CHICAGO – LaSalle Network, a national staffing, recruiting and culture firm, marks its twenty sixth year in business with another year of revenue growth. Over 26 years, LaSalle Network has connected thousands of companies across the country with top talent to grow operations and fuel local economies.
12-MONTH REVIEW
Company Accolades: With company culture at the cornerstone of LaSalle’s values, continuing to create ways to keep LaSallians connected remained a priority. With its profound leadership and guidance, LaSalle Network continued to earn company culture and revenue-growth accolades, including:
- FORTUNE, “Best Workplaces in Chicago” (7X)
- Chicago Tribune, “Top Workplaces” (10X)
- USA Today “Top Workplaces”
- NABR, “Best & Brightest Companies to Work for in Chicago” (12X)
- Daily Suburban Business, “Best Places to Work in Illinois” (13X)
- Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, “Inner City 100” (9X)
- American Staffing Association, “CARE Award” (5X)
- Corporate Vision Magazine’s 2024 HR and Employment Awards – Best Accounting & Finance Recruitment Agency 2024 – Illinois
Key Leadership Hires: To help lead its continued national expansion, LaSalle Network hired Robert Grajewski, Chief Strategy Officer, who brings a proven track record of building and scaling businesses. Andy Streiter was also hired as the Head of Technology Sales. Before LaSalle, Andy served as President of Planet Forward, leading strategic growth in professional staffing across various sectors. Most recently, LaSalle Network hired Chris Friday as Senior Vice President; Chris brings a wealth of leadership experience, having consistently led teams with excellence across the staffing and recruiting industry.
Training and Development: Continuing its commitment to learning and development, LaSalle Network’s Training and Development department conducted over 2,500 hours of training for employees over the last 12 months, leading to more than 20 percent of employees earning promotions in 2023.
Published Reports: With its team of experienced recruiters and leaders, LaSalle Network utilized experience and expertise to provide companies, job seekers and professionals top resources, some including:
Philanthropic Highlights: LaSallians continued to utilize LaSalle Network’s volunteer paid time off (VTO) policy of up to 5 days of VTO, and its Community Champions committee organized countless give-back initiatives, including its third-annual holiday philanthropy initiative, LaSalle Gives Back, which included various in-person and virtual volunteer events to help those in need this holiday season. Other efforts over the year include:
- Partnered with Breakthrough to help those experiencing homelessness by preparing and serving food at the Women’s Center in Garfield Park
- LaSallians embraced the season of love by crafting handmade Valentine’s cards for the children at Lurie’s Children’s Hospital
- Partnered with Feed My Starving Children, a non-profit organization striving to eliminate starvation. Together, LaSallians helped pack 39,312 meals that will feed 108 children for a year.
Partnered with Cristo Rey Jesuit High School for its Corporate Work Study program, employing two students one day a week to help fund their high school tuitions. This program helps students gain valuable professional work experience and begin building professional networks.
- Participated in and sponsored the Our Fallen Hero 5K, a race that honors Private First Class, Aaron Toppen, who lost his life to friendly fire while serving in Afghanistan.
- Participated in Lurie Children’s Corporate Cup, a field day where teams representing local companies faced off in a variety of virtual events while raising life-changing funds to support the patients and families at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.
- Packed 134 boxes of food to feed 79 children in the next year in partnership with Feed My Starving Children, a non-profit organization that coordinates the packaging and distribution of food to people in developing nations
- Sent notes of appreciation and support to active military members in partnership with A Million Thanks
- Attended the 2024 Thresholds Gala, raising funds and awareness for the organization, which is one of the oldest and largest providers of recovery services for people with mental health and substance use conditions in Illinois.
- Partnered with Brightpoint to help build a playground at the Brightpoint-Mitzi Freidheim Child & Family Center in the city of Chicago
- Held a clothing donation drive for WINGS, supporting families escaping domestic violence
- Fundraised through a garage sale to raise funds for Misericordia
- During the week of LaSalle Network’s anniversary, the company donates to select charities nominated by employees, which this year included: Mission 34, By The Hand Club For Kids, The American Cancer Society, Chicago Children’s Charities and Misericordia Home
- LaSalle Network’s veteran hiring initiative, LaSalle Veteran Network (LVN), helping veterans and military affiliated professionals in the job-search process
How to get in touch:
- If you are seeking to identify top talent to join your team, contact LaSalle Network here.
- If you are seeking a new job opportunity, LaSalle Network’s team of recruiters is ready to assist. Click here to get connected.
- To join the LaSalle Network team, view our open positions here.
For more information on LaSalle Network, please visit www.lasallenetwork.com or contact Heather Youkhana at 312-496-6562 or hyoukhana@lasallenetwork.com.
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About LaSalle Network
LaSalle Network is a national staffing, recruiting and culture firm with business units that specialize in accounting and finance, administrative, call center, healthcare revenue cycle, human resources, management resources, marketing, sales, supply chain, technology and executive search. Since its inception in 1998, LaSalle has worked with thousands of clients and placed more than 85,000 candidates in temporary, temporary-to-permanent and permanent positions. LaSalle Network has been listed on Inc. Magazine’s 500/5000 “Fastest-Growing Privately Held Companies in America” list for 12 years, People Magazine’s “Companies That Care” list, Inc. Magazine’s “50 Best Workplaces,” Forbes’ “America’s Best Professional Recruiting Firms” list, Fortune’s “Best Small & Medium Companies to Work For,” “Best Workplaces in Chicago,” and “Best Workplaces in Consulting & Professional Services,” and Crain’s Chicago Business’ “Best Places to Work” list.
For more information, please call 312-419-1700 or visit www.lasallenetwork.com.
