Arbita, a Minneapolis-based organization that covers a variety of media and technology solutions for its clients and partners, is set to purchase Indianapolis-based Appendant Marketing Group, which specializes in recruitment advertising.
Don Ramer, Arbita CEO and founder (and one of our favorite people), says:
Working with Appendant will provide real benefit to our customers. Messages that personally […]

Acquisition. All the kids are doin’ it.
Niche player CollegeRecruiter.com has acquired fellow niche player Entry Level Jobs.net. I’d explain the target audience, but it’s hopefully pretty self-explanatory from the domains. CR chief Steven Rothberg is one of our favorite people, so consider us all warm-and-fuzzy inside in light of this news.
Said Rothberg:
We acquired the site […]

Yesterday’s post brought in a flurry of e-mails and phone calls from people with an opinion and information on TheLadders‘ value. Apparently Hoover’s estimate of $7.4 million for 2007 is too conservative.
So how much is the company really making?
After some investigation, a better guess of annual revenue would be in the $40 million range. Further […]

The rumor mill is heating-up in influential circles around a heightened level of motivation The Ladders is allegedly showing to get acquired.
Granted, rumors are just that, but there are at least two recent actions that may give us some insight into their desire to unload.
1. Sticking it to employers. Late last year, TheLadders decided […]

The rumors are true.
Update: The pricetag was reportedly $100 million. The deal included Cupid.com, also owned by the RHW.

Jobboarders Chris Russell came across an interesting tidbit that onTargetjobs was acquiring Regional Help Wanted. A search on Google reveals an upcoming announcement for Feb. 11.

The rumors are true. Jobing.com has acquired WorkMetro.
This is Jobing’s ninth acquisition and keeps in line with their DNA of taking over local niches, most notably Local Careers and CanJobs last year. WorkMetro currently operates 22 markets around the U.S., all helping Jobing expand its footprint nationally, particularly on the east coast.
Said Jobing CEO Aaron […]