De Bellas & Co. announced today that BG Staffing, Inc. (NYSE: MKT: BGSF), headquartered in Plano, Texas, has acquired Donovan & Watkins, a division of Houston-based Willis Group. Donovan & Watkins was advised by De Bellas & Co. BG Staffing is a rapidly growing national provider of professional temporary staffing services to a variety of…

Earlier today, Spend Matters PRO published a detailed company and geographic update on IQNavigator, IQNavigator: From Strength to Strength – 2015 Company and Solution Outlook. This was the first research brief in a series providing an updated look at one of the top 3 VMS providers by volume and growth (Fieldglass, Beeline and IQNavigator together…

Workable, a Boston startup that makes online recruiting software, said it raised $5 million in additional funding from existing investors including 83North Venture Capital and the Openfund. Workable allows smaller companies to post to multiple jobs boards, review candidates and schedule interviews. Based in Boston, Workable says its software “has been adopted by thousands of…

Today JobDiva Inc.® (www.JobDiva.com), the global technology leader in staffing, announced that its real-time synchronization between Microsoft Dynamics GP® financial accounting software and JobDiva’s Talent Acquisition and Management solution has surpassed 500,000 financial transactions. Through this seamless integration, staffing companies can easily export invoices, timesheets, salary details and general ledger entries from JobDiva directly into…

Automated Business Designs, Inc., developer of Ultra-Staff staffing software, today announced a brand-new version of its Dashboard reporting application. The new Dashboard suite will provide users with all of their important metrics on-demand and is a custom-built application specifically designed and tailored to fit the needs of the recruiting industry. “We are incredibly excited to…

Spark Hire (http://www.sparkhire.com), the leading online video interviewing platform, has released a new video titled “Recruit Like Dave” which illustrates how Spark Hire’s video interviewing solutions can help staffing and recruiting professionals beat their competition to achieve greatness. “Recruit Like Dave” is a character-driven David and Goliath comedy about a high-powered boss, his know-it-all assistant,…

Strategic alliance expands global footprint into Latin America to reach growing staffing industry Staffing Industry Analysts, the global advisor on contingent work, and staffingamericalatina, an independent media company specializing in Latin America labor markets, recently announced a strategic alliance to offer Staffing Industry Analysts’ products and services in Latin America. staffingamericalatina will provide critical research…

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) sets forth specific coverage and reporting requirements that employers must meet. To help them navigate the complexities of those requirements, avoid steep fines and penalties, and reduce ACA-related administrative work, BeneTrac, a Paychex company and provider of powerful, web-based enrollment and employee benefits administration software, today introduced BeneTrac Employer Shared…

Your company is throwing a cocktail shindig and you need someone to staff the check-in table for two hours. How do you fill that kind of extremely short-term gig? A startup with roots on two local campuses, Jobble, has built a mobile app and website that will try to supply a solution. Jobble is a marketplace…