LandrumHR founder steps down as CEO, son takes reins at staffing and PEO firm

H. Britt Landrum Jr. is stepping down from the CEO role at LandrumHR, a Pensacola, Fla.-based staffing and PEO services provider. Landrum founded the company in 1970 with only one employee; LandrumHR now has six offices, 180 staff members and worksite employees in 48 states.

Landrum Jr. will remain chairman,...

Express Employment Professionals sales up 8% through July

Express Employment professionals reported sales rose to $1.86 billion as of the end of July, up 8% compared to the same period last year.

The company, which ranks No 7 on the list of largest US staffing firms, forecast sales of $3.3 billion by the end of the year.

Chairman and CEO Bob Funk said that the...

IT job growth sluggish, shortage of professionals an impediment

Though more IT and engineering jobs are being created in the US, the latest job numbers show the pace has been falling off, according to the TechServe Alliance, the trade association of the IT and engineering staffing and solutions industry.

“For the past three months, the rate of IT jobs growth has...

It’s National Locum Tenens Week

This National Locum Tenens organization has proclaimed this week as “National Locum Tenens Week.”

It’s the first time the organization has proclaimed a week dedicated to locum tenens. It aims to have the week serve as an annual platform to recognize physicians and advanced practitioners.

“This...

Human cloud firm Lyft will always have human drivers (Recode)

Lyft will always have human drivers despite the push for autonomous vehicles, Lyft’s Director of Product Taggart Matthiesen told Recode. “Drivers have always been part of our family, they have been core to our service,” Matthiesen said. Human cloud firm Lyft has also announced two acquisitions....

Business groups raise concerns over Ontario labor bill (National Post)

Business groups in Ontario raised concerns about new labor bill 148, saying it will put 185,000 jobs at risk, the National Post reported. The bill would raise the minimum wage to C$!5 per hour and mandate equal pay for temporary workers, according to a legal update by Staffing Industry Analysts.

SIA ranks largest engineering staffing firms in US by revenue

Aerotek, a division of Allegis Group, ranks as the largest supplier of engineering staffing in the US in terms of engineering temporary staffing revenue, according to a new report released by Staffing Industry Analysts. The annual list of largest US engineering staffing firms includes companies with...

Philadelphia forecasters lower growth outlook; Reuters poll sees growth for at least two more years

The US economy’s growth outlook for the next three years looks slightly weaker, according to the Philadelphia Federal Reserves’ Survey of Professional Forecasters, released today. However, a separate economic survey by media company Reuters found economists believe the current expansion should...

Human cloud firm Care.com revenue up 9% in Q2, sees growth ahead

Human cloud firm Care.com (NYSE: CRCM) yesterday reported second-quarter revenue rose 9.4% and the number of “members” rose 22% year over year. Care.com also reported growth ahead with third-quarter revenue expected to be up year over year by 7.6% to 8.8%.

The Waltham, Mass.-based firm connects families...

CHG officially opens new HQ, includes onsite health clinic and ‘people hub’

CHG Healthcare Services, the second-largest US healthcare staffing firm, officially opened its new headquarters today in Midvale, Utah. Features at the campus include a free health clinic, onsite gym and fitness center, an outdoor sports court, amphitheater, and a coffee and smoothie bar.

“Listening...