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TemPositions acquires Long Island-based staffing provider Opus

January 06, 2016

The TemPositions Group of Companies acquired certain assets of 28-year-old Long Island-based Opus Staffing and Opus Scientific.

Assets acquired include customer and employee lists, some office and related equipment, and goodwill.

The transaction closed Dec. 31; terms were not disclosed.

Opus Staffing provides direct hire, temporary and temp-to-hire placement of administrative, HR, accounting and finance, marketing and creative professionals. Opus Scientific places laboratory technicians, research associates, documentation specialists, biostatisticians and other professionals in the life sciences, biotech, and related scientific-intensive fields.

The administrative support and non-scientific temporary staffing business will operate under the name TemPositions/Opus; direct hire placement services will conduct business as Opus Staffing; and the scientific market will be serviced under the name Opus Scientific. All operations will be relocated to TemPositions’ Melville, NY, offices.

Opus founder Barbara Gebhardt will serve as a consultant to TemPositions as part of the transaction. Opus staff members Dawn Faggiano, Joe Melillo, Jennifer Rampolla, Mary Meyer and Lori Charbonnier will join The TemPositions Group of Companies and continue to serve their clients.

“Adding a prestigious firm like Opus helps to solidify our position in the Long Island marketplace as the one stop solution for any staffing need,” said TemPositions President and CEO James Essey. “It also enters us into the scientific niche, in which we have long been interested.”

The deal brings Opus access to TemPositions’ suite of electronic tools, including online ordering, electronic time capture and approvals, automated billing, and 24/7 reporting. Additionally, TemPositions’ expanded benefits package will help Opus attract and retain talent.

Founded in 1962, The TemPositions Group of Companies provides temporary, contract temp-to-hire and direct hire services. It serves the New York, Connecticut, New Jersey and California markets.