The American jobs engine hit stall speed in May, with the economy adding just 69,000 new jobs while the unemployment rate climbed to 8.2 percent. [CNBC]
Kyyba, Inc. announces Kevin Dacey as Executive Vice President. [MarketWatch]
Command Center announces revenue of $7.43 million for the month of May, revenue up 12.6%; company positioned for continued growth. [MarketWatch]
Onward Search has recently announced its sponsorship of the MITX (Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange) 100 Beers Series, an informal quarterly gathering of dynamic thought leaders, design professionals, and individuals in search of insight, education, opportunities, and a beer or two. [PRWeb]
PrideStaff expands in Memphis with new accounting and financial staffing division. [PRWeb]
Jason Alexander, managing partner of a portfolio of staffing and recruiting companies that includes Alexander Technology Group, KBW Financial Staffing & Recruiting and The Nagler Group, has co-founded nh-internships.com, a free-to-use resource that, in a perfect world, would match up every student in New Hampshire seeking an internship with every employer that is seeking an intern. [NHBR]
Betty Fritch, an employee at Peer Technical, has been patient since the downtown Fond du Lac happened in the beginning of April but patience runs thin as her clothes and hair are permeated with the lingering effects of the smoky debris next door. The neighbors who own the building where the fire occurred would like to rebuild but they are waiting for the insurance company to decide what will happen. What annoyances do you put up with at work? Have you ever brought it up to anyone? [FDL Reporter]
Michael Page says greater demand on finance heads is increasing pressure on already stretched teams. One in six finance directors expect to move to another company in the next two years. [Recruiter]
Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. wants to fire a court-appointed overseer of jail conditions and hire Armor Correctional Services to take over inmate medical care. [Journal Sentinel]
The U.S. arm of London-based staffing firm Alexander Mann Solutions, is considering a deal that would aide in bringing hundreds of jobs to the Downtown Cleveland central business district within a few years. [Cleveland]
TRU Staffing Partners named a National Best Recruiter in the Best of The National Law Journal Awards. [Newswiretoday]
Recruiting By the Numbers — Analyze This! (Part 2 of 2). [ERE]
Annual growth in European Online Recruitment (pdf) remains at 6% , according to the Monster Employment Index. [Monster]
Operations Inc acquires leading local job board network, AllCountyJobs.com. [PRWeb]
Appeals court strikes down DOMA in federal employee case. Does your company offer benefits for domestic partnerships or same sex marriage? [The Washington Post]
NLRB report on social media highlights overbroad employer restrictions. [Corporate Counsel]
Fedcap, The Conference Board and Cornell University ILR School announced the launch of a cross-sector project to lower employment barriers for people with conviction histories. [MarketWatch]
Hiring in Minneapolis hits a new high. [Wanted Analytics]
