Chicago – October 01, 2026 -- Forty IT workers employed by TEK Systems at Rush University Medical Center will hold a press conference on Friday to press their employer to resume contract negotiations, two years after voting to unionize with Teamsters Local 743.

Carrollton, Texas – October 01, 2026 -- FASTSIGNS International, Inc. is rolling out a national recruitment campaign timed to Sign Manufacturing Day 2026, deploying an interactive career personality quiz to funnel job seekers into open roles across its network of independently owned centers.

Menlo Park, Calif. – October 01, 2026 -- More than half of U.S. employers, 57%, are offering higher-than-planned salaries to secure new hires, with specialized skills cited as the top driver, according to Robert Half's 2027 Salary Guide released this week.

Norman, Oklahoma – September 30, 2026 -- Nextep has been named to the 2026 Fortune Best Workplaces in Consulting & Professional ServicesTM list, marking the professional employer organization's seventh consecutive year on the ranking from Great Place to Work® and Fortune magazine.

New York – September 29, 2026 -- Global employment infrastructure provider Multiplier has surpassed $100 million in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) just six years after its founding, posting 80% year-over-year growth and 115% Net Revenue Retention for its core business.

San Francisco – September 29, 2026 -- America's small businesses added 28,000 net new jobs in September on a seasonally adjusted basis, marking the eighth consecutive month of positive hiring, according to Gusto's Small Business Jobs and Pay Report.

Minneapolis – September 29, 2026 -- Yardstik, a Minneapolis-based workforce trust platform, has appointed Nick Schneider, President and CEO of cybersecurity firm Arctic Wolf, to its board of directors, weeks after closing a $30 million Series B round led by Harbert Growth Partners.

Providence, Rhode Island – September 28, 2026 -- Applications are open now for Year Up United's Customer Experience career pathway in Providence, set to begin October 19, 2026, coinciding with a 20-year employer partnership with Citizens that has placed more than 400 interns since 2005.

Jacksonville, Fla. – September 28, 2026 -- The U.S. independent workforce reached a record 74.9 million people in 2026, driven by a 114% surge in full-time independent professionals since 2020, according to the 16th annual State of Independence study released by MBO Partners by Beeline.

Alpharetta – September 25, 2026 -- Hoonr, an AI-first Workforce Orchestration platform, has secured three Fortune 500 enterprise clients within five months of its April 2026 launch, spanning life sciences, professional services and engineering sectors.

Three Fortune 500 firms select Hoonr's AI sourcing and analytics tools

The wins mark early validation for the platform's Direct Sourcing and Workforce Orchestration capabilities, which target enterprises managing fragmented technology stacks across their talent operations.