Westaff acquires Synergy Staffing

WESTAFF ACQUIRES SYNERGY STAFFING
Burlington, Vermont -- Westaff, provider of staffing services, of
Burlington, Vermont announced today the acquisition of the Essex
Junction-based Synergy Staffing. The acquisition was completed on
September 15, 2004.
³The acquisition has allowed a smaller, well-respected staffing service to
take advantage of the employee benefits available to Westaff employees,²
commented Dave Mount, Westaff CEO.
As a result, former Synergy clients now have access to the larger staff of
personnel specialists and broader pool of talent available through
Westaff. In addition to 40 new clients, Westaff gained 60 employees with
the acquisition.
A provider of essential staffing services including temporary,
temp-to-hire and direct recruitment placement services, Westaff Burlington
now serves more than 250 clients locally. Westaff currently employs more
than 225 people full time in Chittenden County and is one of Vermont¹s
largest employers with more than 375 employees statewide.
Located at 74 Main Street, Westaff Burlington is headquarters to the
company¹s largest single franchise with offices in Burlington and St.
Johnsbury, Vermont; Plattsburgh, Albany and Schenectady, New York; and
Lebanon and Claremont, New Hampshire.
Westaff annually employs approximately 270,000 people worldwide and
services approximately 25,000 clients from more than 360 offices located
throughout the United States, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. For more
information regarding Westaff¹s services, contact Nicole Clements at
862-6500 or visit Westaff¹s Web site at www.westaffvt.com.
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