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Contract Watch - MDI Group, Westaff

August 13, 2008

MDI Group, an Atlanta-based staffing firm, said it was chosen by the BNSF Railway Company to administer and manage its contract worker program at all its locations in the U.S. MDI Group will serve as the managed service provider, while Fieldglass InSite will provide the vendor management system. "This new partnership will enable BNSF to leverage MDI Group's industry knowledge of managed services to help improve efficiencies, provide quality contract workers and align strategic sourcing with their stakeholders," said Andrew Manthei, director of strategic sourcing at BNSF.

Westaff Inc. (NASD: WSTF) said it established a business relationship with Paris Accessories, a privately held company that produces products such as socks, shirts, T-shirts, hats and scarves for distribution to department and drug stores such as Wal-Mart. Westaff will provide temporary workers to Paris Accessories' Los Angeles Distribution center.