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People: RSR Partners, ON Partners, Soltech

July 6, 2018

RSR Partners, a Greenwich, Conn.-based executive search and leadership consulting firm, announced Alan Renne will lead the firm’s industrial technology practice. Prior to joining RSR Partners, Renne was a managing director for Russell Reynolds Associates and was with The Coca-Cola Company...


Uber, Grab merger comes under fire from Singapore government agency (Reuters)

July 6, 2018

Reuters reported the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore, Singapore’s antitrust body, proposed fines on human cloud ride-share firms Uber Technologies Inc. and Grab, provisionally finding that their merger had reduced competition. The commission also warned it may require the companies...


Private-sector jobs up by 177,000 in June, healthcare leads growth: ADP

July 5, 2018

US private sector employment rose by 177,000 jobs in June from May with the healthcare/social assistance segment leading the growth, according to the ADP National Employment Report. The healthcare/social assistance segment added 37,000 jobs in June.

The total number of private-sector jobs had increase...


AMN names chief information officer

July 5, 2018

AMN Healthcare Services Inc. (NYSE: AMN) named Mark Hagan as the company’s chief information officer. Hagan will be responsible for AMN Healthcare’s information and technology operations and the strategic planning of technology expansion and innovation.

Hagan since 2003 has been CIO...


Online job ads decrease in June: The Conference Board

July 5, 2018

US online job ads fell in June by 171,600 to approximately 4.5 million, according to The Conference Board’s report on online job ads. Losses over the month were widespread geographically and occurred in all occupations.

The June decrease follows declines in May and April as well.

All of the largest 10...


US nonmanufacturing activity accelerates in June but employment metric edges down

July 5, 2018

Economic activity in the US nonmanufacturing sector accelerated in June, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s nonmanufacturing index released today.

ISM’s nonmanufacturing index rose 0.5 percentage point in June to a reading of 59.1 from May’s reading of 58.6.

Readings above 50 generally...


Jobless claims average rises unexpectedly, initial claims also up

July 5, 2018

The US four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance rose to 224,500 last week, up 2,250 from the previous week’s unrevised average, the US Department of Labor reported. The previous week’s average was revised upward by 250.

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


Senate appropriators seek changes to gig workforce data collection (Bloomberg)

July 5, 2018

Bloomberg reports US Senate appropriators are urging the Bureau of Labor Statistics to change how it collects data so it has a clearer picture of the gig economy and advances in technology. The Senate Appropriations Committee also directed the agency to conduct its survey on the nation’s contingent...


Human cloud revenue up 65% last year: SIA report

July 3, 2018

Despite fewer startups than a few years ago, human cloud revenue nearly doubled last year, primarily due to continued surges by some of the largest providers, according to “The Gig Economy and Human Cloud Landscape: 2018 Update” released by Staffing Industry Analysts. Revenue in the human cloud —...


Executive search firm TYGES acquires procurement recruiting firm in Illinois

July 3, 2018

TYGES, an executive and professional search firm targeting the manufacturing and supply chain, acquired Arlington Heights, Ill.-based MRA Global Sourcing LLC.

MRA Global Sourcing provides executive search within the procurement function. It counts five internal staff stateside and about another five offshore....