Nonprofit staffing firm acquires for-profit staffing firm to help homeless, ex-cons (Philly.com)

Nonprofit staffing firm First Step Staffing of Atlanta acquired the Philadelphia operations of for-profit staffing firm On Time Staffing, Philly.com reported. TThe acquisition will enable First Step to find jobs for homeless people and those recently released from prison. “There are a lot of people...

Hays says international operations led growth in most-recent quarter

Hays plc, the world’s sixth-largest staffing firm, reported strong growth in its global operations during its fiscal second quarter ended Dec. 31. The London-based firm, however, reported slower growth in the UK market.

In a trading statement issued today, London-based Hays reported net fee income —...

Jackson Healthcare appoints president of Healthcare Staffing Technologies

Jackson Healthcare, one of the largest US healthcare staffing firms, promoted Karyn Mullins to president of Healthcare Staffing Technologies, a new position within the firm.  

Healthcare Staffing Technologies, a Jackson Healthcare company, provides career websites and healthcare technology solutions...

Seek Professionals acquires Minnesota firm

Grafton, Wis.-based Seek Professionals, a sister company of Seek Careers, acquired Minneapolis-based Career Professionals Inc.

CPI, founded in 1989, places candidates in entry-level to midlevel permanent positions in sales, customer service, marketing, management, finance and administrative functions....

G&A Partners buys accounts of Employer Essentials PEO

Professional employer organization G&A Partners has bought the accounts of Denver-based PEO Employer Essentials.

With the deal in place, Houston-based G&A Partners reported it now serves more than 1,000 clients and 36,000 worksite employees in the US and Latin America.

“Acquiring Employer Essentials’...

Molding Business Services acquires executive recruiting firm for plastics, packaging industries

Molding Business Services, headquartered in Florence, Mass., acquired Gros Executive Recruiters of Franklin, Tenn. Both firms provide recruiting and executive search services to the plastics industry.

The transaction closed Jan. 2; terms were not disclosed.

Molding Business Services brings a deeper...

Jobless claims average up by 9,000, initial claims hit highest level in more than three months

The US four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance rose to 250,750 last week, up 9,000 from the previous week’s unrevised average, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Department of Labor.

The four-week moving average decreases the volatility of...

InGenesis acquires Kelly Service’s healthcare specialty business

InGenesis Inc., a San Antonio-based healthcare staffing firm, acquired Kelly Healthcare Resources, the healthcare specialty business of Kelly Services (NASD: KELYA).

“We are thrilled with this acquisition as it blends the storied tenure of Kelly’s healthcare business with our focused innovation,”...

Staffing firm PageGroup reports Q4 gross profit up 13.8% across most geographies

UK-based staffing firm PageGroup reported fourth-quarter gross profit rose 13.8% in constant currency in a trading update in advance of full fourth-quarter results scheduled for release in March. PageGroup noted gross profit rose across all regions, except for the UK. However, the firm reported particularly...

IT staffing provider TSR revenue up 10% in fiscal second quarter

Net revenue rose 9.8% at IT staffing provider TSR Inc. (NASD: TSRI) in its fiscal second quarter ended Nov. 30. The Hauppauge, NY-based company said the average number of consultants on billing with customers increased to 391 in the quarter from 368 in the year-ago quarter.