Dec. 17, 2020

Industrial Staffing Report

As a tumultuous year comes to an end, what is the current state of play for the industrial staffing market?

2020 vision: A year in review for industrial staffing

15 December 2020

As a tumultuous year comes to an end, what is the current state of play for the industrial staffing market? 


20/20 Foresight acquires California-based firm targeting manufacturing, distribution and supply chain

15 December 2020

20/20 Foresight acquired Saenger Associates, an executive search firm with clients in the manufacturing, distribution and supply chain in these industry verticals: industrial products, aerospace and defense, and consumer products.


Denver-based Resolute Administrative Services makes staffing acquisition, names president

15 December 2020

Resolute Administrative Services, a Denver-based provider of back-office support, workforce and consulting services for staffing firms and PEOs, acquired Confidential Career Solutions, a Texas-based staffing firm focused on the supply chain and logistics industries. Separately, Resolute also announced... More


Kelly’s president of professional and industrial to retire

15 December 2020

Kelly Services Inc. (NASDAQ: KELYA, KELYB) announced Deb Thorpe will retire in January from her role as president of Kelly’s professional and industrial business unit.


Exegistics acquires Versant Supply Chain’s Memphis staffing operations

16 December 2020

Logistics and staffing firm Exegistics acquired the Memphis, Tennessee, staffing operation of Versant Supply Chain that provides industrial and clerical workers.


Illinois-based industrial staffing firm gets investment from Owner Resource Group

16 December 2020

Owner Resource Group made an investment in Itasca, Illinois-based Surestaff LLC.


Contract watch: GSE Systems awarded two master services agreements

16 December 2020

GSE Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: GVP) announced this week that its Nuclear Industry Training and Consulting Group was awarded two master services agreements by a major US utility to provide contracted engineering and staffing support services.


Logistics, parcel hiring soars ahead of holiday e-commerce rush (The Wall Street Journal)

16 December 2020

Logistics hiring skyrocketed in November as transport and distribution companies staffed up on expectations for an unprecedented holiday-season rush, The Wall Street Journal reported.