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The Panther Group acquires financial services staffing provider in New York City

April 3, 2018

The Panther Group, a staffing services and workforce provider headquartered in Massachusetts, acquired New York City-based BOC Staffing Solutions. The asset acquisition closed March 23.

BOC, a regional boutique staffing firm, places technology and accounting/finance personnel within the financial service...


Word of the month: SIDES

April 3, 2018

The word of the month, “HR-XML staffing industry data exchange standards,” or SIDES, is defined by Staffing Industry Analysts’ online Lexicon of workforce solutions ecosystem terms as a suite of data exchange standards designed to offer efficiencies and cost savings for all participants...


Long expansions alone don’t stop employment growth (The Conference Board)

April 3, 2018

With an expansion entering its eighth year and unemployment below 5%, many economists at the outset of 2017 feared rising wage growth and tight labor markets would cause a dramatic slowdown in employment growth, writes Brian Schaitkin, a senior economist in US economic outlook and labor markets at...


CHG Healthcare names new CFO

April 2, 2018

CHG Healthcare, the second-largest healthcare staffing firm in the US, named Rob Millard as its new CFO, taking over from Sean Daily, who announced his retirement after nearly two decades with the company.

Millard most recently served as CFO at Earnest Inc. in San Francisco. His previous experience also...


US temp revenue growth decelerates to median 5% in February, Pulse survey finds

April 2, 2018

US temporary staffing revenue rose a median 5% year over year in February — a slight deceleration from 6% in January — among staffing firms taking part in Staffing Industry Analysts’ monthly Pulse survey.

“Year-over-year revenue growth in temporary staffing was moderate in February,” SIA Research...


Funk steps down as CEO of Express Employment Professionals; Bill Stoller takes on role (The Oklahoman)

April 2, 2018

Bob Funk Sr., co-founder of staffing firm Express Employment Professionals, stepped down from his role as CEO, and is being replaced by co-founder Bill Stoller, The Oklahoman newspaper reported. The transition follows a years-long legal battle between the partners that included allegations Funk diverted...


On Assignment is now ASGN, firm completes $775 million ECS acquisition

April 2, 2018

Professional staffing firm ASGN Inc. (NYSE: ASGN) completed its $775 million acquisition of government services contractor ECS Federal LLC. Concurrent with the acquisition, On Assignment changed its name to ASGN Inc. to better reflect the combined company’s business.

On Assignment first announced the...


Hudson names new CEO; separately, Command Center taps Hudson board member as its top exec

April 2, 2018

Hudson Global Inc. (NASD: HSON), an RPO-provider based in New York, appointed board chairman Jeffrey Eberwein as CEO effective Sunday after former top exec Stephen Nolan resigned. The chairman role will now be filled by Richard Coleman, Jr., who heads the board’s compensation committee. Separately,...


ISM manufacturing index for US declines in March, respondents see labor market as ‘constraint’ to production

April 2, 2018

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in March but at a slower pace than in February, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s purchasing managers index for US manufacturing. And firms taking part in the report indicated the labor market as a constraint to production.

March’s...


April Fools’ Day prank leads to fake news; firm claims candidates not offered marijuana

April 2, 2018

Dutch staffing firm YoungCapital on March 26 issued a press release, a twitter post and an online video saying it was offering marijuana and alcohol to job candidates as a way to calm their nerves. Yesterday, the company issued a follow-up press release saying the original press release was an April...