Eurofound released a 2010 yearbook entitled Living and Working in Europe. [Eurofound]
The Small Business Administration highlighted the success of Dover Staffing who will celebrate its 15th anniversary later this year. According to SBA statistics, 75 percent of small businesses fail before that 15-year mark. Great Job Dover Staffing! Congratulations! [11 Alive]
Donovan & Watkins announced the opening of operations and new offices in Chicago, Illinois. [Market Watch]
Solyndra’s bankruptcy filing after receiving a $535 million federal loan guarantee surprised many including but not limited to West Valley Staffing who is owed $1.5 million. [Mercury News]
Creditors’ committee named for Solyndra includes West Valley Staffing, Hayward-based Plastikon Industries and a former employee. [Business journals]
The oil and gas industry is booming and looking for oil field employees who can expect to make between $40,000 and $50,000 annually – and that’s a conservative estimate, said SOS Staffing recruiter Brad Patrick. [Loveland Connection]
Kavaliro plans for $100 million revenue in four years. Are your plans as optimistic? [Orlando Business Journal]
Smart-Tek Solutions Inc. reports that the recent amended filings were for administrative cleanup purposes. [Market Watch]
The 2011 Best of Staffing Talent List. [CareerBuilder, inaVERO]
Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary. [Bureau of Labor Statistics]
State lays off, projects continue. Staffing company offers viable solutions and current opportunities. [Gazette]
Taskforce Recruitment, owned and managed by Russell Page for over 20 years, has been acquired by the AIM listed Staffline Group Plc. [Business Weekly]
170 caregivers were called into a meeting and received pink slips, a move prompted by Governor Rick Snyder’s office to privatize care at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans facility and save the state millions of dollars. They’ll be replaced by employees from the private staffing company J2S Healthcare Force. The changeover will happen at the end of September. [TMCNet]
Conducting A Background Check: 5 Things You Need To Know. [Huffington Post]
SFN Group Wins ExactTarget’s Connections 2011 Best Mobile Campaign. [Click Whisperer]
Congratulations ISI (Innovative Staffing Incorporated) and CHG Healthcare Services, Inc. for ranking in Utah Business’s 2011’s Fast 50. [Utah Business]
TOKYO (Nikkei)–The number of people who worked as temporary employees totaled roughly 2.67 million last fiscal year, shrinking 11.6% on the year for a second straight annual decline, according to preliminary data released Friday by the Labor Ministry. [Nikkei]
Manpower recruitment agency, Fahad Manpower is experiencing strong growth in business due to continued outsourcing by Western firms. [International Business Times]
Recruitment of Temporary Staff Rises. [Journalism]
