HCL Technologies acquires Butler America Aerospace

HCL Technologies, one of India’s largest IT providers, acquired Butler America Aerospace for $85 million. The transaction closed Jan. 3.

Butler Aerospace has seven design centers and more than 900 engineers in the US. It provides engineering and design services in the areas of mechanical and structural...

Tech CEO: Industry needs to ‘step it up’ — Staffing quote of the week

“We have been beneficiaries, as an industry, of doing things cheaper than others at the same quality, and I think that that's no longer enough, Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka said in a Q&A with CNBC. “That with automation, with the need for innovation that businesses around the world have, we really...

Temp worker attacks hiring manager with meat cleaver (WFLA)

A temporary worker at a Winter Haven, Fla., restaurant was charged with attempted murder after deputies say he attacked the restaurant owner with a meat cleaver, WFLA reports. According to the report, the attack happened after the restaurant owner requested the worker’s identification in order to convert...

Temp Holdings invests in online staffing firm Wonolo

Online staffing firm Wonolo received an investment from Tokyo-based Temp Holdings Co. Ltd., the ninth-largest staffing firm in the world.

Wonolo operated in the “just-in-time” staffing segment of online staffing firms where buyer can order, pay and manage workers online while the workers perform tasks...

eTeam acquires London-based Dryden Human Capital

eTeam Inc., a US-based staffing services and talent management solutions provider, acquired Dryden Human Capital, the parent company of Darwin Rhodes. The acquisition gives eTeam access to new global markets and increases its market share in London and the US.

The transaction closed Jan. 6; terms were...

Catalant names former Salesforce exec as CRO

Catalant, a Boston-based online staffing platform, announced Dave Walsh joined the company as its first chief revenue officer, effective last Monday. Walsh, who previously served as an advisor to Catalant, will be responsible for driving the company’s go-to-market strategy within companies and across...

People: Yoh, Oasis Outsourcing, Advanced Clinical, Korn Ferry and more

Yoh, announced Emmett McGrath re-joined the company as executive VP effective Jan. 9. He reports directly to Yoh President Anthony Bosco. During the late ’80s through the early 2000s, McGrath worked for Yoh in various leadership positions. Prior to re-joining Yoh, he was division president of On Assignment...

Lyft lost $600 million last year (Business Insider)

Business Insider reports Lyft lost $600 million in 2016 in its battle with Uber for ride-hailing dominance, according to leaked financial data obtained by The Information’s Amir Efrati. While that loss seems staggering, things are looking up for Lyft: the $5.5 billion startup generated $700 million...

What to expect from a ‘Trump’ NLRB (The National Law Review)

The National Law Review reports a new National Labor Relations Board may reverse the joint employer decisions and revert to traditional NLRB principles, which only lead to a joint employer finding when both employers actually and directly control the terms and conditions of employment of employees in...

Next Staffing Industry Daily News is Tuesday

There will be no North American Staffing Industry Daily News on Monday because of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. The next Daily News will be on Tuesday, Jan. 17.