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Norrell Corporation company history timeline

1961

In November 1961, having moved to Atlanta, he founded a company called Southeastern Personnel to help college graduates find jobs.

1963

Southeastern Becomes Norrell in 1963

In 1963, Millner purchased Norrell Personnel Services, a tiny Atlanta-based clerical employment agency which had only one full-time employee.

1972

Due to its increasing geographic expansion, Millner decided to drop the "Southeastern" from his company's name, and in 1972 the company became Norrell Corporation.

1980

In 1980, Norrell opened fourteen offices, bringing its total number of locations to 114.

1986

Also in 1986, the company celebrated twenty-five years of operations since its foundation as Southeastern Personnel.

1987

In 1987, the year it opened its first Canadian franchise, Norrell acquired London Temporary Services and American Temporaries.

1990

Under its 1990 agreement with Sears, Norrell took over management of office operations at the retail giant's Chicago headquarters.

1992

Also in 1992, Norrell added vendor consolidation to its range of services with the establishment of MVP, or Master Vendor Partnering.

1994

Just as the 1994 governor's race had featured a confusing set of names--Millner vs.

1996

In 1996, Norrell formed NorCross, a call-center management service, as a joint venture with The Cross Country Group, a Boston-based company.

For Millner himself, however, 1996 was not a year of triumph, as it marked his second failed bid for elective office.

1997

In 1997, Norrell made two more acquisitions, Comtex Information Systems and Houston-based M. David Lowe Staffing Services.

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