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Defense Health Agency selects 36 firms for healthcare staffing contract worth $7.5 billion (Washington Technology)

October 25, 2017

The Defense Health Agency chose 36 small firms for a $7.5 billion healthcare staffing contract covering military facilities in all 50 US states, Washington Technology reported. Work will take place between Dec. 1 of this year toNov. 20, 2022.


New Illinois law imposes more legal requirements on staffing agencies (The Staffing Stream)

October 25, 2017

A new Illinois law impacting staffing firms. Kerryann Hasse Minton, a managing partner with law firm Michael Best & Friedrich, discusses what the law does and what staffing firms can do in a new post in The Staffing Stream.


Global staffing revenue at $429 billion, forecast growth for this year is 6%

October 24, 2017

The global staffing industry generated an estimated $429 billion in revenue worldwide in 2016, according to the “Global Staffing Industry Market Estimates and Forecast: October 2017 Update” released by Staffing Industry Analysts. Three countries — the US, Japan and the UK — made up a majority...


Randstad Q3 revenue up 9% organically; Europe drives growth while US revenue remains flat

October 24, 2017

Third-quarter revenue at Randstad Holding NV rose 9% on an organic basis, which excludes the impact of currency, acquisitions and divestitures and adjusts for working days. European markets — with topline growth of 11% — drove the increase, led by Italy’s 27% increase in revenue and France and...


Private equity firm invests in nurse staffing firm, adds former AMN exec to board

October 24, 2017

New MainStream Capital announced it partnered with company founder Tim Kinnetz in the recapitalization of Iowa-based GrapeTree Medical Staffing LLC.

The transaction closed Oct. 22; terms were not disclosed.

In addition, New MainStream Capital operating executive council member Bob Livonius will serve as...


Volt to sell quality assurance testing business for $66 million

October 24, 2017

Volt Information Sciences Inc. (NYSE MKT: VISI) agreed to sell its quality assurance testing business, known as VMC, to Keywords International Limited, a technical services provider to the global video games industry, to focus on moving forward as a pure-play staffing company.

VMC is a part of Volt’s...


ASA staffing index up; four-week moving average hits highest value for 2017

October 24, 2017

The American Staffing Association’s staffing index edged up a reading of 98.61 in the week of Oct. 9 to Oct. 16. Staffing employment was up 1.32% compared to the same week last year.

Temporary and contract staffing employment was 0.09% higher than the prior week, with some survey respondents citing...


Firms willing to pay millions to attract academics to artificial intelligence jobs – Staffing quote of the week

October 24, 2017

“What we’re seeing is not necessarily good for society, but it is rational behavior by these companies,” Andrew Moore told The New York Times. “They are anxious to ensure that they’ve got this small cohort of people” who can work on this technology. Moore is the dean of computer science at...


Report cites decline in business passengers for Uber, but Lyft gets most market share ever (CNET)

October 24, 2017

CNET reports human cloud, ride-sharing firm Uber reportedly lost 1% of the ground transportation market, citing a report released by Certify, a management software company that tracks business expenses and travel receipts. In some cities, like San Francisco, it saw an 8% fall. Meanwhile, Lyft had its...


CTG revenue falls 5% amid decreased demand from largest clients, but European revenue rises

October 24, 2017

Third-quarter revenue fell 5.2% at Computer Task Group Inc. (NASD: CTG), with the company reporting the decrease primarily reflects reduced demand from the largest staffing clients. However, the Buffalo, NY-based IT staffing and services provider noted European revenue rose 18.9%.

CTG lowered its full-year...