Jackson Healthcare plans 30-acre Italian renaissance campus

Healthcare staffing provider Jackson Healthcare announced a 306,000 square foot expansion project of its corporate headquarters in Alpharetta, Ga., which will accommodate 1,400 new associates. The company will break ground on the $100 million project in the winter of 2017.

The headquarters expansion includes...

Planning for H-1B cap season under the Trump administration (Lexology)

The first week of April is the filing window for H-1B petitions subject to the cap on the number that can be issued. President Trump and Attorney General nominee Jeff Sessions have called for reform of the H-1B program. Sarah Flannery and Staci Jenkins of Thompson Hine write in Lexology that anticipation...

ManpowerGroup Q4 revenue up 3% in constant currency, but US revenue falls

Fourth-quarter revenue at ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE: MAN) rose 3.2% in constant currency, but was flat on a reported basis. The US was a different story, with revenue falling 8.5% in the fourth quarter.

Express Employment franchisees’ sales up in 2016

Express Employment Professionals announced sales generated by its franchisees rose to $3.05 billion in 2016 from $3.02 billion in 2015. The company placed 510,000 people last year compared to 500,002 in 2015.

“We have a long-term goal to put a million people to work annually and we are more than half...

Temp staffing revenue accelerates, Pulse survey finds

US temporary staffing revenue rose a median 10% year over year in December among staffing firms taking part in Staffing Industry Analysts’ monthly Pulse Survey. This is an acceleration from the 5% rate reported for November.

“A median year over year growth rate of 10% for temporary staffing overall,...

Consumer confidence falls in January

The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index fell in January from a 13-year high in December. The index fell to a reading of 111.8 (1985=100), down from 113.3 in December.

“Consumer confidence decreased in January, after reaching a 15-year high in December (Aug. 2001, 114.0),” said Lynn Franco,...

Temp Holdings founder contemplated jail — Staffing quote of the week

“Lifetime employment was the norm in Japan, and temping by private companies was banned under law, so I was often summoned by the ministry,” CNBC quoted Yoshiko Shinohara, founder and chairman emeritus of Temp Holdings, as saying. “I used to say to myself: ‘I wonder what it's like in jail.’”...

Your leadership more important than ever: Barry Asin, SIA president

Leadership has always been crucial, and now it’s more important than ever, said Barry Asin, president of Staffing Industry Analysts.

Despite the changes in the world, “the one thing you can control is your leadership,” Asin said in a video interview on the upcoming Staffing Industry Executive Forum...

Staffing 360 closes on $7.4 million in financing with Jackson Healthcare leader’s firm

Staffing 360 Solutions Inc. (NASD: STAF) closed Thursday on $7.4 million in financing with private investment firm Jackson Investment Group LLC, which is led by Jackson Healthcare chairman and CEO Richard Jackson.

Jackson Investment Group manages more than $1.5 billion of assets and owns Jackson Healthcare,...

Human cloud firms Uber and Lyft respond to presidential immigration order

Human cloud firms Uber and Lyft responded to the immigration order by President Donald Trump. Lyft co-founder John Zimmer and Logan Green wrote in a blog post Sunday they are donating $1 million over the next four years to the ACLU to defend the constitution.

“This weekend, Trump closed the country's...