Workers going the distance for employment: super commuters take the morning plane. [Bloomberg Businessweek]
Will Manufacturing Hiring Demand Turn Around in 2012? [Wanted Analytics]
Lack of education among young people a worry. [Randstad]
Man dies in accident at recycling plant. Michael Day, who owns StaffCo (the temporary agency who employed the man at the recycling plant), said 26-year-old Fernando Aburto cut his hand while manually stripping insulation from wire at the plant, then fainted at the sight of the blood, hit his head on the concrete and was sent to the hospital. [Savannah Morning News]
Brine Group celebrates its 10-Year Anniversary. [Digital Journal]
PDS Tech, Inc. receives Silver Boeing Performance Excellence Award. [MarketWatch]
Brickell Personnel Consultants of Miami, FL has been honored with a recognition by South Florida Business Journal in its selection of “Top 25 Temporary Personnel & Staffing Agencies.” [MarketWatch]
QPS expands to midwestern states. [The Business Journal]
Survey: 51% of insurers expect to increase staff in 2012. [Insurance Journal]
BizCloud® launches cloud computing technology placement and recruiting services job board. [PRWeb]
Employer groups unite against increase to minimum wage. [NJ Biz]
MIT research: The high price of losing manufacturing jobs. [EurekAlert]
The days of 99 weeks of unemployment benefits are numbered. President Obama signed a bill that will extend federal unemployment benefits, which were set to expire at the end of this month, through the end of this year. But the law, combined with falling unemployment rates, will reduce the maximum duration of benefits to 73 weeks from 99 by year’s end. [San Francisco Gate]
Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s plan to spend $5 million to recruit 1,000 out-of-state workers survived a challenge on the floor of the House of Representatives Thursday. Rep. David Lust, R-Rapid City, said a separate bill wasn’t needed because the governor already has authority to enter into contracts such as what he wants to do with recruitment firm Manpower Inc. Lust said Daugaard simply needs money appropriated to pay for the contract. [Rapid City Journal]
Hudson Highland Group reports 2011 full year and fourth quarter results. [Globe Newswire]
Cirrus Medical Staffing announces 46% growth in 2011 revenue. [PRWeb]
House and Senate introduce resolutions condemning NLRB Election Rule. [DC Employment Law Update]
