Psst … have you heard the news about office politics? Majority of workers surveyed cite gossip as most common form of office politics. [MarketWatch]
Houston Apartment Award presented for just fourth time in 52 Years. Kenneth J. Bohan, founder of The Liberty Group, will receive the HAA Lifetime Achievement Award for his track record of dedicated service to multifamily industry. The Liberty Group is a Houston-based executive search, staffing, and personnel firm. [PR]
AMN promotes Beth Machado to President of Travel Nursing. [PRNewswire]
US manufacturing growth still weak, PMI survey shows. [BBC News]
Mediatum U.S., Inc. announced that Patrice Young, a seasoned life sciences industry executive recruiter, has joined the firm as senior partner. [Business Review USA]
Federal regulators have cited Waste Management of Trenton and Labor Ready Northeast Inc. of Ewing for violations as the result of a trash collector’s death due to the heat on June 1. [The Trentonian]
Amy Ruth, vice president of operations and chief of staff of Jacksonville-based staffing agency Incepture, will discuss flexible workplaces at a pre-conference workshop at the HR Florida Conference & Expo on Aug. 26 in Orlando. [World EIN News]
Trends indicate Central Jersey’s shift towards contingent workforce. [PRLog]
Prosecutors scrutinize ties between Atl.-based Fiderion and Regions. [Atlanta Business Journals]
Cameron Smith & Associates expands to Seattle. [The City Wire]
AVID Technical Resources announces the opening of San Diego office. [Herald Online]
The University of Louisiana System opened the door to hiring a recruiting firm to help find a new president after receiving only eight applications one month into the search. [KATC]
Randstad: Employers beware, U.S. workers feeling left behind. [PRNewswire]
A big 91% ‘no’ to giving up Facebook password to employers, according to Barker Ross research. [Source Wire]
Top 10 most common business jargon phrases. [Daily Mail]
Americans are more stressed-out than ever and crave time off, but work woes keep majority from taking all their vacation days, says new survey by Westin Hotels. [Starwoord]
Digging for candidates: shale mining jobs still growing. [Wanted Analytics]
Less than a week after dismissing 150 temporary employees, William McCarthy said he remains committed to establishing a major call center in Erie. McCarthy, who launched a call center in July on the second floor of the former Griswold Plaza post office, said he shut the operation down Friday when it became apparent that he couldn’t come to terms on a lease with the owner of the property. [Go Erie]
