Westaff was founded in San Francisco in 1948 as Western Employers Service. Over the years, the name changed to Western Girl, and then to Western Staff Services. Western grew to over 425 offices in the United States, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Western changed its name to Westaff in 1998 to reflect its international reach. Westaff offers temporary employment in Office Clerical, Accounting, Light Industrial, Technical, and Medical. The company also has large on-site and out-sourcing programs.

Westaff's office in Burlington, Vermont was opened in 1990 by David W. Mount and Fran Mount. The office had been previously operated as an independent staffing service since 1982. The company joined Westaff in 1990 because Westaff's outstanding commitment to their employees and customers mirrored the Mounts' own strong commitment to these values.

In 1992, the office was expanded to include Westaff Technical, offering temporary personnel in the CAD, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Programming fields. In 1996, the Plattsburgh office was opened with Gary and Estella Wagoner as managers, bringing their knowledge and experience in that market. In 1999, the Claremont office was opened, expanding Westaff's reach to the east, and the Albany office was opened, expanding our reach to the west.

Further covering the New Hampshire area, January 2001 saw the opening of the Lebanon office. We brought our service and reputation to Eastern Vermont with the opening of our St. Johnsbury office in November, 2002, extended our service of the Connecticut Valley further with our Lancaster office, which opened in February 2005, and branched out to Vermont's capital region with the opening of the Barre office in December 2006. Extending our coverage into Vermont's Franklin County, the heart of maple sugar country, Westaff acquired the St. Albans offices of PDI in June, 2007.

Westaff of the Champlain Valley also runs the WestaffNH.com and WestaffNY.com web sites, as a service to our fellow affiliates in those states.

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