Movers and Shakers January 19, 2012
Express Employment receives honor
POST FALLS - Express Employment Professionals has been named the No. 1 staffing franchise in the U.S. by Entrepreneur magazine as part of the magazine's 33rd annual Franchise 500 list. Express also ranked in the top 100 on the magazine's Top Global Franchises list in America.
"We're proud to be recognized as a leader not only in the franchising industry, but also in the staffing industry," said Jessica Bauman, franchise owner of the Express Post Falls office. "This list has a lot of great companies on it, and for us to be ranked No. 1 among staffing companies is a tremendous honor."
This marks the fifth year in a row that Express has been named to the Franchise 500 and America's Top Global Franchises lists. The lists measure companies based on several factors including financial strength and stability, growth rate, and the number of years a company has been in business. Express ranked 114 overall in the 2012 Franchise 500 list and 96 overall in the America's Top Global Franchises list.
The Post Falls Express Employment Professionals franchise began operation in 2002 and serves all of North Idaho with temporary help and direct hire employees in a variety of fields, including accounting, administrative, commercial, manufacturing, welding/fabrication, data processing, sales, marketing, medical, dental and more.
Worldwide, Express Employment Professionals puts nearly 300,000 people to work each year and has over 550 offices in three countries. Express provides expertise in evaluation hire, temporary staffing, professional search and human resources and works across a wide variety of industries. Sales for the Oklahoma City-based company totaled more than $2 billion in 2011.
Life Flight plans Sandpoint base
SANDPOINT - An Oregon-based nonprofit air medical transport service announced plans Tuesday to establish a base in Sandpoint.
"Our decision to proceed follows substantial area research and dialogue with a number of community leaders and health care professionals to confirm there was an air medical transport need we could meet," Michael Griffiths, CEO of Life Flight Network, said in a statement announcing the company's intentions.
The helicopter base is slated to open in March, although its location is still under consideration, according to Erick Borland, marketing director for the Aurora, Ore.-based company.
Borland said there has been "positive" discussions with Sandpoint Airport officials but said no details have been finalized.
The company plans to assign as many as 15 employees to the Sandpoint base, including flight nurses, flight paramedics, pilots and mechanics. The payroll for the highly-skilled personnel is forecasted to exceed $1 million annually.
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