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Comsys acquires Argus IT contractors
October 26, 2007Comsys IT Partners Inc. (NASD: CITP) said it reached a referral agreement with Argus Connection Inc. of Grand Prairie TX that allowed it to sign employment agreements with more than 30 Argus contractors. Argus ceased its staffing operations on Oct. 19 and the deal will allow the former Argus contractors...
Tech workers' pay on the rise
October 26, 2007Hourly pay for tech workers continued rose in the third quarter compared with the same period last year, according to the Yoh index of technology wages. The index reached a high of 113.60 in the third quarter, up 5.79% from the third quarter of 2006.
The third-quarter increase follows a 4.64% year-over-year...
Manufacturers slow hiring, services increase
October 26, 2007Fewer manufacturers plan to increase hiring in November compared with the same time last year, but more service sector companies plan to boost hiring, according to the leading indicator of national employment index (LINE) report from the Society for Human Resource Management and
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INfe buys South African IT staffing company
October 26, 2007New York-based INfe Human Resources Inc. (OTCBB: IFHR) said it signed a deal to acquire Time Quantum, a South African information technology staffing company. Terms of the deal have not yet been announced. Time Quantum had revenue of $21 million in 2006, while INfe had revenue of $6.3 million for the...
Expansions - Reutax, Strategic Staffing Solutions, AVID, Aerotek
October 26, 2007Reutax Corp., a
Strategic Staffing Solutions, a Detroit-based information...
Barrett's 3Q income jumps 12.9%
October 25, 2007Barrett Business Services Inc. (NASD: BBSI) reported net income of $6.3 million for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, an improvement of 12.9% over net income of $5.6 million for the third quarter of 2006. Revenue for the third quarter totaled $82.9 million, up 19.5% over the $69.4 million for the same...
Hudson 3Q income slips 9.3%
October 25, 2007Hudson Highland Group Inc. (NASD: HHGP) reported net income of $3.9 million for its third quarter ended Sept. 30. This is down 9.3% from the $4.3 million posted in the same quarter in 2006. Revenue for the quarter was $341.3 million, a decrease of 0.1% from $341.5 million for the third quarter of 2006....
Unemployment claims fall 8,000
October 25, 2007In the week ended Oct. 20, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial unemployment claims was 331,000, a decrease of 8,000, or 2.4%, from the previous week's revised figure of 339,000. The four-week moving average was 324,750, an increase of 7,750 from the previous week's revised average of 317,000....
Monster back in the black in 3Q
October 25, 2007Monster Worldwide Inc. (NASD: MNST) swung to profitability in the third quarter ended Sept. 30 with net income of $33.3 million. This is up from the net loss of $83.8 million posted in the same quarter in 2006.
Total revenue grew 18% to $337 million in the third quarter from $286 million in the comparable...
MPS revenue increases 15.2%
October 25, 2007Revenue at Jacksonville FL-based MPS Group Inc. (NYSE: MPS) rose 15.2% to $556.6 million in the third quarter from $483.1 million in the third quarter of 2006, beating analysts' revenue estimates of $550.7 million.
The company said revenue would have risen 7% year-over-year excluding the impact of foreign...