Category: Manufacturing

New Jobs and 95.1% Employment Rate for July

US unemployment held steady at 4.9% for July with 255,000 new jobs added for the month.  While we continue to deal with the fallout from the ups and downs of the oil & gas industry, international currency fluctuations, and national…

Bruce Peacock & TRG Manufacturing Division Announces Successful Project Engineer Search

Richmond, VA July 2016 – Bruce Peacock and The Manufacturing Search Division of The Richmond Group USA (TRG) are pleased to announce the successful conclusion of a Mechanical Project Engineer search for an industry leading, global consumer products manufacturer.  This…

Employment Stays Strong in June

Summer’s here and so are new jobs for 287,000 Americans.  This is the largest single monthly job gain since October 2015.  After taking into account the Labor Department’s slightly downward revision of the estimates for April and May, these numbers…

How Analytics Improve Productivity

As a sports fan I find it fascinating when a sportscaster discusses the metrics underneath the headlines of winning and losing.   With only a minor change or adjustment the impact on scoring or productivity can be the difference between…

Bruce Peacock & TRG Manufacturing Division Announces Successful Director (Class II Medical Device) Search

Richmond, VA June 2016 – Bruce Peacock and The Manufacturing Search Division of The Richmond Group USA (TRG) are pleased to announce the successful conclusion of a Director of Quality Assurance search for a Class II medical device startup. This…

Joe Young & TRG Manufacturing Division Completes Successful Operations Search

(Richmond, VA) June 28, 2016 – Joe Young and The Manufacturing Search Division of The Richmond Group USA (TRG) are pleased to announce the successful conclusion of a Plant Manager search for an industry leading industrial & commercial equipment manufacturer in…

Your June First Friday Preview from Zach Price

The number of jobs added in May 2016 was “shockingly low” according to NPR business editor Marilyn Geewax.  Economists state that average job growth rate is below average, increasingly so over the past 3 months.  Job growth is also below…

Cautious Optimism Over Lower Unemployment Numbers

“The economy is on track to grow more than 2% in the second quarter, powered by rising home sales and steady consumer spending on an array of other goods and services.” Overall US unemployment is down to 4.7% which is…

Bruce Peacock & TRG Manufacturing Division Completes Successful Engineering Search

Richmond, VA May 2016 – Bruce Peacock and The Manufacturing Search Division of The Richmond Group USA (TRG) are pleased to announce the successful conclusion of a Continuous Improvement Engineer search for an industry leading commercial equipment manufacturer. This person…