Heat, power outages continue assault on East, Midwest. [USA Today]
Adecco, the national staffing service that consolidated its local operations in Elkhart at the beginning of the recession, is expanding again, with more recruiters and a new office in Warsaw. Senior staffing consultant Michelle Myers, who joined the firm’s South Bend office just before it moved four years ago, says business has accelerated in the past year. [South Bend Tribune]
How much does your company spend on health benefits? [HR BLR]
Shari Dingle Sandifer, founder and CEO, Avant Healthcare Professionals, didn’t always plan to start her own business, much less as a staffing agency. It was her experience as a nurse that drove her to fill a key industry need — the need for quality foreign health care professionals. [Smart Business Online]
Gender identity protections become law in Massachusetts July 1. [Boston]
OSHA initiative promotes construction safety. [Citizens Voice]
Extra Help Inc. operation directors Sara Gerstner and Nicole Kline have completed training and exams to earn their Certified Staffing Professionals Certification. Gerstner and Kline co-manage operations and oversee staffing and recruiting for the company at its locations in St. Louis and Edwardsville. [STL Today]
Star Staffers and CGL Recruiting will be teaming up to strengthen both companies into premier human resource organizations in the Houston area. [chron]
Staffing Industry Analysts announced the results of its annual 2012 VMS (Vendor Management Systems) and MSP (Managed Service Provider) Competitive Landscape Report. Surveying 36 VMS/MSP companies, the most significant change year over year was the growth of spend under management (the total spend of contingent (temporary) labor that is being managed by a technology or alternative service, rather than being managed by the corporation itself). [MarketWatch]
Higher ed seeing more temps. [South Bend Tribune]
Leddy Group opens small office in Keene. [Sentinel Source]
When managing diverse employees, break the mold. [The Salt Lake Tribune]
Florida’s work-release centers quietly going private. [Tampa Bay Times]
Half of managers aren’t good at coaching: study. Employees look for feedback and mentoring. [News1130]
On July 1, the owners of Tipp City-based 11th Hour Staffing Inc. launched “Mission: Employment after Deployment,” an effort to connect as many veterans as possible with their clients. “This hits home, being so close to Wright-Patt. And we have family members on both sides who have served in the military,” Lawrence Brunello (co-owner of 11th Hour Staffing Inc.) said. “We felt as a small company this is something that we could take on and help out.” [Dayton Business Journal]
Online Labor Demand up 232,000 in June. [Conference Board]
For Your Eyes Only: top secret hiring trends. [Wanted Analytics]
Register for Inavero’s Best of Staffing 2013. [Inavero]
