2016 went out with a bang, not a wimper on the employment front. The US economy added 156,000 jobs in December, and unemployment hovered at 4.7 percent, close to a nine-year low. In addition, according to Fierce Biotech, VC funding…
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Energy efficiency sector employing 1.9 million Americans, report shows
New report reveals insight into energy efficiency employment in the U.S.
Life sciences jobs on the rise in California
Life sciences job growth in California is outpacing gains in the industry across the U.S.
Shawn Barley & TRG Life Sciences Announce Successful Search
The Life Sciences Division of The Richmond Group is pleased to announce the successful completion of a Senior Director, Immuno-Oncology search. Our client, a rapidly growing developer of DNA vaccines, was seeking a highly experienced in their field that could…
Show Them That You Love Them
As we enter the dog days of summer, economic signs continue to point to the fact that the US economy is as hot as the current weather. In June, 285,000 jobs were added according the US Bureau of Labor Statistics…
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…
April Is Slow Growing
Spring is here, but cooler temperatures and rainy weather seem to have slowed down normal seasonal trends. “Slight growth” is probably the best way to describe the growth for U.S. manufacturers in April. The upside is that the overall US…
What’s Your Plan?
In the years heading into “the Great Recession, a major concern for businesses was the coming brain drain, which would be caused by Boomers retiring in droves from the workplace, and taking with them their vast technical skills, historical knowledge,…
Don’t Let The Perfect Be The Enemy Of The Good
As the 1st Quarter of 2016 begins to draw to a close, the life science market continues to remain exceedingly tight. Today, the overall economy added 242,000 jobs surpassing economists’ most optimistic forecasts. The overall unemployment rate has dropped to…