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Seek Professionals acquires Minnesota firm
January 11, 2018Grafton, Wis.-based Seek Professionals, a sister company of Seek Careers, acquired Minneapolis-based Career Professionals Inc.
CPI, founded in 1989, places candidates in entry-level to midlevel permanent positions in sales, customer service, marketing, management, finance and administrative functions....
G&A Partners buys accounts of Employer Essentials PEO
January 11, 2018Professional employer organization G&A Partners has bought the accounts of Denver-based PEO Employer Essentials.
With the deal in place, Houston-based G&A Partners reported it now serves more than 1,000 clients and 36,000 worksite employees in the US and Latin America.
“Acquiring Employer Essentials’...
Molding Business Services acquires executive recruiting firm for plastics, packaging industries
January 11, 2018Molding Business Services, headquartered in Florence, Mass., acquired Gros Executive Recruiters of Franklin, Tenn. Both firms provide recruiting and executive search services to the plastics industry.
The transaction closed Jan. 2; terms were not disclosed.
Molding Business Services brings a deeper...
Jobless claims average up by 9,000, initial claims hit highest level in more than three months
January 11, 2018The US four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance rose to 250,750 last week, up 9,000 from the previous week’s unrevised average, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Department of Labor.
The four-week moving average decreases the volatility of...
InGenesis acquires Kelly Service’s healthcare specialty business
January 10, 2018InGenesis Inc., a San Antonio-based healthcare staffing firm, acquired Kelly Healthcare Resources, the healthcare specialty business of Kelly Services (NASD: KELYA).
“We are thrilled with this acquisition as it blends the storied tenure of Kelly’s healthcare business with our focused innovation,”...
Staffing firm PageGroup reports Q4 gross profit up 13.8% across most geographies
January 10, 2018UK-based staffing firm PageGroup reported fourth-quarter gross profit rose 13.8% in constant currency in a trading update in advance of full fourth-quarter results scheduled for release in March. PageGroup noted gross profit rose across all regions, except for the UK. However, the firm reported particularly...
IT staffing provider TSR revenue up 10% in fiscal second quarter
January 10, 2018Net revenue rose 9.8% at IT staffing provider TSR Inc. (NASD: TSRI) in its fiscal second quarter ended Nov. 30. The Hauppauge, NY-based company said the average number of consultants on billing with customers increased to 391 in the quarter from 368 in the year-ago quarter.
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Massachusetts staffing firm operator sentenced to prison for tax crimes, insurance fraud
January 10, 2018The operator of temporary employment agencies providing labor for Massachusetts companies in agricultural industries was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison for tax crimes and insurance fraud, the US Attorney’s Office reported. Souleang Kane — who operated a series of temporary employment agencies...
Uber agrees to pay New York state drivers up to $3 million over alleged excess fees (Reuters)
January 10, 2018A settlement agreement was reached by Uber to pay up to $3 million to settle a lawsuit brought on behalf of 2,241 drivers in the state of New York who accused the human cloud, ride-sharing firm of excessive fees, Reuters reported. Uber denied the allegations and settled without admitting wrongdoing....
Immigration agency says rumored change to H-1B visas not happening (TechCrunch)
January 10, 2018TechCrunch reported US Citizenship and Immigration Services says no policy change is underway that would end extensions of H-1B visas for those applying for green cards. The rumored change would have impacted tech workers in the US. H-1B visas are used by companies, including staffing firms, to bring...