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For whom the Chimes toll
January 14, 2008Let's face it; many staffing firm executives never liked Chimes very much. Maybe loathed is the better word. So don't be surprised if some execs and owners are humming "Ding Dong the Witch is Dead" for the next few days, says Barry Asin, executive VP and chief analyst at Staffing Industry Analysts, in...
Allied Healthcare names new CEO
January 14, 2008Allied Healthcare International Inc. (NASD: AHCI), a UK-based healthcare staffing company, named Alexander "Sandy" Young is its new CEO and member of its board today. Interim CEO Sarah Eames will continue as executive VP until her employment agreement ends on April 16. Eames will also continue on the...
Research from Staffing Industry Analysts
January 14, 2008Here is a list of research reports, and citations to other research, released last week by Staffing Industry Analysts.
INSIGHT - Per diem vs. travel nurse staffing 2008
Per diem nursing makes up the lion's share of healthcare staffing, but it is a segment that has been struggling and continues to struggle....
People - Bartech, Crdentia
January 14, 2008The Bartech Group promoted Mary Beth Vansen to VP of operations at Bartech Workforce Management, a managed services provider. Vansen had served as director of operations.
Healthcare staffing firm Crdentia Corp. (OTCBB: CRDT) promoted Debbie Griffith to director of business development. Griffith had...
2008 Executive Forum fast approaching
January 11, 2008The year 2008 promises to bring many changes to the world, the nation and the staffing industry. Join us for "Leading in a Time of Change" at the 18th annual Staffing Industry Analysts Executive Forum, March 5-7 at The Loews in Lake Las Vegas. Owners and top executives of staffing firms across the country...
Canadian employment falls by almost 19,000
January 11, 2008Employment in Canada fell by almost 19,000 month-over-month in December with employment still at more than 17.0 million, Statistics Canada reported today. And, although the number of jobs fell 0.1% between December and November, the number was still up 2.2% from December 2006.
The Canadian unemployment...
Court allows health mandates during appeal
January 11, 2008The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Jan. 9 ruled the city of San Francisco may require employers to make healthcare expenditures while the city appeals a court decision last month against the mandate. The requirement that businesses spend on healthcare is part of a plan, Healthy San Francisco, to provide...
Goodwill offices to temporarily close
January 11, 2008The Goodwill Group, a Tokyo-based staffing company with holdings in the United States, was ordered by the Japanese government to close 67 of its Japanese branches for four months and the remainder for two months as punishment for illegal business practices, Reuters reported.
The company had earlier...
Economic gauge's growth rate contracts
January 11, 2008The growth rate for the Economic Cycle Research Institute's forward-looking gauge of the U.S. economy for the week ended Jan. 4 contracted 6.7%. ECRI's weekly leading index level rose to 136.6 from 135.1.
The index level measures weekly changes, while the growth rate is derived from a four-week moving...
Lender sweeps Axium bank account
January 10, 2008
A lender to Axium International Inc. swept the bank account of the company on Jan. 4, bankruptcy trustee Howard Ehrenberg said today. Ehrenberg, a Los Angeles attorney and court-appointed trustee, said the lender took $22 million "which left the company with no funds at all to honor its payroll operations...