Acloché Sponsoring Pizza Event to Raise Money for Hospital

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Twenty local pizza shops will come together on Wednesday, Sept. 15 to raise money for Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Slice of Columbus, back for its 21st year, has raised $600,000 for the hospital since its inception. Acloché is a sponsor of the 2010 Slice of Columbus. Join us as we raise money for Nationwide…

Acloché No. 2 Temporary Employment Agency, Magazine Says

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Columbus Business First has ranked Acloché in the top temporary employment agencies in central Ohio. The newspaper ranked companies based on hours billed in 2009. Acloché came in at No. 2 with 1.2 million hours. “This is a great accomplishment,” said Kim Shoemaker, Chief Executive Officer. “The credit goes to our dedicated…

Magazine Ranks Acloché Among Top Employment Agencies

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Acloché was ranked among the top temporary employment agencies in central Ohio, according to Columbus C.E.O. magazine. The list, released in the June 2010 issue of the magazine, ranked the top ten employment agencies by hours billed in 2009. Acloché was ranked third, with 1.3 million hours in 2009. This was the…

Acloché Among Top Women-Owned Business in Central Ohio

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Columbus Business First magazine has ranked Acloché among the top women-owned businesses in central Ohio. The list, which included 25 companies, ranked the businesses by revenue. Acloché, which made $19.5 million in 2009, was ranked 11th. “This could not have happened without the hard work and dedication of our entire staff,” said…

Economy Adds 162,000 Jobs in March

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WASHINGTON – The U.S. unemployment rate remained at 9.7 percent in March as the economy added 162,000 jobs, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. “(These) numbers show that the steps we have taken over the past year have put the American economy on the right track,” said U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L….

Central Ohio Jobless Rate Down Slightly

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The jobless rate in central Ohio decreased slightly in February, according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. In Franklin County, unemployment dipped from 9.5 percent in January to 9.4 percent in February.  The same was true of the unemployment rate in the city of Columbus. The statewide unemployment rate…

Unemployment Rate Falls More Than Expected

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WASHINGTON – The unemployment rate fell from 10.0 to 9.7 percent in January, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The economy lost 20,000 jobs in January, according to the report. “While today’s report shows positive signs that the economy is moving in the right direction, the numbers underscore that we still have work…

Governor’s Speech Focuses On Job Creation

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Gov. Ted Strickland addressed Ohio’s rising unemployment in his State of the State speech. “I want to say something to every person in Ohio who is unemployed or under-employed: I am fighting for you,” Strickland said. In December, the state’s unemployment rate reached 10.9 percent, according to the Ohio Department of Job…

Ohio Unemployment Rate Keeps Rising

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The unemployment rate in Ohio continued to climb in December, reaching 10.9 percent, according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. In November, the unemployment rate was 10.6 percent. Ohio’s nonfarm wage and salary employment decreased more than 16,000 over the month, ODJFS said. “Ohio’s labor market weakened in December,” ODJFS…

New Temporary Jobs Keep Climbing

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WASHINGTON – The latest job numbers released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicate temporary employment increased by 2.5 percent, seasonally adjusted, from November to December. Temporary help services was one of the few industries that continued to add jobs during this period, according to the American Staffing Association. “Businesses are reluctant to hire new…