Katherine Alvarez
Managing Editor
Recent Articles
MDI Group lists board of directors
26 June 2013
MDI Group, an Atlanta-based information technology staffing provider, formed a seven-person board of directors to assist in plans for market penetration and expansion during the next five years.
Bridge Technical Talent buys IT staffing firm
26 June 2013
Bridge Technical Talent, an information technology staffing provider based in Rhode Island, completed its first acquisition with the purchase of BPS Becker Professional Search Inc., which also serves the technology sector.
Nashville company acquires IT staffing firm
26 June 2013
Nashville, Tenn.-based information technology staffing firm Zycron Inc., a provider of information technology services and solutions, acquired Computer Professionals Inc., an IT staffing and recruiting agency also based in Nashville.
M&A: CSC sells division, Fahrenheit IT buys Chicago firm
28 May 2013
Recent deals involving information technology services firms include Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC) striking a deal to sell its applied technology division and Fahrenheit IT Staffing and Consulting, a division of Global Employment Solutions, acquiring IT staffing firm Indecon Solutions.
Performance gap widens between US IT staffing firms
16 May 2013
The performance gap between “high-profit” information technology staffing companies in the U.S. and typical firms in the industry has reached historic levels, according to the 2013 TechServe Alliance Operating Practices Report released by the TechServe Alliance.
Clinical/Scientific Staffing Provider Changes Hands
6 February 2013
Cross Country Healthcare Inc. is selling its clinical trial services business to ICON plc for $52 million, plus an earn-out of up to $3.75 million. The deal is expected to close within the next 30 days.
Contingent Bill Rates Rise Over Year
23 January 2013
Bill rates for U.S. contingent workers rose during 2012, according to IQNavigator, a vendor management system provider. IQNavigator’s index of contingent labor bill rates in the U.S. increased 2.7 percent in December when compared with the same month in the previous year.
EEOC Sues Sony and Staffing Firm
12 December 2012
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit last week against Sony and its staffing provider alleging the companies violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by terminating a contingent worker because she had a prosthetic leg.
ACS Acquires Large IT Staffing Provider
26 September 2012
American CyberSystems Inc. acquired substantially all of the assets of the staffing business of Comforce in a deal that will expand ACS’ capabilities in information technology, engineering, healthcare and government staffing.