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Consulting Solutions International acquires Florida-based IT staffing provider

June 29, 2018

Consulting Solutions International, a Tallahassee, Fla.-based IT staffing provider, acquired Meridian Staffing Services and Meridian Technologies, two divisions of the same company.

Meridian provides IT staffing, consulting, contingent labor and permanent placement staffing services for the commercial...


Report finds workers interested in picking up business-based gigs

June 29, 2018

A new subset of workers exists who have not yet participated in business-based gigs but have the free time and motivation to do so, according to the 2018 Profile of a Gig Worker Report released by on-demand staffing platform Shiftgig: well-educated, working part-time or full-time jobs but still...


People: Strategic Staffing Solutions, TalentNet, MDI, Cielo and Vector Talent Resources

June 29, 2018

Strategic Staffing Solutions, an IT and business services corporation based in downtown Detroit, promoted Vee Polite to VP of solutions. Polite will provide operational oversight for key accounts in S3’s customized solutions, one of its largest lines of business. Polite joined the company...


Canadian GDP edges up on spikes in manufacturing and real estate (Bloomberg)

June 29, 2018

Canada’s real gross domestic product edged up 0.1% in April from March, Statistics Canada reported today. This increase follows gains of 0.3% in March and 0.4% in February. Bloomberg reported Canada’s economy showed unexpected strength in April on a sharp pick up in manufacturing...


GDP estimate for Q1 gets downward revision; Q2 may have faster growth

June 28, 2018

Estimated first-quarter growth in real GDP for the US was lowered to an annual rate 2.0% in a “third” estimate released today by the US Bureau of Economic Analysis. Its previous estimate put growth at an annual rate of 2.2%.

MarketWatch reported that economists it polled had predicted the real GDP...


Lyft raises $600 million in funding round; now at $15.1 billion

June 28, 2018

Lyft raised $600,000 in a funding round led by Fidelity Management & Research Co., the human cloud, ride-sharing firm announced in a blog post. Senator Investment Group LP joined Fidelity in the capital raise.

The company ranks as the third-largest business-to-consumer human cloud company based...


For millennials and Gen Z, it’s not just salaries

June 28, 2018

Millennials and members of Gen Z look beyond salary and benefits when considering a job, according to the report, “Employers, It’s Time to Grow Up: Engaging the Millennial and Gen Z Workforce,” released today by Allegis Group. Two areas of employer commitment rank high among millennial...


Electricians and plumbers among top jobs that don’t require degrees

June 28, 2018

Electrician tops CareerBuilder’s list of the most in-demand jobs for 2018 that pay about $20 an hour and do not require a college degree. Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters took the second spot on the list.

The list of in-demand jobs includes those that pay about $20 or...


AI just a ‘tool,’ professionals trust human recruiters more: Korn Ferry

June 28, 2018

Although big data and artificial intelligence continue to transform the recruiting industry, professionals have less trust in AI than in human recruiters, according to a survey released today by a new survey by executive search firm Korn Ferry International Inc. (NYSE: KFY).

While...


California business groups appeal to legislature over top court’s IC ruling (San Fernando Business Journal)

June 28, 2018

Business groups in California are appealing to that state’s legislature after the California Supreme Court adopted a tougher standard for properly classifying independent contractors. The San Fernando (Calif.) Business Journal reported that several local chambers of commerce and businesses sent a letter...