Tag: Employment

Bruce Peacock & TRG Manufacturing Complete Successful Chief Operations Officer (COO) Search

Richmond, VA Sept 2017 – Bruce Peacock and The Manufacturing Search Division of The Richmond Group USA (TRG) are pleased to announce the successful conclusion of a Chief Operations Officer search for a manufacturer of therapeutic equipment. This company has…

Positive Momentum Heading into the New Year

November was an exciting month.  The Dow surged past record highs following the election even though the strong dollar is still impacting corporate profitability.  US manufacturing shrugged off uncertainties with a stronger than expected results.  The ISM manufacturing index rose…

THE ELECTION IS COMING! THE ELECTION IS COMING!

Who knows what will happen after next Tuesday, but the labor department reported more good employment news for employment in October.  “The official unemployment rate dropped to 4.9 percent, from 5 percent.  And average hourly earnings rose 2.8 percent year…

Consumer Confidence Remains High for September

Rebounding slightly in September, US Manufacturing continues to maintain the mildly positive pace that it’s been on all year.  Obviously, certain industries are doing better that others, but consumer confidence continues to rise.  Lynn Franco, Director of Economic Indicators at…

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…

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,…