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Corporate Investigations, Inc.
Background Investigations
Corporate Investigations, Inc. (CII) is a national provider of background check services headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and founded by ex-FBI personnel.
CII strives to assist employers in meeting and exceeding their goals for hiring the most qualified candidates, in an effort to improve the total quality of their workforce. The use of sophisticated computer technology combined with personal service provides clients with a fast, simple, cost-effective and accurate system to screen candidates. CII provides a full menu of background screening services which may be tailored to best suit client needs. Additionally, CII’s CorpNet system provides 24/7 on-line retrieval of investigative information and submission of candidate(s)’ application information. There are no start-up, maintenance or annual fees.
Corporate Investigations, Inc. (CII) is the premiere background screening company because we provide consistent results and superior customer service to our clients. Because background screenings are our business, CII understands the needs of today’s employers both large and small. We are committed to helping you make knowledgeable hiring decisions. We are also aware that your industry, your corporate culture and your business needs are different. CII will partner with you to customize our screening services to meet your needs and expectations.
James W. Thompson, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Executive Assessment
Jim has been in the consulting industry for 34 years. His specialty is applied research and he has developed many of the instruments used to assist clients in executive evaluation and placement, organizational assessment and strategic planning including Leadership Style Indicator®, the HiPerOrg Survey®, ProStyle®, and the Developmental Opportunity Identifier® to name a few. Jim plans and facilitates strategic planning conferences and team problem solving, as well as workshops for executives and teams of all sorts. He has led organizational change initiatives in utility companies including facilitating the development of a safety culture that reduced accidents in distribution operations and work force empowerment in electric generation plants. He developed selection services trade-marked QualiFit® Systems including a database of position success profiles that allow more objective selection of key personnel based on unique empirical models developed for specific positions. He was an Officer in the Air Force, Army, and Navy Reserve as a clinical psychologist and organizational effectiveness staff officer where he led organizational change initiatives within an Army Medical Center. For an Army combat unit, he devised a method for screening and selecting candidates for sniper training that significantly impacted the unit’s success rates. He also served as the Director of Leadership and Organizational Development for a large public power company where he helped develop a leadership development program that resulted in 6 of the 12 initial candidates eventually become CEOs. Jim holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Arkansas, a B.B.A. in Personnel Management from the University of North Texas and an M.B.A. in Management from Golden Gate University.
Comey & Shepherd
Relocation Services
When you are recruiting or relocating a key employee, Comey & Shepherd Corporate Relocation Services will assure your success.
With 4,300 offices within Leading Real Estate Companies of the World™ we will coordinate home purchase, rental assistance, or marketing assistance for the relocation of your employees anywhere in the United States and in over 100 countries around the world. Our reputation has earned us the confidence of many corporations who have relied upon our expertise for their relocation needs. We would like to earn your respect and your business.
By coordinating all aspects of your employee’s relocation, we use our national and international resources to smooth the transition, reduce stress and increase employee productivity. Our extensive network, combined with our experience, ensures that your employees’ relocations are managed effectively and efficiently.
We value your company’s most important asset…your employees!
Knowledge Partners
Resource Development Group
Fundraising
Resource Development Group (RDG) was established in 1995 to provide experienced fundraising counsel to economic and community development organizations. RDG has worked with a wide variety of clients including chambers of commerce, community improvement corporations and economic development organizations at the local, regional and state levels throughout the United States. We conduct feasibility studies; best practice research and implementation; and board and organizational restructuring in addition to our customized capital campaign solutions. Although we handle projects of all sizes and scopes, our specific expertise is managing multi-faceted fundraising initiatives in complex regions comprised of multiple political jurisdictions.
Our team of seasoned professionals includes four principals / owners and has more than a century of collective experience in the art of fundraising. We have managed more than 200 economic / community development funding projects generating our clients over $2 billion in operating revenue for a diversity of purposes including community building, operations, marketing, incentive funds, workforce development, business incubators, special projects and buildings.
RDG is the only firm in the United States focused exclusively on generating revenue for economic development organizations. As such, every project we have managed since inception looks something like you! Our products range from “turn-key” capital campaigns to specific consulting solutions, all designed with your unique challenges and opportunities in mind. We take a holistic approach to all of our engagements.
Our job is to make you better!