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Pomeroy names CEO and chairman
October 17, 2007Pomeroy IT Solutions Inc. (NASD: PMRY) named Keith Coogan as CEO and president. Coogan most recently served as CEO of Software Spectrum Inc., a global reseller of software. The company also named Kenneth Waters as chairman of the board.
Coogan replaces former CEO Stephen Pomeroy, who was dismissed in...
Average weekly earnings rise 0.1%
October 17, 2007Real average weekly earnings rose 0.1% in September from August, according to preliminary, seasonally adjusted data released today by the
Manpower third-quarter profit rises 31%
October 17, 2007Manpower Inc. (NYSE: MAN) said third-quarter net income rose 31.0% to $131.7 million, compared with $100.6 million in the same period last year.
Results got an eight-cent per share boost from foreign currency exchange rates, the company said. The company also benefited from a French payroll tax subsidy....
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Abbott names new CEO
October 17, 2007Abbott Staffing Companies said Shelle Kulik was named president and CEO. Kulik has been with the company for 23 years and most recently served as president and COO. Under her watch, the company expanded to four specialty branches and eight Abigail Abbott branches throughout
Governor vetoes pay bill for temps
October 17, 2007California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a bill Sunday requiring temporary agencies to pay workers weekly. AB 1710 would have also clarified that firms wouldn't need to pay temps the day an assignment ends.
In addition, the bill would have held both temporary firms and clients jointly responsible...
State agency issues proposed fines
October 16, 2007Del Monte Fresh Produce and American Staffing Resources, a North Carolina-based staffing company, were given a proposed fines totaling $28,700 by the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division.
The fines stem from working conditions at Del Monte Fresh Produce's plant near
Missing Administaff laptop held sensitive data
October 16, 2007Professional employer organization Administaff Inc. (NYSE: ASF) said it's missing a laptop computer that contained personal information on 63,000 current worksite employees and 96,000 former employees. Information included names, addresses, and Social Security numbers. The Houston-based company is offering...
Almost half of older doctors to cut back, retire
October 16, 2007Almost half of doctors, 48%, between the ages of 50 and 65 plan to retire, seek non-clinical jobs, work part time, close their practices to new patients, or cut back on the number of patients they see, according to a survey by physician staffing firm Merritt Hawkins & Associates. The survey also found...
People - Westaff, Korn/Ferry, National Creative Strategies
October 16, 2007Westaff Inc. (NASD: WSTF) named Kristi Kennedy as senior VP of field operations. Kennedy most recently served as VP of operations at Corestaff.
Korn/Ferry International Inc. (NYSE: KFY) said Peter Smith, Matt Welsh, and Peter Win have joined the firm as client partners at the company's London location....