Motion Recruitment Partners has acquired MATRIX Resources to bolster its portfolio of global talent solutions companies; these include Motion Recruitment, Sevenstep, and the Goal. MATRIX will be joining forces with Motion Recruitment, MRP’s specialized information technology staffing business. The…
Ohio Appeals Court Reinforces a Trial Court’s Ability to Modify Noncompete Agreements
In MetroHealth Sys. v. Khandelwal, Ohio’s Eighth District Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court’s modification of a noncompete agreement between a hospital and a physician formerly employed by the hospital, determining that modifying the agreement protected the hospital’s interest. The…
Diversified Search Group Acquires Alta Associates
Philadelphia-based Diversified Search Group has acquired Alta Associates, an executive search firm specializing in cybersecurity, information technology risk management, and data privacy. For more than three decades, Alta Associates has specialized in providing leadership to firms ranging from…
Physician Noncompete Agreements: What You Should Know
In a medical setting, among other things, a noncompete agreement can protect an employer from losing patients to departing physicians, the benefit of investment in specialized training for the employee, and confidential business information or patient lists. While most states analyze health care…
SkillStorm Acquires Talent Path and Announces Strategic Investment From Achieve Partners
SkillStorm, a technology talent developer that deploys specialized teams of custom trained U.S. tech talent to its Fortune 500 clients, announced it has acquired Talent Path, a company that hires, trains, and deploys workers. SkillStorm provides fully formed tech teams at any level of experience,…
2022 Construction Season Brings Great Opportunity for Skilled Trade Job Seekers
Despite supply chain and inflation-related issues, the construction industry is back in full swing following pandemic setbacks. In March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that employment has continued to trend up, returning the construction industry to its prepandemic (February 2020)…
The Planet Group Announces Agreement to Acquire Launch Consulting Group
The Planet Group has entered into an agreement to acquire Launch Consulting Group, a digital consultancy firm headquartered in the Seattle area that helps large and scaling companies transform their business through intelligent operations, customer and employee engagement, and enhanced products…
GHR Healthcare Acquires Meleeo
GHR Healthcare, the parent company of seven strategic staffing brands spanning health care, wellness, travel nursing, and education, has officially acquired Tampa, FL-based Meleeo. The acquisition expands GHR’s ability to provide specialized revenue cycle workforce solutions to its current and…
Skilled Trades Workforce Aging as Fewer Recruits Enter Trades
The skilled trades industry is proving to be one of the hardest hit by worker scarcity stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic, according to an analysis by PeopleReady Skilled Trades, a specialized division of PeopleReady, a TrueBlue company. In the period from March 2020 to December 2021, four…
Remote Work and Flexibility Are More Important Than Ever in Retaining Talent
Ninety-two percent of employees said they want more control over when and where they work, according to a survey of more than 3,300 professionals in the marketing, creative, technology, fashion, retail, and beauty sectors by 24 Seven, a specialized digital marketing and creative recruitment firm….
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