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CORESTAFF Announces Sale Of Non-Core Physical Therapy Business
PR Newswire - February 04, 1997 18:08
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HOUSTON, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- CORESTAFF, INC. (Nasdaq: CSTF), one of the largest national providers of information technology and staffing services, today announced it has sold its physical therapy staffing business to International Nursing Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: NURS) in an all-cash transaction. Other terms of the transaction were not disclosed. CORESTAFF's physical therapy staffing business accounted for less than 2 percent of the Company's 1996 consolidated revenues and operating income. The Company will take a one-time, after-tax charge to earnings of $1.4 million ($0.05 per share) in the fourth quarter of 1996 related to the sale. Commenting on the transaction, Michael T. Willis, CORESTAFF's chairman and chief executive officer, said, "Although this is a profitable business, the sale results from our decision not to pursue the healthcare staffing business as a separate line of business. We will continue to focus on the development of our core businesses, information technology and staffing services. We believe we can enhance the value of the Company by re-deploying the sales proceeds into our core businesses." Established in 1993, CORESTAFF, INC. has quickly become one of the largest national providers of information technology and staffing services through its two operating units: COMSYS Information Technology Services and CORESTAFF Services. The Company, with pro forma 1996 revenues in excess of $750 million, operates more than 150 branches across the United States and has operations in the United Kingdom.
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