Allen Matkins, a California-based full service real estate and business law firm, announced today the hiring of labor and employment attorney Benjamin J. Kim in its Los Angeles office. Ben joins Allen Matkins’ Litigation Department as a member of the firm’s Labor & Employment and Class Actions Practice Groups. “Ben’s experience and success in litigating a…

Colleen B. Brown Joins TrueBlue Board of Directors TrueBlue (NYSE:TBI) announced today that Colleen B. Brown has joined the company’s board of directors. “We are very excited to have Colleen join our board of directors,” said Joe Sambataro, TrueBlue chairman of the board. “The outstanding results she has had as a business leader, her innovative…

Corporate Resource Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRRS), a diversified technology, staffing, recruiting, and consulting services firm, today reported that it has reached an all-time high of weekly sales in excess of $20 Million. “This is a tremendous accomplishment for our entire company and the CRS Sales Team,” said John P. Messina, President and CEO of Corporate Resource…

Seraph Capital Forum, the first all women angel investor group created in the United States, today announced its new co-presidents, Jennifer Olsen of Resourceful HR and Annette Rubin of HydroPeptide. Since 1998, Seraph members have funded numerous early stage companies located in the Pacific Northwest. The goal of the organization is to create opportunities for…

In the years following the recession, a number of metros have become more competitive, capturing a larger share of the total jobs added in the U.S. because of factors that are unique to their local economies. CareerBuilder and Economic Modeling Specialists Intl. (EMSI) released new research that shows you which metros are getting a bigger…

2014 Event Longest-Running Consecutive Annual ATS Users Conference in Staffing Industry JobDiva Inc.® (www.JobDiva.com), the global technology leader in staffing, debuted numerous enhancements at its annual users conference at the elegant New York Hilton Midtown in the heart of bustling Manhattan last week. In its eighth year, the premier two-day event is the longest-running consecutive…

Leading Staffing Firm to Drive Overall Company Success Through Enhanced Recruiting Efforts BrightMove, a leading provider of on-demand recruiting software for staffing firms, outsourcing providers and corporate HR departments, today announced that Conexess Group LLC, a national provider of career opportunities for skilled and hardworking professionals, has selected BrightMove’s 100% SaaS staffing platform, BrightMove Deliver,…

SAN RAMON, Calif., June 25, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AccountNow, Inc. CEO, Jim Jones, today announced that AccountNow® Visa® Prepaid Card customers can now load checks to their reloadable prepaid card using their mobile device. “AccountNow Visa Prepaid Card cardholders can now have immediate access to funds by simply using a smart phone app to…

By Sarah Halzack | The Washington Post Several years ago, when Serge Knystautas was building his website business, PrestoSports, he faced a typical startup dilemma: He badly needed software developers, and he was finding it hard to lure such in-demand workers when he couldn’t promise them a steady paycheck. So Knystautas turned to oDesk, an…