Engineering staffing firm Belcan acquires Allegiant International

Engineering consulting and staffing provider Belcan LLC acquired consulting firm Allegiant International LLC, its seventh acquisition in less than 36 months.

The transaction closed June 13; terms were not disclosed.

Allegiant, headquartered in Indianapolis, has a network of more than 750 professionals...

SThree gross profit rises 11%, up 9% in US

SThree plc, which ranks on SIA’s list of largest global staffing firms, announced gross profit rose 11% in constant currency in the first half of the year ended May 31.

The London-based staffing provider, which has operations in the US, reported growth in contract placement gross profit happened in...

NES acquires California-based life sciences talent provider

Staffing firm NES Global Talent acquired Redbock LLC, a talent provider to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical devices industries. The transaction is aimed at bolstering the life science capabilities of NES.

RedBock, headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., provides contingent staffing, in-sourced...

Former CareerBuilder exec sues company for sexual harassment

A former CareerBuilder executive sued the company in federal court claiming sexual discrimination. The suit says the company had a culture that turned a blind eye toward sexual harassment and bullying of women. Examples of discrimination in the suit includes a male executive who, uninvited, followed...

Hawaii posts lowest jobless rate in May

Hawaii posted the lowest unemployment rate among all states in May at 2.0%, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. North Dakota was next at 2.6% on a seasonally adjusted basis, followed by Iowa and New Hampshire, both at 2.7%.

Alaska recorded the highest jobless rate among all states at 7.2% in May....

People: Jackson Healthcare, Scout Exchange, Kincannon & Reed, Kingsley Gate

Jackson Healthcare, one of the largest US healthcare staffing providers, hired Matthew Harrison as VP of human resources. Prior to joining Jackson Healthcare, Harrison held leadership roles at Manheim, McKesson, The Weather Com. and Comcast.

Scout Exchange, a platform to connect companies with search...

Kforce Government Solutions subsidiary appoints new CEO

Kforce Government Solutions Inc., a subsidiary of Kforce Inc. (NASD: KFRC), appointed President Maureen Coyle as CEO, effective July 1. She replaces Pat Moneymaker, who held the role since 2014 and will remain chairman of the board.

Coyle joined KGS in 2016 as chief strategy officer and served as...

Canadian GDP to grow 2.0% this year despite US tariffs: RBC

The Canadian economy is gaining momentum despite looming concerns over US-imposed tariffs, according to the RBC Economic Outlook quarterly report. While not nearing the 3.0% growth pace of 2017, real GDP is expected to grow by 2.0% in 2018 before slowing slightly to 1.8% in 2019.

Recent US tariffs have...

Half of human cloud, ride-sharing drivers say it’s their full-time job: report

About half of drivers for human cloud, ride-sharing firms such as Uber and Lyft drive full-time hours and half also consider the work their sole job, according to a report released last month by the University of California Los Angeles Labor Center. The report included a survey of 260 drivers for the...

Weekly staffing employment hits record last quarter compared to other first quarters: ASA

US staffing companies employed an average of 3.1 million temporary and contract workers per week in the first quarter, according to data released today by the American Staffing Association. This is the highest number for any first quarter since reporting for the ASA Staffing Employment and Sales Survey...