A leading Massachusetts-based IT and Life Sciences staffing and consulting firm has opened two new offices in the Ohio Valley

WAKEFIELD, Mass., Nov. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Due to unprecedented growth and the need to deliver its market-leading services to its national list of clients, Eliassen Group, one of the largest IT and Life Sciences staffing and consulting firms in the country, announced today that it has hired 12 new account executives and recruiters to staff its newest offices in Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio.

The new Cincinnati office is at 4555 Lake Forest Drive, Suite 650, Blue Ash, Ohio, 45242. The Columbus locale is 5650 Blazer Parkway, Suite 108, Dublin, Ohio, 43017.

Eliassen Group CEO David MacKeen Jr. said the new teammates and the opening of the two Ohio Valley offices will help the company serve the needs of its corporate partners in the Midwest.

"The opening of these two offices is a result of the growing demand for our industry-leading services across the Midwest and throughout the country," said David MacKeen Jr., CEO, Eliassen Group. "We are always looking for growth opportunities in key markets, and the regions' surrounding Cincinnati and Columbus are rapidly becoming innovation hubs filled with companies making cutting-edge technological advances in a variety of disciplines. We're thrilled that our business partners in this market have asked us to develop a local presence to help them meet their objectives for growth."

With eight additional offices spread throughout the Northeast, Eliassen Group has been recognized by Staffing Industry Analysts' as one of the largest IT staffing and consulting firms in the country, and been named to the INC. 500/5000 list as one of the fastest growing private companies for the last seven years.

"Our team in Ohio offers technology expertise and market-specific experience to our clients that few of our competitors can match," said Eliassen Group's Brent Heyneman, Director of Sales for the Ohio Valley. "Each person has a minimum of 15 years of experience at finding the best candidates to meet the IT needs of our growing client base in this market. We are thrilled to bring the Eliassen difference to the Ohio marketplace."

About Eliassen Group
Eliassen Group is one of the largest IT and Life Sciences staffing and consulting firms in the country with practices focused in Agile, Government Services, Healthcare IT and Workforce Management. Since 1989 we have provided outstanding IT/software professionals on a contract, contract-to-hire and direct-hire basis. We bring expertise across all areas of technology and within our specific consulting services to benefit our national client base in healthcare/pharmaceutical, government, education, manufacturing and software development (www.eliassen.com).

Our offices are in Wakefield and Mansfield, Mass., New London, Conn., New York, NY, Philadelphia, Pa., Baltimore and Bethesda Md., Charlotte, N.C., Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio. For more information, please contact us at 1-800-354-2773.

SOURCE Eliassen Group