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Averion sells staffing division
October 9, 2007Averion International Corp. of Southborough MA sold its life sciences staffing business for almost $2.3 million. The staffing unit was sold to former Averion executives Philip Clark and Harvey Greenawalt, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The staffing company will...
56% say it's tough filling accounting, finance positions
October 9, 2007More than half of finance and human resources managers, 56%, reported difficulty filling accounting and finance jobs, according to a study released by Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE: RHI). The study found that managers worldwide are taking five weeks to fill staff-level accounting and finance positions...
Awards and honors - Hire Dynamics, Medicus, QPS, CareerBuilder
October 9, 2007Hire Dynamics LLC was named one of
2008 Executive Forum call for speakers and topics
October 8, 2007The 2008 Staffing Industry Executive Forum will take place March 5-7 in
Office openings - The Jacobson Group, Clinsys
October 8, 2007The Jacobson Group announced the opening of a branch in
Clynsis Clinical Research Inc. is moving its headquarters to a larger facility in...
Spherion worker confidence index falls
October 8, 2007Spherion Corp.'s (NYSE: SFN) employee confidence index fell 1.8 points to 56.7 in September, its lowest level this year, according to the company.
The number of
Research from Staffing Industry Analysts
October 8, 2007Here is a list of research reports released last week by Staffing Industry Analysts.
BRIEFING - Select acquires $190M industrial staffing firm
Select Staffing, part of The Select Family of Staffing Companies, acquired Boca Raton FL-based Tandem Staffing Solutions for an undisclosed sum. For more, click...
CEO confidence falls
October 5, 2007Corporate chief executives' confidence fell in the third quarter, The Conference Board reported today. Its measure of CEO confidence fell to 44 points in the third quarter from 45 in the second; a reading of more than 50 points reflects more positive than negative responses. The survey includes about...
Economic gauge's level edges down
October 5, 2007The Economic Cycle Research Institute's forward-looking gauge of the
Canada has lowest jobless rate since 1974
October 5, 2007The Canadian unemployment rate fell to 5.9% in September, the first time it has been under 6.0% since November 1974, Statistics Canada reported today. Employment rose by an estimated 51,000 in September to more than 16.9 million. Of the added jobs, 32,500 were full-time.