A study saying consumers should play a bigger role in reviewing mergers and antitrust cases won a positive response from some competition authorities and experts on Friday.

Community and social service providers who may need to brush up on the agencies and programs available to them are invited to the eighth annual Community Resource Fair on Wednesday.

VIRGINIA BEACH In mid-January, David Finwall took a whirlwind tour through Bulgaria, Turkey, Russia and Ukraine to find college students to work at the Oceanfront. The human resources director knew he had plenty of andquot;coolandquot; attractions to offe

Demand for temporary workers who use recruitment agencies is set to plummet if a European directive to give them the same pay as permanent staff is introduced.

It's no wonder that 85 percent of employers in a recent survey by the Society of Human Resource Management used outside agencies to do background checks on potential hires.