Priority Staffing Group, a leading staffing firm based in Marion, IL, announced that it will be opening a new office in Murfreesboro, TN to better serve clients in the growing Nashville region. The new office, which will be led by new Director of Business Development and Operations Chris Nichols, will be PSG's third location and first expansion outside of Illinois. The opening represents an important step in realizing PSG's growth potential across state lines to provide talent services to existing clients while also fueling economic growth.

1. FOR RELEASE 9 A.M. CST, JUNE 27,2016 MORE
PRESS RELEASE
Priority Staffing Groupto expand across state lines
PSG to open first locationin Greater Nashville, Tennessee, names Chris Nichols Directorof Business
Development & Operations
Marion, IL, July 27, 2016 - Priority Staffing Group (PSG), a leading provider of contingent
& permanent staffing, payroll, and consulting, today announced that they are opening a new
office in Murfreesboro, TN. to accommodate its client’s growing needs and to better meet
the needs of the rapidly growing Greater Nashville region. The company has name Chris
Nichols
“The opening of Priority Staffing Group’s new Murfreesboro office is an important step
towards realizing our potential,” said Heather Goines-Evans, Vice President. “The new office
will be the first of many important changes over the next year for our company. Our goal is
to continue to provide the 380+ companies in southern Illinois we partner with superior
talent services while also realizing our goals of growing beyond state lines to give southern
Illinois a homegrown economic growth engine.”
Plans to develop operations in Murfreesboro, TN were initiated by PSG’s rapid growth since its opening in 2010. The new
office, which includes 3 full-time employees at this time, will be the company’s third office. Priority Staffing Group will
offer its clients in Murfreesboro contingent and permanent staffing. The new office will allow PSG to serve from the
geographic center of Tennessee. Murfreesboro & Rutherford County are home to Tennessee’s largest undergraduate
university, is the 13th
fastest growing city in the nation, and is the #1 producing U.S. auto manufacturing county in the
country. PSG has recently opened a new office in Vandalia, IL in 2014, added new divisions in 2012 & 2014 (Priority Payroll
& Priority Professional, respectively) and has grown its full-time staff by more than 600% since opening its doors October,
2010.
Nichols joins Priority Staffing following a successful stint with The Aspire Group based at Louisiana Tech University in
Ruston, LA. Nichols became the fastest internal promotion to Sales Manager in The Aspire Group's history. While a t
Louisiana Tech, his sales department experienced unprecedented success, including the highest year over year increase in
Contact: HeatherGoines-
Evans
Priority StaffingGroup
Phone:(618) 969-8800
712 N. CarbonStreet
Marion,IL62959
www.PriorityStaffingGroup.com

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revenue, highest number of men’s basketball season tickets sold, highest number of group tickets sold for a fiscal year, as
well as leading the efforts on the 2nd
, 4th
, and 5th
largest football crowds in school history.
Nichols commented, “I am extremely excited to join the Priority Staffing Group team. What the leadership of Heather,
Gail, and Carlos have done from a growth standpoint, over the first 6 years of the company’s existence, is incredible. I am
blessed to have been given the opportunity to lead our company’s expansion in the rapidly expanding Nashville,
Tennessee market.”
A two-time Eastern Illinois University graduate, Nichols graduated with a bachelor degree in business management in
2012 and received a master degree in sports administration in 2014. The Nichols family, Hayley, a speech-language
pathologist, and their two daughters, Reese and Gracen will also be making the move to Nashville.
The new office is expected to begin operations on August 9th
, 2016. It will primarily handle contingent and permanent
staffing presently, but plans for future growth are already in motion.
The staffing and recruiting industry is currently growing at a faster rate than the U.S. labor market and economy. Priority
Staffing Group has been involved in finding more than 4,700 individuals employment in southern Illinois since October,
2010. It has recently added Priority Professional Group that specializes in management and professional degree based
jobs.
About Priority Staffing Group
Headquartered in Marion, IL, Priority Staffing Group is a leading employer of southern Illinois residents. Its staffing
division is known for speed and reliability. The company’s mission is to provide employment opportunities for the local
economy while also giving to the local community. PSG currently serves over 380 clients in southern Illinois and metro St.
Louis and employees 15 full-time staff. President/CEO Gail Barger-Lannom serves on the Board of Directors for the
Marion Chamber of Commerce, Vice President Heather Goines-Evans is appointed to the Illinois Department of Labor
Advisory Board, and Megan Jones, Managing Partner of Priority Professional Group, serves on the Southern Illinois
Coalition for Homeless Board of Directors. Currently, PSG works with the following non-profits on an annual basis:
Southern Illinois Annual Chili Cook-Off, Centerstone of Illinois, John A. Logan Scholarship Foundation, Marion Community
Day, The Women’s Center, and Hospice of Southern Illinois. For more information about Priority Staffing Group, visit its
website at PriorityStaffingGroup.com