Web: GM buys assets of human cloud firm Sidecar

Automaker General Motors acquired the technology and most of the assets of the San Francisco-based human cloud ride-sharing provider Sidecar Technologies Inc., according to Bloomberg.

Sidecar ceased ride-sharing and delivery operations last month. It was a competitor to Uber, which Staffing Industry Analysts...

Adecco lowers operating margin target but US growth stable

Adecco Group lowered its operating margin target for 2016 through 2020 at its Investor Day held in Zurich on Monday.

Adecco said it aims to generate an average margin on EBITA of 4.5% to 5.0% through the cycle, excluding one-offs. This number is down from 5.2% achieved in 2015 and lower than the company’s...

AC Lordi spins off search practice

AC Lordi, an accounting and risk management consulting and executive search firm, split its search practice off into a new stand-alone company: Xplora Search Group.

AC Lordi Search leaders Jeff Olshin and Kevin Vesci will take over management of Xplora as co-owners, exchanging their interests in AC Lordi...

Quality work, gig economy: Staffing quote of the week

“Quality work in the gig economy leads to trust and long-term relationships between organizations and their contractors,” said Mynul Khan, CEO at Field Nation, a freelancer management system provider.

Staffing 360 revenue up 25% in fiscal Q2, net loss narrows

Staffing 360 Solutions Inc. (NASD: STAF) reported revenue rose to $41.3 million in its fiscal first quarter ended Nov. 30, up 24.9% from $33.1 million in the same quarter of the prior year. Mergers and acquisitions activity and organic growth fueled the increase.

Net loss for the quarter narrowed to approximately...

The Intersect Group acquires two offices from tech staffing firm

The Intersect Group, a national finance, accounting and IT staffing and consulting firm, acquired the Charlotte, NC, and Dallas offices of the technology staffing firm 3Ci.

The Intersect Group has established locations in Atlanta and Dallas. The acquisition increases the company’s Dallas market presence...

Judge Healthcare promotes Mick Angelichio to president

The Judge Group, a Philadelphia-based staffing provider, today promoted Mick Angelichio from senior VP of the healthcare division to president of Judge Healthcare, a new position within the firm.

Angelichio helped launch the healthcare division for The Judge Group in 2004. He was responsible for growth...

MedAssets stockholders approve merger deal

MedAssets Inc. (NASD: MDAS) announced its stockholders approved an agreement to merge with Pamplona Capital Management LLP at its special meeting of stockholders held Jan. 14. MedAssets provides services to hospitals, and its business lines include a vendor management system that operates under the name...

Ranstad fund invests in HR analytics platform

Randstad Holding nv is leading a seed financing round in Netherlands-based Focus Orange Technology B.V. through its Randstad Innovation Fund.

 The investment is directed at the development of Crunchr, the company’s HR reporting and analytics platform. With Randstad Holding, Arcadis and Deloitte...

People: Cejka, Futurestep, Landrum, Slayton and more

Cejka Executive Search, the healthcare executive and physician search division of Cross Country Healthcare Inc. (NASD: CCRN), hired Joyce Tucker as an executive VP responsible for senior-level healthcare search services and consultation. Tucker has more than 30 years of experience as a healthcare executive....