Firm that finds others work finds going good

With unemployment high statewide, Karen Rehn, who runs a staffing and job placement business, is an odd candidate to report sales growth of 200% over the past 18 months.

But Rehn has done just that with Bradenton-based HH Staffing. After an overhaul of the business model, revenues have grown 200% since 2009, even in the face of double-digit unemployment. The firm's total annual revenues are less than $5 million.

“There are jobs out there,” says Rehn, despite the daily barrage of news that says otherwise. “They are not coming all at the same time, but they didn't all go down at the same time, either.”