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Strategic Staffing Solutions marks 19 consecutive years of growth

2009.02.09 – Strategic Staffing Solutions (S3), the Detroit-based global information technology services company, reported today earning $160 million in revenue for 2008, marking its 19th consecutive year of growth.

CEO Corner - February

2009.02 – One of the realities of owning a company with 25 branches that stretch from Lithuania to California is that I spend a lot of time on airplanes.

CEO Corner - January

2009.01 – The New Year brings with it challenges few of us have seen in our lifetime as this country faces its most uncertain economic conditions since the early 1930s.

CEO Corner - December

2008.12 – S3 just marked 18 consecutive years of growth with a focus that for a variety of reasons has never included the auto industry.

S3 Adds Four New Locations

2008.11.03 – S3 has made the largest acquisition in our company's history. We have acquired the information technology services division of National Technical Systems.

CEO Corner - November

2008.11 – Regular readers may remember that I closed last month's CEO Corner with a note to expect further announcements before the end of the year related to Strategic Staffing Solutions' continued commitment to growth and expansion.

CEO Corner - October

2008.10 – In the midst of profound uncertainty regarding the state, national and world economies, Strategic Staffing Solutions celebrated a major milestone October 1st. We turned 18!

CEO Corner - September

2008.09 – With the curtain falling on the controversy that has surrounded Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick the past seven months, it's time to get back to work on the structural problems that faced us before this soap opera began and that remain in place today.

CEO Corner - August

2008.08 – Regular readers of this column know of my strong belief that a truly successful business model must include a community service component.

Strategic Staffing Solutions' VP Carl Bentley Named Crain's Detroit Business Power Seller for 2008

2008.07.05 – Carl J. Bentley, vice president of the Detroit-based global IT consulting firm Strategic Staffing Solutions (S3), has been recognized as a Top Power seller by Crain's Detroit Business.

CEO Corner - July

2008.07 – Regular readers of CEO Corner are familiar with the 2-1-1 On the Go! program launched by the Downtown Detroit Partnership (DDP), working with the United Way of Southeast Michigan, to seek out the homeless and offer them the opportunity to get their lives back together.

CEO Corner - June

2008.06 – If you've ever had to call an IT specialist on an 800 number to solve a problem you're having with your computer, there's a good chance the person on the other end of the line has been talking to you from another part of the world.

CEO Corner - May

2008.05 – Like many others, I've been following this year's presidential race with considerable interest. It one of the most exciting in memory.

CEO Corner - April

2008.04 – One of the secrets of our success at Strategic Staffing Solutions (S3) is that we never rest on our laurels.

CEO Corner - March

2008.03 – There's more to running a truly successful business than a strong bottom line.

S3 Grows for the 18th Consecutive Year - $148 million in Revenue for 2007

2008.02.20 – Detroit-based Strategic Staffing Solutions (S3), one of the nation's largest staffing companies for information technology services, reported today earning $148 million in revenue for 2007, marking 18 consecutive years of revenue growth.

CEO Corner - February

2008.02 – It was Mark Twain who coined the saying, "All generalizations are false, including this one."

CEO Corner - January

2008.01 – A lot of people were surprised, to say the least, in December when the New York Times Sunday Travel Section included Detroit on its list of "53 Places to go in 2008."

CEO Corner - December

2007.12 – It was a sun-lit, crisp fall Saturday, the kind of day that makes Michigan unbeatable as a place to live, so I decided to take my dog, Chrissy, for a walk.

CEO Corner - November

2007.11 – In the business world our prime focus is on the bottom line, as it must be for any successful business. If a company is not successful financially, it is not going to be successful in the long run.

Strategic Staffing Solutions Turns 17 and is Still Growing

2007.09.28 – Strategic Staffing Solutions (S3), Detroit's largest staffing company for information technology consultants, celebrates 17 years of operations on October 1. The company has experienced an average of 30% growth every year since it opened, with 2006 gross annual revenues of more than $140 million.

Strategic Staffing Solutions Wins Bid to be a Certified Vendor for Louisiana

2007.09.04 – Strategic Staffing Solutions (S3), one of the nation's largest staffing companies for information technology consultants, announced today that it has obtained eligibility as a certified vendor for the State of Louisiana.

Watch Activity on the Detroit River and Belle Isle Live on the Internet with the Dossin Great Lakes Museum's Webcom

2007.04.25 – The Detroit River webcam is back up and running at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum on Belle Isle. Now, visitors to the Museum and shipping enthusiasts anywhere in the world can access the Detroit Historical Society's homepage at www.detroithistorical.org and click on "Detroit River Watch" to view the webcam.

Dr. Phil McGraw to Visit YouthVille Detroit

2006.09.14 – Famed psychologist to team with Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and Strategic Staffing Solutions, Inc. to equip YouthVille with badly needed musical instruments.

Strategic Staffing Solutions Invests in European Market

2006.08.22 – Strategic Staffing Solutions (S3), a Detroit-based information technology (IT) firm, continues to make its European ventures a priority with the hiring of two highly-regarded managers of its European branches.