Chelsea Emery

3 weeks ago | staffingindustry.com | Chelsea Emery

Natural disasters can destroy staffing firms — or they can bring out the best in their executives and teams. As Hurricane Helene bore down, Daniel Davenport, co-founder of Lucid Staffing Solutions, went outside his Treasure Island, Florida, home to save belongings from encroaching floodwaters. Suddenly, a transformer exploded nearby. He realized floating debris was not his only concern. “Standing in this water is not safe,” he thought.

2 months ago | staffingindustry.com | Chelsea Emery

Do you remember the first paycheck you ever received? If yours was anything like mine, it was small and quickly spent on urgent priorities, like gas or groceries. Yet as we have become more established in our careers, other priorities have muscled in. Cash is still king, but we are increasingly placing more value on time with our families, reliable healthcare coverage or the ability to work remotely. What’s more, this shift has trickled across all generations.

Jan 24, 2025 | staffingindustry.com | Chelsea Emery

Sometimes companies aggressively pursue M&A transactions to implement their long-planned business strategies. In other cases, it’s simply a matter of timing. “We weren’t actively for sale but we had a very compelling offer,” John A. Martins, president and CEO of Cross Country Healthcare, told me the day Aya Healthcare announced its $615 million acquisition of the Boca Raton, Florida-based healthcare talent management company.

Jan 24, 2025 | staffingindustry.com | Chelsea Emery

Wanderly, a Delray Beach, Florida-based healthcare staffing marketplace, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in December, citing a need to “reorganize its financial affairs,” according to court filings.  The company, also characterized as a community site, uses blockchain, big data and machine learning to create a marketplace for the healthcare staffing community, according to its website.

Dec 4, 2024 | staffingindustry.com | Chelsea Emery

In a deal that unites two of the largest workforce solution providers in the US, Aya Healthcare announced it will acquire Cross Country Healthcare (NASDAQ: CCRN) in a deal valued at approximately $615 million.  The acquisition is expected to provide clinicians with greater flexibility by tapping into the companies’ combined pool of nationwide opportunities, the companies said in a joint press release.