The DePaul Industries Blog

The first signs of fall are upon us: kids are back in school, leaves are starting to change and temperatures are cooling. The holidays may feel far away but will be here before we know it. For consumer goods companies, that means now is the time to ramp up production to ensure inventory volume for…

The American trucking industry is facing a serious shortage of commercial driver’s license (CDL) drivers that doesn’t look to abate anytime soon. Despite the national unemployment rate being over 6%, the industry struggles to find enough qualified drivers, as anyone who has ever recruited or hired…

Meyer Memorial Trust has awarded DePaul Industries’ Unified Workforce program a two-year, $150,000 grant to help employ more people with significant intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (ID/DD). The vast majority of jobs available to people with ID/DD are in sheltered workshops and pay a…

A new report from the American Staffing Association (ASA) provides further evidence that temporary staffing is an effective bridge to permanent employment. About half of respondents to the 2014 Staffing Employee Survey indicated that gaining permanent employment was their primary reason for…

If you’re new to using staffing services, you’re probably unfamiliar with staffing industry lingo. Read on for explanations of some terms you’ll likely come across in the staffing world, and that you’ll probably see on our blog and website. ALTERNATIVE STAFFING. Alternative staffing organizations…

It’s been more than three months since the United States Department of Labor’s Final Rule to Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 took effect, requiring government contractors to take steps to ensure that 7% of their employees are individuals with disabilities. The regulations, overseen by…

What services do staffing companies offer? Your first thought is likely temporary employees who work on a short-term basis. And while staffing firms do offer short-term temps, most offer a variety of services that can meet an employer’s various hiring needs. Let’s take a look at the three major…

The first day of summer has passed, but in the Pacific Northwest, the Fourth of July feels like the official kickoff. And with warmer temperatures come some of our favorite events of the year – like music festivals, county fairs, parades, picnics, street fairs, and races – that bring large groups…

If you’re like most Americans, your grocery cart contains a number of private label food items. Many private label products are indistinguishable from name brands in packaging and are similar or superior in taste and quality, but considerably more affordable. A recent survey by Market Force of…

As Robbie and Tina Shank and their daughter moved from the Goose Hollow Family Shelter into their own apartment in early 2013, they had a team supporting them. Volunteers from a local congregation helped them furnish their new home, assisted with school registration and provided a variety of other…