HireQuest Acquires Dental Power Staffing (DPS) Division

HireQuest, Inc. to Acquire dmDickason Personnel Services’ Staffing Division

January 10, 2022

Staffing & HR

HireQuest, Inc. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the staffing division of dmDickason Personnel Services, a family-owned business based in El Paso, Texas. The deal includes three staffing offices in West Texas and New Mexico, which will be converted into Snelling franchise locations at closing, expected in Q1 2022.

HireQuest Acquires Assets of Snelling Staffing

February 1, 2021

Staffing & HR

HireQuest, Inc., through its subsidiary HQ Snelling Corporation, entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement to acquire certain assets of Snelling Staffing for approximately $17.3 million (before working capital adjustments). The deal includes 48 Snelling locations (about $95 million in system-wide sales in 2020) and is intended to expand HireQuest’s commercial staffing capabilities and geographic footprint across the U.S.

Kodiak Gas Services Acquires Distributed Power Solutions

February 9, 2026

Utilities

Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. completed its previously announced acquisition of Distributed Power Solutions, LLC (DPS) in a cash-and-stock transaction. DPS has been rebranded as Kodiak Power Solutions, a division of Kodiak Gas Services, expanding Kodiak into turnkey distributed and behind-the-meter power generation.

HireQuest Acquires Recruit Media

October 4, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

HireQuest, Inc. (Nasdaq: HQI) has acquired Recruit Media, Inc., an HR tech start‑up that operates a next‑gen SaaS recruitment platform. The deal was funded with cash on hand and a modest revolver draw and is intended to accelerate HireQuest's digital strategy by integrating Recruit Media's multimedia candidate profiles, in‑app messaging/video chat, and mobile/web platform into HireQuest's franchise technology suite.

Questco Acquires National Payroll Specialists

March 15, 2019

Staffing & HR

Questco has acquired National Payroll Specialists (NPS), a Phoenix-area provider of outsourced HR and payroll services for small- and medium-sized businesses. The deal is Questco’s second add-on in the PEO space and expands the company’s presence into Arizona while diversifying its work-site employee base and accelerating NPS’s growth through Questco’s technology and resources.

HireQuest, Inc. Acquires Northbound Executive Search

January 25, 2022

Staffing & HR

HireQuest, Inc. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Northbound Executive Search, a New York-based executive placement and short-term consultant firm founded in 2010 that generated over $15 million of revenue in 2021. HireQuest will fund the deal with cash on hand, a modest draw on its line of credit, $500,000 in HireQuest stock and a seller's note portion payable over three years; Northbound founders Rachel and Greg Feder will remain to lead the business.