American Health Staffing Group acquires travel nurse staffing firm

American Health Staffing Group Inc. acquired Advance Med, a Frisco, Texas-based provider of travel nurse staffing co-founded by John Clements and Kaine Smith. Advance Med currently places more than 300 traveling healthcare professionals.

“We are excited to welcome John and Kaine to the AHSG family,”...

North Dakota posts lowest jobless rates in September; Colorado and Hawaii close behind

North Dakota posted the lowest unemployment rate among all states in September at 2.4%, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Colorado and Hawaii followed at 2.5% each.

Alaska recorded the highest jobless rate among all states at 7.2% in September.

The BLS reported unemployment rates fell in...

People: Strategic Staffing Solutions, Aviation Personnel International, Korn Ferry and more

Strategic Staffing Solutions, an IT and business services corporation based in downtown Detroit, named Chris Byron as its new Charlotte, NC, branch market team leader. He will oversee accounts in S³’s energy and utility, financial services, and healthcare industry verticals. Byron most recently was...

Attorneys seek dismissal of lawsuits in hepatitis C temp worker case (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported attorneys representing the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Maxim Healthcare Services on Wednesday asked the state Supreme Court in Pittsburgh to dismiss a group of lawsuits against them alleging that their failure to report a healthcare traveler who stole...

Brazilian job recruitment marketplace Revelo raises $4.6 million (TechCrunch)

Revelo, a Brazilian job marketplace raised $4.6 million in its latest financing, TechCrunch reports. “We use machine learning and adaptive technical tests to offer a curated talent pool of engaged talent to our more than [1,500] clients,” said Revelo’s co-founder Lucas Mendes, in a statement...

Lyft announces $1 billion funding round led by Google investment fund

Human cloud, ride-sharing firm announced in a blog post that it received $1 billion in a funding round led by CaptialG, an investment fund formed by Alphabet, the parent of Google. The investment brings Lyft’s post-money valuation to $11 billion.

The deal calls for CapitalG Partner David Lawee to join...

Staffing 360 revenue rises 9% in Q3 but net loss increases

Staffing 360 Solutions Inc. (NASD: STAF), in a pre-release of earnings, reported revenue rose approximately 9% to $50 million in its fiscal third quarter ended Sept. 30. This includes $6 million from acquisitions.

Gross margins increased to 18.5% from 18.3%, but net loss increased. Full results are expected...

Canadian staffing index posts moderate year-over-year growth in September

The Canadian staffing index, which measures staffing activity in Canada, fell 4% in September from August to a reading of 109. However, on a year-over-year basis, the index was up 1% in September.

September 2017 had one fewer working day than September 2016.

“The September index value has grown year...

Staffing software firm Avionté names new CEO

Avionté, a provider of front- and back-office software to the staffing industry, appointed former Thomson Reuters executive Karl Florida as CEO.

“After an extensive effort, we were thrilled to find Karl, who brings a customer-first mindset and a focus on building great teams,” said Kevin Frick, co-chairman...

Beige Book: Staffing firms report steady wage growth, tight labor markets

Staffing firms and other contacts generally reported steady wage growth and tight labor markets in certain areas and for certain occupations in September through early October, according to the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book report released Wednesday. The Beige Book, a collection of observations from...