Green Planet Group, Inc. announced that its wholly owned staffing subsidiary, Lumea, Inc., completed negotiations and has signed a Servicing Agreement with Tri-State Staffing Services, Inc., effective July 28, 2012. This Contract establishes a new “hybrid” agreement between the two parties which is the foundation of a long and profitable relationship. [EIN News]
Accel-KKR, a private equity company based in Menlo Park, Calif., has acquired a majority stake in Pinstripe Inc., a Brookfield human resource services firm, the companies said Thursday morning. [JS Online]
Trustaff acquired Medical Connections Inc. [Business Courier]
Online Labor demand down over 150,000 In July. [Newsroom America]
New Robert Half Legal research shows impact of technology on legal field. [MarketWatch]
CTS International to conduct UK & Germany interviews which will lead to aerospace jobs in the USA. [MarketWatch]
Though small, the hiring gains expected during August 2012 will surpass the rate from the same month last year, according to the Leading Indicators of National EmploymentR (LINER) report from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). [Investor Ideas]
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy announced the availability of approximately $950,000 to fund a cooperative agreement to establish and operate the Accessible Technology Action Center, a new national resource that will facilitate and promote the use of accessible technology in the hiring, employment, retention and career advancement of individuals with disabilities. [U.S. Politics Today]
Peoplelink Staffing Solutions is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. [The Times]
Link Staffing Services has named Ruth McCurdy as its new Company Operations Manager. [Melodika]
CPL Resources will announce its full year results for the year ended 30th June 2012 on Thursday 6th September 2012. [StockMarketWire]
OptiScan expands document conversion services to include full-service staffing. [MarketWatch]
Controversy surrounds health care contract workers. [CNN]
In recent weeks, employees at three different Portland-area worksites were exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide while operating gas-powered equipment. Oregon OSHA, a division of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, is urging employers to take precautions to avoid carbon monoxide exposure, which can cause nausea, dizziness, headache, or in extreme cases, death. [Worker’s Compensation]
Aviation Search Group attending AUVSI. [Rotor]
The event was billed as a job fair, but with only one confirmed job opening, temporary staffing agency United Staffing Associates was using it as an opportunity to add to its pool of workers for agricultural and other jobs it expects to start in August. [Hanford Sentinel]
Express Employment Professionals opens new location in Delaware County, PA. [PR]
Catholic Charities staffing agency has social mission. [NOLA]
OPYS introduces New Physician Services. [Virtual Strategy]
