Nelson, a Sonoma, Calif.-based staffing provider, opened an office in San Diego and plans to open a second Southern California location later this year in the Los Angeles area. “We’re excited to become part of the greater San Diego community, known for engineering, interactive gaming, telecommunications, food manufacturing and banking as well as its many education institutions,” said Nelson CEO Craig Nelson. “Having lived in San Diego for eight years in the 1990s, it is a homecoming of sorts for me.”

Pentad People Solutions opened its third office in Bronxville, N.Y. Managing the new location will be Elise Flangos, Pentad’s director of sales for the northeast region. Pentad, a staffing and search firm, is based in Princeton, N.J.

ConsultNet, an information technology and engineering recruiting and staff management firm, opened a new office in Tempe, Ariz. Leading the office will be Account Executive Kathy Keirsted. ConsultNet is based in South Jordan, Utah.