Q1 revenue falls 12% at CTG, takes impairment charge

First-quarter revenue fell 11.9% year over year to $85.9 million at Computer Task Group Inc. (NASD: CTG). Revenue at the Buffalo, NY-based IT staffing provider primarily reflects a decrease in staffing revenue at a large customer and the run-off of legacy electronic medical records account business.

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Former Select CEO, company settle litigation

A settlement in lawsuits claiming wrongful termination and misappropriation of funds has been reached between the parent company of the Select Family of Companies and former CEO D. Stephen Sorensen, according to court filings. The litigation was formally dismissed last week, according to court records....

ASA staffing index reaches highest value of this year

The American Staffing Association’s index measuring employment in the US staffing industry edged up to a reading of 94.62 for the week of April 11 to April 17, the highest value of the year. Temporary and contract staffing employment was up 0.38% from the prior week. However, the index was 2.71% lower...

CareerBuilder names new president

CareerBuilder named Kyle Braun as president of the company’s staffing and recruiting group. He replaces Eric Gilpin, who left his position as president at CareerBuilder — overseeing the staffing and healthcare sales divisions — to join online staffing provider Upwork as senior VP of sales.

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Consumer confidence falls in April, job outlook also less favorable

The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index for the US fell in April following an increase in March, The Conference Board announced today. The index declined moderately to a reading of 94.2 (1985=100), down from a reading of 96.1 in March.

Consumers’ outlook for the labor market was also less...

Apple lays off contract recruiters and other recruiters — Web

VentureBeat reports Apple has been cutting all of its contract recruiters in the past few weeks and is beginning to let go of some full-time recruiters as well.

Knew Uber IC case was big — Staffing quote of the week

“I knew this was a potentially big case, but when I started it in 2013, Uber was just getting going. I didn’t realize it was going to skyrocket in size as quickly as it did. And I also didn’t fully realize at the time that it was going to be the leader of a whole wave of companies that would try...

Upwork hires executive from CareerBuilder

Online staffing provider Upwork announced Eric Gilpin joined the company as senior VP of sales, effective immediately. The role is a new position within Upwork.

Gilpin most recently led the CareerBuilder’s staffing and healthcare groups as president of vertical sales, overseeing more than $200 million...

Aerotek retires Stephen James brand, expands Aston Carter

Aerotek Inc. is retiring the Stephen James Associates brand and making those operations part of its UK-based Aston Carter brand, which is expanding to North America.

“As we continue to build and strengthen what Stephen James Associates has already accomplished in the US and Canada, we are thrilled to...

The Staffing Group aims for $75 million in revenue through acquisitions

The Staffing Group Ltd. (OTCBB: TSGL) aims for more acquisitions and plans to have $75 million in revenue within the next three years, according to an open letter from CEO Kimberly Thompson.

“We continue to build a pipeline of potential acquisitions that achieve our goal of achieving annual revenues...