North Bay Business Journal

  • Only one in five business leaders has succession plan, survey says

    October 3rd, 2011

    NORTH BAY – Less than 20 percent of executives surveyed in a national poll said that they had selected a successor, despite the urging of business succession experts in the North Bay and beyond that the issue not be taken lightly.

  • Surprise: Some jobs are proving difficult to fill

    August 8th, 2011

    NORTH BAY – Despite a persistently high unemployment rate on both a national and local level, many employers are having a difficult time finding top-tier talent and filling an increasing amount of positions, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

  • When to pull the trigger on hiring? Don’t wait too long, experts say

    April 11th, 2011

    NORTH BAY – A number of recent reports on hiring, along with a welcome decline in county unemployment rates, indicate that a recovery is finally, albeit slowly, taking hold across the state and the North Bay.

  • Forecast sees additional hiring in second quarter

    March 14th, 2011

    NORTH BAY — Despite flat or increasing unemployment rates across much of the state and the North Bay, the second quarter should see an increase in hires as recovery winds its way through numerous sectors, according to a report by Robert Half International.

  • 2011 Trends: Experts see modest jobs improvement for 2011

    January 3rd, 2011

    The Business Journal surveyed the North Bay’s largest staffing companies plus jobs and economic forecaster TrimTabs Investment Research in Santa Rosa for their outlook on 2011.

  • Robert Half report projects Q4 hiring bump

    October 4th, 2010

    NORTH BAY – While staffing agencies have reported tepid confidence among employers through the first three quarters of this year, the fourth quarter looks to yield significantly more hires as executives express a greater need for employees and a harder time recruiting them, according to a Robert Half International survey.

  • Nelson hires Lightner as VP of business development

    June 23rd, 2010

    SONOMA — Deja Lighntner, a 12-year veteran in the staffing and recruiting industry, is joining the Nelson & Associates office in the North Bay, the Nelson company said today.

  • Spotlight: Leaders in Human Resources

    June 21st, 2010

    Human resources leaders selected from the North Bay’s 10 largest employers from each county and the region’s staffing companies. Professionals listed alphabetically.

  • Staffing firms see tentative hiring

    November 23rd, 2009

    NORTH BAY – To the surprise of many North Bay experts, requests for permanent placements have made a comeback this month, suggesting a staffing industry recovery sooner than expected. Recruiters say the sector is by no means back on stable ground, but most forecast an upswing in the first or second quarter of 2010. “It [...]

  • One staffing firm expands as others see a little thawing

    August 9th, 2009

    NORTH BAY – Twenty-year business owner Dana Carnes admitted that success as a staffing company in Solano County, which has the region’s highest unemployment rate, has been challenging, but, as with several of her industry colleagues, business seems to be picking up a bit as of late.

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