Nevada Association Wins National Awards

November 6, 2006

The Nevada Staffing Association was honored at Staffing World 2006, the annual convention of the American Staffing Association, held Nov. 7-10 in Las Vegas. NSA received a superior merit award for its outstanding programs and chapter efforts in 2006. It also received a merit award for its outstanding legislative efforts.

NSA president Jennifer DeHaven accepted the awards from ASA chairman David Bartholomew, CEO of Staffmark.

The American Staffing Association evaluated state associations on their support of the staffing industry through chapter meetings, special events, educational seminars, and community outreach efforts.

State staffing associations that won legislative merit awards were those that took positive and effective steps to make sure legislators understand the role of flexible jobs and how the staffing industry benefits the economy. These steps included face-to-face meetings, testimony at legislative hearings, letter-writing campaigns, state capitol hill days, and political activities.

NSA is a statewide association of staffing companies in Nevada. The staffing Industry in Nevada employs 19,930 temporary and contract employees per day.

ASA represents the $82 billion U.S. staffing industry. Member companies operate more than 15,000 offices across the nation and account for 85% of industry sales.