HARRISBURG, PA, US. (July 22, 2010) – Arcus, an international talent management and consulting solutions company announced today that Joe Padlo has been hired as Vice President of Business Development and will lead the organization’s business development and account penetration efforts nationally.

As Vice President of Business Development, Joe joins the Executive Team and is responsible for focusing his efforts on defining and targeting national key accounts and identifying new business opportunities for each of Arcus’ talent management and enterprise solutions services offerings. Joe will utilize his expertise in sales and business development to book new business that drives revenue and retention and fuels expansion efforts in key company verticals including Cable and Media, HealthCare Insurance and Technology. He has built strategic plans to open accounts at the executive level and has a tremendous track record of success at doing it and is excited to bring his experience to the Arcus team.

“I am thrilled that we have an individual who has such a strong resume of experience and success stories to focus in this important area,” said R. Douglas Firestone, President and CEO of Arcus. “We are at a pivotal point in our journey as a company and are looking to earn the business of large accounts to catapult us to the next level and I am confident that with Joe’s help and direction we will be even more strategic in the identification of these new partnerships and client base to reach our goals.”

Joe has more than 12 years of staffing and recruiting experience, including time spent at Magellan Search Group, Robert Half International and Kforce. From Managing Director to Brand Manager of Professional Staffing Services to an Executive Recruiter and Manager of Client Services, he has experience at all levels and with companies in many geographic locations and target markets across the country.

Joe has also served in two combat missions with the U.S. Marines for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.  He was able to earn a degree in history from the Marine Corps Institute and has taken several courses in business management from Strayer University. Currently, he serves as President of the Harrisburg Chapter of the National Marine Corps Business Network, or NMCBN.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (July 21, 2010): Arcus, an internationally recognized talent management and enterprise solutions services company announced today that is has formed a Corporate Advisory Board. Comprised of individuals with varying backgrounds and industry experience, the Arcus Advisory Board will provide strategic mentorship and guidance to the company to facilitate growth and expansion.

The Arcus Advisory Board is made up of five accomplished individuals – business professionals, entrepreneurs and successful executives in their own right – who have been engaged to counsel and advise the President and CEO, as well as the executive team on strategy, vision and opportunities that will better equip the organization to fulfill its mission on the international platform and realize the goals set before them.

“We are extremely fortunate to have such an amazing and talented group of individuals join the Arcus team in this advisory capacity, said R. Douglas Firestone, President and CEO of Arcus.  “I look forward to learning from these experienced and sucessful individuals and know that the information and insight I can gain from them will be invaluable as we seek to move onward and upward as a company.”

Advisory Board Members were selected for their credentials, entrepreneurial backgrounds and impressive industry experience and have agreed to a minimum one year engagement. This group of individuals has spent two days visiting the Arcus United States corporate headquarters and getting to know more about the company, its people and unique culture. A visit to the Arcus Latin American headquarters in Costa Rica is planned for later this year.

Members of the Arcus Advisory Board are as follows:

Ambassador Peter E. Cianchette currently serves as Vice President of Business Development for the Cianbro Companies; has 25 years of experience in the public and private sectors, as well as in an international setting; and served as the United States Ambassador to Costa Rica, ran for Governor of Maine and was a two-term State Representative.

Ron Noden has worked with more than 270 technology-based businesses to help them grow profitably as Managing Director of Glenhurst Consulting Group; was a Co-founder, President and CEO of a fast growing nationwide ISP that was sold to a publicly held organization, was also a co-founder and CEO of one of the fastest growing technology businesses in Minnesota and co-founded nine new business entities; and Co-founded Worldwide Village, a nonprofit organization focused on building infrastructure in Haiti.

Scott Snyder, Ph.D. has held executive positions with several Fortune 500 companies including GE, Martin Marietta, and Lockheed Martin where he led the development of large-scale communications systems for the Government and Commercial Sectors and currently serves as President of Breakthru Advisors and a Senior Partner at Decision Strategies International; has 23 years of experience in business leadership, strategic planning, and technology management for both Fortune 500 companies and start-up ventures; and is a published author and holder of multiple patents for online decision aids.

Vern Swedin is a catalyst in both the Pace International and Pace CSO organizations and has successfully launched multiple business ventures including several in the technology sector; possesses an extensive business and entrepreneurial background; and Co-developed a model to deliver Satellite sales and service through dealer networks, including proprietary software and organizational programs.

Steve Woda is the President and CEO of KidSafe, a company that works to empower parents with smart tools to keep social and mobile kids safe from the scariest digital dangers including child predators, sexting and cyberbullying; previously served as Founder and Chairman of buySAFE, the world’s leading ecommerce trust and safety company and  led USF&G’s New York City surety bond operations; and is a recognized expert and regular public speaker on the subjects of Internet/mobile safety and security, ecommerce, and information economics and he serves on the Advisory Boards of several organizations.

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (May 26, 2010): Arcus, an internationally recognized talent management and enterprise solutions services company moved its Latin American headquarters to a larger state-of-the-art facility in Ultrapark II, Lagunilla de Heredia, San José, Costa Rica and officially begin their first day in the new building today. Arcus is continuing with its expansion plans for its near shore solutions center within the country and continues to add talent to the team in support of the growing project based needs of clients.

The 25,000 square foot space boasts plenty of state-of-the-art and high-tech amenities, including a security system, raised floor data and contact center space, temperature and climate controlled rooms, dedicated data circuits, videoconferencing and VOIP, parking, several meeting areas and conference rooms, and the capability for more than 500 professionals to be housed there.

Additionally, there is ample space for corporate culture-related activities to promote employee morale and retention, including multiple break rooms and a café, a video game area, an outdoor patio and soccer field among others, making it a one-of-a-kind facility in the country and a major selling point for attracting employees to the organization.

“We recently wrapped up our first official year in Costa Rica,” said R. Douglas Firestone, President and CEO of Arcus. “Through our involvement and success the past 12 months within the country, we have raised the level of our game and overall brand awareness, allowing us to attract the best professionals to join our team. Our driving force for our latest expansion has been the need to add talent on our team to continue in our quest to provide superior enterprise solutions services for our U.S. clients.  This move is the culmination of our strategic efforts and a celebration of what we have and will continue to accomplish as a team.”

Arcus was founded in 1999 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States, and retains its corporate headquarters there. The talent management and enterprise solutions services offered by the company include staffing and recruiting solutions and enterprise solutions services which encompass recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), IT Solutions, Web Solutions, Multi-Lingual Services, Near Shore Contact Center Solutions, Shared Services and Customized Solutions [Build.Deploy.Manage].

Community outreach initiative benefits local mission

HARRISBURG, Pa. (May 4, 2010) – Arcus, an international talent management and enterprise solutions company announced today that their community outreach initiative, Arcus Gives Back, again benefited Bethesda Mission this week.

The team headed out late Monday morning decked out in brightly colored tie dyed shirts in an effort to meet the needs of Bethesda Mission, a local rescue mission that provides shelter, a health clinic, support services, after school and summer programs for inner city youth and street outreach. The corporate staff was divided into teams and spent the better part of the day tackling a variety of projects including purchasing and preparing lunch for the clients and the Arcus staff, spackling, sanding, painting, landscaping and setting up age-appropriate rooms for infants, toddlers and students at two of Bethesda Mission’s facilities.

“It is such a great experience when our entire team can band together to help a great organization like Bethesda Mission,” said Cindy Rutz, Vice President of HR and Corporate Culture. “Although we have partnered with them on many occasions, we continue to feel touched by what they do and the lives that are impacted.”

President and CEO of Arcus, R. Douglas Firestone, has made a commitment to partner with and support Bethesda Mission on a long-term basis to make a positive impact on the greater Harrisburg area community. From the annual Arcus Can Hunger food drive campaign to spending time throughout the year at the Mission’s various facilities assisting with construction projects, sorting donations in the distribution center, landscaping, cooking and cleaning, babysitting and even IT support, it is a corporate-wide effort and an initiative that occurs several times throughout the year and as specific needs are brought to Arcus’ attention.

To see videos and pictures from Arcus’ community outreach initiatives and the team in action, please visit http://www.facebook.com/arcus. And, to learn more about Bethesda Mission and what they do, visit their Website at http://bethesdamission.org/.

HARRISBURG, Pa., U.S. (April 20, 2010) – Arcus, an international talent management and consulting solutions company announced today that they are again participating in Take Your Daughters & Sons to Work Day this coming Thursday, April 22, for the third year in a row.  14 students are scheduled to participate in a jam packed day filled with professional development and teambuilding activities at the firm’s corporate headquarters.

The 2010 national theme sponsored by the Take Your Daughters & Sons to Work Day Foundation is called 1 Youth, 1 Dream, 2Morrow’s Leader. Each year, this Foundation, in conjunction with the Arcus Planning Committee, develops new interactive activities for the day to encourage our young people to take better control of their lives now and in the future.

This year’s program is focused on exposing girls and boys to the options they have to make the world a better place on a personal level in the family, in the community, in the country, and in the whole world through better choices of action.  The Arcus team will discuss what it looks like to be a leader and pose life changing questions like: Do you have to be famous?  What about our global responsibility?  How do we influence others?

Emphasis will be on the value of education, facilitating the discovery of the power and possibilities associated with a balanced work and family life, and providing an opportunity to share how students envision their future and how to make a difference in the world around them. Activities have been planned to assist the students prepare for their future careers, form dreams and steps to accomplish them, as well as to interact with parents, relatives, mentors and friends. Students will also learn more about job responsibilities and how developing their interests now can have an impact on careers paths and endeavors later.

“We are really excited for this year’s theme,” said Cindy Rutz, Vice President of HR and Corporate Culture at Arcus. “It’s an exciting day for us as a company when we can play a small role in developing our own youth for real life, for achieving dreams and for becoming a leader. I think the activities that have been planned will be very valuable to the group of students joining us and I believe they will walk away with some potentially new, but certainly beneficial information that can impact them long-term.”