NYSE: MWW). The deal gave Monster an enterprise value of approximately $429 million, and Monster will continue operating as a separate and independent entity under the Monster name.

As a result of the acquisition,...

Healthcare Staffing Summit: Misconceptions about buyers

When it comes to healthcare staffing, it appears that staffing suppliers may have some misconceptions about what staffing buyers want.

For example, while saving money is important, it’s not always about the lowest price, said Kristen Mussman, national program director, operations — Contingent Talent...

More focus on IT workforce planning may be needed, TEKsystems survey finds

Most IT workforce planning efforts take a quarterly approach, and there is a high dependence on quickly assembling “flash teams” to get projects done, according to a survey of 300 IT leaders by TEKsystems. But putting more focus on workforce planning may help companies ensure they have the right...

ISM manufacturing index hits three-month high (MarketWatch)

MarketWatch reports American manufacturing activity grew slightly faster in October and put more people to work for the first time in four months, a hopeful sign for an industry that has struggled to grow over the past year and contributed to a slowdown in the US economy. The Institute for Supply Management’s...

Global Power 100 list of Women in Staffing now online

The 2016 Global Power 100 — Women in Staffing list is now online. This is a list of the 100 most influential women in the North American and European staffing industries.

It’s a shoutout to those women who have made a difference in the industry and their achievements.

This is the second year that Staffing...

Randstad completes Monster tender offer, deal to close Tuesday

Randstad Holding nv on Friday completed its tender offer to acquire outstanding shares of common stock of Monster Worldwide Inc. (NYSE: MWW). The merger of the firms, first announced in August, is expected to occur on Tuesday, and Monster will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Randstad. The deal had...

Private equity firm to acquire TeamHealth in $6.1 billion deal

Team Health Holdings Inc. (NYSE: TMH), a clinical outsourcing provider in healthcare, entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by funds affiliated with global asset manager Blackstone and certain co-investors in a transaction valued at approximately $6.1 billion.

Team Health operates healthcare...