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Command Center Reports Second-Quarter 2014 Financial Results

Command Center Inc. News Release (08/07/14)

Command Center Inc. reported revenue of $21.6 million for the second quarter of 2014, down 7% from $23.2 million in the second quarter of 2013. Net income totaled a record $1.5 million, up from $473,000 in the year-ago quarter.

Mitchell Martin Acquires HLP Solutions

HLP Solutions News Release (08/07/14)

New York-based information technology staffing firm Mitchell Martin Inc. has acquired Dallas and Oklahoma City-based recruiting firm HLP Solutions through an asset purchase agreement effective Aug. 1.

WSJ Survey: Economists See Second-Half GDP Growth of 3%

Wall Street Journal (08/07/14) Kathleen Madigan

The U.S. economy is poised to steadily accelerate after weather hampered growth in the first half of 2014, according to the Wall Street Journal’s monthly forecasting survey of 50 economists. Real gross domestic product is pegged to grow at an annual rate just shy of 3% in the third and fourth quarters, which would put GDP growth over the full year at 2%—not much better than the economy’s overall weak performance during its recovery.

Meanwhile, the economists believe that inflation and labor markets will remain stable, with the consensus forecast suggesting the economy will generate an average of 217,000 new jobs a month for the coming 12 months and the jobless rate will end the year at 5.9% and average 5.5% in 2015. The economists also expect the Federal Reserve’s bond-buying stimulus program to end in October as expected, with the first interest rate increase coming in the middle of 2015.

Productivity Rises at 2.5% Pace in Second Quarter

Wall Street Journal (08/08/14) Eric Morath; Jonathan House

U.S. worker productivity improved slightly in the second quarter, suggesting that companies relied in part on such productivity to propel the spring’s economic rebound. Employee output climbed at a 2.5% annualized rate, up from a downwardly revised 4.5% rate in the previous three months, and labor costs rose at a 0.6% pace. Economists polled by the Wall Street Journal had forecast 1.6% growth in productivity and 1.2% growth in labor costs.

Get the Latest ACA Information at Staffing World® 2014

Staffing World is the largest, most comprehensive convention and expo in the staffing, recruiting, and workforce solutions industry. This year’s event takes place Oct. 13–15 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in metro Washington, DC.

Staffing World will feature Affordable Care Act-specific sessions to ensure that staffing firms are 100% prepared for the employer mandates that go into effect in January:

  • “ACA and Staffing—Managing Your ACA Ecosystem,” a session presented by Mike Psenka, senior vice president, workforce analytics at Equifax Workforce Solutions
  • “Employer Mandate Countdown: Final Checklist,” a panel facilitated by Edward A. Lenz, Esq., senior counsel of the American Staffing Association

Additionally, you can focus on the particular questions that concern you in the ASA Learning Pavilion, new this year at Staffing World. Created in response to past participants’ requests for unstructured learning, the ASA Learning Pavilion will be open in the expo hall. Stop by to chat with other Staffing World attendees about important industry topics, including the Affordable Care Act.

Come to Staffing World for the last opportunity to discuss ACA compliance issues with your peers before 2015. Don’t delay—save up to $150 per person when you register by Sept. 5.

Get more information and register online at staffingworld.net.

Welcome New ASA Members

The ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new members, which joined during the week of July 28.

Advantage Staff Partners Inc.

Brockton, MA

Avalon Resources Inc.

The Woodlands, TX

Employers’ Strategic Partnership Group

Warren, PA

The Forum Group

New York, NY

Hans Jacob LLC

Charlottesville, VA

SubReady Inc.

Lakewood, CA