News Releases

March 09, 2015

Crestmark Closes More Than $13MM in Transactions

Crestmark secured the following financial solutions to finish the month of February: A $2.7 million SBA term loan facility was provided on February 9 to a hotel management company in Florida. The financing will be used for acquisition and renovation purposes. On February 10, a $1.2 million SBA term loan facility was provided to an…

March 09, 2015

Brightfield Strategies Engages GRI’s Art Knapp to Accelerate Rollout of Talent Data Exchange

Brightfield Strategies, a leading human capital strategies consultancy, and Geometric Results, Inc. (GRI), the world’s largest independent Managed Service Provider, are pleased to announce that Art Knapp, GRI’s Vice President of Solutions and Innovation, will begin an engagement with Brightfield to accelerate the integration of Brightfield’s Talent Data Exchange (TDX) into MSP program operations. Brightfield’s…

March 03, 2015

Exelare and FeeTrader Integrate Recruiting Platforms

Dallas-based ATS/CRM provider for staffing firms Exelareand Denver-based job board and split-fee network FeeTrader.com announce their integration allowing users seamless use of both platforms. Exelare users can elect to cross post jobs from their Exelare accounts to also appear on FeeTrader’s job board and/or split-fee network. FeeTrader’s job board reposts the jobs automatically to over 30…

March 03, 2015

CIC LAUNCHES NEW EMPLOYMENT SCREENING PLATFORM AND ENHANCED BACKGROUND PRODUCTS

Contemporary Information Corp. (CIC), the nation’s most reputable provider of background screening to the multifamily housing industry, is pleased to announce the recent launch of a new web-based employment screening platform and upgraded packages. This new platform offers bundled services at a cost savings and a la carte options to ensure clients hire the best…

March 03, 2015

JungleBoards.com Announces New Career Center and Job Board Exclusively for School Psychologists

JungleBoards.com, a leading career resource for healthcare professionals, has announced the launch of its newest career center dedicated to school psychology professionals. The newly launched SchoolPsychJobs.com is the newest member of the JungleBoards.com family of career resource websites. It aims to provide valuable career development resources for school-based psychologists via an easy-to-use comprehensive job board…

March 03, 2015

STERLING BANCORP ACQUIRES DAMIAN SERVICES CORPORATION, A SPECIALIZED PAYROLL SERVICES PROVIDER

Sterling Bancorp (NYSE: STL), through its principal subsidiary Sterling National Bank, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Damian Services Corporation (“Damian”), a privately-held provider of payroll funding and related services. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Damian, founded in 1981 and based in Chicago, IL, has been a pioneer in providing…

February 27, 2015

The Funky Market Dynamics of Procurement Technology: Vendor Management Systems (VMS)

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…

February 27, 2015

Recruiting software maker Workable raises $5M in funding

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…