IQNavigator’s product roadmap and investments in big data initiatives around the future of talent management – including, but not limited to, contingent labor – yield a number of clues into the direction of the future of vendor management systems overall. While a number of items on IQNavigator’s product horizon are no doubt designed to keep…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…