February 11,  2010

Effective Tuesday, 12/22/2009, Franklin Key Associates will relocate to 430 Franklin Village Drive, #184, Franklin, MA 02038-4007   This is the same buiding we opened from in 1997.   ALL other contact information remains the same, yet  allows us to increase our quality of services to our clients. This move is Good 4U2! 

Good news! With 2009 coming to an end, we've started the process of paring down our client list based on various factors. We're excited about creating room for new partnerships and to represent clients that are poised for growth in 2010. 

MAPS and Office Depot have partnered together to provide all members of MAPS a full product and service offering to help run your business.  Office Depot will provide:

FREE Next Business Day Delivery*
*FREE Delivery on all orders over $50.00

Nominations for the 2010 Board of Directors for MAPS are now open.  If you have not received a nomination form, please email Mark Carlson at president@mapsweb.org and I will be happy to send it to you.  Please remember, only one nomination form per member company will be accepted.

Regards,

Mark Carlson
President

MA. Assoc. of Personnel Services

In the past few weeks there has been an increase in VC funding flowing into Life Sciences (LS). It's a well needed infusion that is going to boost the recruiting environment that has dropped off since January 2009 when fresh capital was abruptly pinched off. With the DOW back up over 10,000, I imagine that investors with a high threshold for risk have come back to the market looking for a higher rate of return on their investments, which the LS industry is happy to provide. The next hurdle to overcome in order to bring VC funded roaring back LS is a rewarding exit stategy.

Today, an article in the Boston Globe indicated that an automatic increase in the state unemployment tax will take effect in January, 2010.  The increase will amount to a 40% hike over the current amount.  To read more about this story, click here: http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/10/16/unemployment_at_33_year_high_insurance_fund_running_dry/