In a concerted effort to boost its portfolio in software, data and analytics, diversified conglomerate General Electric Company (GE) recently completed the acquisition of operating room (OR) management and analytics solutions provider CHCA Computer Systems Inc. The acquisition, which is in line with General Electric’s Industrial Internet strategy, will augment its Healthcare segment with complementary…

Jobaline.com (http://www.jobaline.com), the fastest growing mobile-first, bilingual and highly efficient hourly jobs marketplace, announced today that it is launching the Jobaline Publisher Network (http://www.jobaline.com/publisher). The Jobaline Publisher Network offers publishers a value-add service for their audience and a new source of revenue through Jobaline.com’s powerful job search and application widget or job-listing feed on their…

Industry Consulting Firm G. Palmer & Associates’ Quarterly Forecast Assists in Previewing Near-Term Hiring Patterns Demand for temporary workers in the United States is expected to increase 8.5% on a seasonally adjusted basis for the 2014 second quarter, when compared with the same period in 2013, according to the Palmer Forecast™, released today. The Palmer…

Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference is set for Aug. 17-24 at the World Center Marriott The Workers’ Compensation Institute (WCI) has opened registration for the 69th annual Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference (WCEC), to be held Aug. 17-24 at the Orlando World Center Marriott in Florida. The four-day conference, presented by WCI, is the largest gathering of…

Provade thrives after moving from Silicon Valley Provade Inc. World headquarters: 770 N. Jefferson St., Suite 230, Milwaukee Employees: 25+ in downtown Milwaukee Industry: Software and technology, primarily for the staffing industry www.provade.com   Many high-tech firms in America flock to Silicon Valley, but Provade Inc. made the reverse migration, moving its headquarters from California…

Glassdoor is moving its services into the mobile realm, where jobs and employees are increasingly sought. “We have 250 employees now and will have 300 by end of year,” said Scott Dobroski, senior manager of corporate communications. Seven-year-old Glassdoor (glassdoor.com) offers members the latest job listings, as well as access to proprietary user-generated content including…

Universal Funding Corporation announced that three clients were brought on in March of 2014 to wrap up the first quarter of newly funded clients. Universal Funding Corporation, one of the country’s leading invoice factoring companies, announced that three invoice factoring clients were brought on in March of 2014 to wrap up the first quarter of…

Corra Group has added monthly monitoring of healthcare sanctions background checks to its healthcare employment screening program. The monthly monitoring system helps keep any healthcare related institutions, including hospitals and medical centers, staffing and recruiting contractors, in compliance with the new guidelines issues last year from of the Office of Inspector General. The updated OIG…

HCBR Group Licensed as Professional Employer Organization in Florida Human Capital Business Resource (HCBR) Group Inc announced it is licensed as a professional employer organization (PEO) in Florida and will operate there as HCBR Group Inc of Florida The Company will provide Florida small businesses with much-needed human resource services such as payroll administration, time…