2020 Stevie Award Winners Announced- Melissa Chang Receives Bronze for Women in Business. Pure Incubation Founder and Chair of the Board, Melissa Chang is the recipient of a Silver Stevie® Award in the Women-Run Workplace of the Year (More Than 10 Employees) category in the 17th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business. The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honors top women executives, entrepreneurs, employees, and the companies they run worldwide. The Stevie Awards are hailed as the world’s premier business [...]

Sustainability is at the core of everything we do here at Seaman Paper. That’s why we are so thrilled to launch our Vela™ brand, which is dedicated to creating paper alternatives to plastic packaging. With this launch, we also introduce the brand’s inaugural product: Vela bags, a line of transparent paper bags designed to replace single-use plastic poly bags. Our goal is to eliminate plastic from supply chains. Read full press release here: https://www.seamanpaper.com/blog/vela-bags-provide-environmentally-friendly-alternative-to-plastic-poly-bags

Aquent Gymnasium was honored again by the American Staffing Association ASA Elevate Awards for the most innovative and effective work-based learning programs designed for temporary and contract workers. Read full press release here: https://aquent.com/news/gymnasium-offers-innovative-effective-skill-building-for-temporary-and-contract-workers

Company helping businesses to free up cash flow during COVID-19 pandemic. Full press release here: https://aquent.com/news/aquent-becomes-first-staffing-firm-to-allow-clients-to-defer-employer-fica-taxes

Welcome to Polar 2020! America’s most refreshing election lets fans vote their favorite Polar Seltzer 1-liter varietal into a CAN!  Everyone can vote once every 24-hrs until polls close on Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 7PM. We’ll be sharing updates on what’s happening on Instagram stories. Go to https://polarseltzer.com/VOTE/

The damage that single-use plastics cause to the planet has grown exponentially as a result of widespread use in eCommerce, retail, and other industries. In fact, half of the plastic produced annually is for single-use purposes only. And these aren't always disposed of properly, as more than 8 million tons of plastic are dumped into the ocean each year. Recognizing the danger this creates, it's up to brands within the industry to step up and lead by example to reduce [...]

Global Supplier Awards for Service recognize staffing agencies that go above and beyond in contingent workforce quality. Read full press release here: https://aquent.com/news/aquent-is-sole-platinum-winner-in-pro-unlimited-2019-awards

NEWBURYPORT, MA, USA – August 26, 2020 – Yesterday, Zampell and Somal Refractories of Ludhiana, India signed a cooperation agreement.  The intent of this agreement is to provide an avenue for Zampell to expand its installation capabilities into the Asia marketplace and to give Somal opportunities to grow its products in Europe and beyond.   Read more: Zampell and Somal Refractories Establish a Cooperation Agreement | Zampell   

Aquent highlighted as a benefits equality pioneer along with some of America’s top employers. Staffing leader Aquent was noted along with nine other top employers that offer health insurance to temporary and part time workers: Starbucks, UPS, JPMorgan Chase, Activision Blizzard, American Red Cross, Costco, Aetna, Staples, and San Mateo County, California. “It is the right thing to do, especially during the COVID-19 health pandemic, which has adversely affected the lives of so many workers,” says Aquent CEO John H. [...]