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Business Wire
30-07-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
New Thryv Workforce Center Manages Payroll for Small Businesses
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Managing in-house payroll processing and tax compliance can be a time-consuming challenge for small businesses. According to the National Small Business Association's 2025 survey, 50 percent of small businesses spend more than three hours per month administering payroll taxes. To mitigate concerns around time and accuracy, Thryv® (NASDAQ: THRY), the leading small business marketing and sales platform, has launched Thryv Workforce Center ™, a payroll solution designed for growing businesses. Powered by Gusto ™, the leading people management platform for small businesses, Thryv Workforce Center saves SMBs valuable time by managing payroll and automated tax calculations directly within their existing Thryv account. This full-service solution does more than just calculate pay. It simplifies the entire payroll process, combining essential tools into one platform that manages a business' HR, taxes, and staff payments. It can also perform tasks like direct deposit and the creation of tax forms. 'Thryv is a trusted partner to over 100,000 small businesses and when we got growing requests to add payroll functionality to our platform, we listened,' said Rees Johnson, Thryv's Chief Product Officer. 'Most small businesses have to add separate payroll software, but now Thryv clients have the unique advantage of managing payroll within the same platform that they use daily for their business and marketing operations.' Noted Clayton Stokum, CEO of Alpha Behavior Strategies, 'Thryv has really helped me stay on top of the money coming in and made it easier to pay my employees as we continue to grow. It's given me clarity on where my money is going and that's been a game-changer.' Core Benefits of Thryv Workforce Center Centralized employee data: ensures all employee data and payroll information is stored in one secure, accessible location, reducing the risk of errors and saving time on administrative tasks. Payroll and automated tax filings: full-service payroll for W-2s and 1099s. Businesses can easily pay employees and contractors with automatic local, state and federal tax filings, helping to ensure tax compliance. Multiple payment options: employers can opt for either check or a two-day direct deposit via Plaid, Inc. Accessibility: employees can update direct deposit information and access pay stubs and tax forms at any time through the employee portal. Simple and transparent pricing: employers only pay active W-2 employees monthly, and contractors, only in the months they are paid. Unlimited payroll runs and filings are included. Flexibility: can be used by businesses looking to hire their first employee or those looking to switch from another system. 'We know small business owners everywhere want to save time and reduce errors with all-in-one solutions. With the launch of Thryv's Workforce Center, more small businesses in home services, healthcare, legal, and more now have a new option to manage their team and their business in one place," said Yi Liu, the General Manager of Gusto Embedded. "We're thrilled they partnered with Gusto Embedded to build a payroll product specifically designed for their customers within Thryv's platform.' ABOUT THRYV Thryv Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:THRY) is the provider of the leading sales and marketing platform designed to help small businesses attract new and repeat customers. Thryv software offers SMBs everything they need to manage day-to-day operations and grow efficiently. The platform's AI-supported marketing and business automations help business owners save time, compete, and win. More than 100K businesses globally use Thryv software to connect with customers and run and grow their business. For more information, visit
Associated Press
11-02-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Ashanti Hamilton Joins Veolia North America As Workforce Development Manager for Milwaukee
Veolia North America The Water Council MILWAUKEE, February 11, 2025 /3BL/ - Veolia North America and The Water Council are pleased to announce the addition of Ashanti Hamilton to support the Water & Wastewater Workforce Center initiative in Milwaukee. As Workforce Development Manager, Hamilton will reinforce Veolia's commitment to grow the local water workforce, increase the pool of diverse talent, and address workforce challenges in the water sector. 'Veolia has demonstrated a commitment to investing in Milwaukee and building innovative workforce development strategies. Through these efforts, we look to empower individuals with opportunities for growth and pathways to success in the water sector,' said Ashanti Hamilton, Veolia North America Workforce Development Manager. 'With strong partnerships, Milwaukee can be a national model for connecting underserved communities to the vast opportunities within the water sustainability field, driving both economic empowerment and environmental stewardship.' The water sector – including drinking water utilities, wastewater utilities and water technology companies – faces a shortage of thousands of qualified workers who are critical to serving our communities and businesses. The Water & Wastewater Workforce Center initiative is developing new pathways to recruit, train and hire the people who will tackle these challenges across the country. Veolia's partnership with The Water Council brings together the expertise of the country's largest water company with the innovation of a thriving water-tech hub. Experienced background in Milwaukee communities In his new role, Hamilton will provide seasoned direction and hands-on experience to connect underserved communities with a range of opportunities, as he develops a vision for Milwaukee that can serve as a model for other regions. A strategic leader with a strong commitment to improving health, educational, and economic disparities, Hamilton has dedicated his career to enhancing community well-being in Milwaukee. Most recently, Hamilton served as the Director of the Office of Community Wellness & Safety with the City of Milwaukee, where he developed and implemented community violence intervention strategies and managed strategic partnerships to address root causes of violence and promote wellness. His extensive experience includes nearly two decades as Alderman for Milwaukee's First District, during which he served as President of the Common Council from 2016 to 2020. In these roles, he oversaw billion-dollar budgets, led citywide anti-poverty initiatives, and negotiated major development projects. Hamilton's background in education as a former English teacher in Milwaukee Public Schools, coupled with his legal education from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University, provides him with a unique perspective on community needs and policy implementation. 'Ashanti Hamilton's diverse experience and deep understanding of Milwaukee's communities make him an ideal addition to our team,' said Anna Wildeman, Senior Vice President of Stakeholder Affairs at Veolia North America. 'His expertise in policy, community engagement, and strategic leadership will be crucial in building a strong water workforce in Milwaukee and across the country.' Veolia recently hosted a Workforce Development Summit in Paramus, N.J., bringing together a wide range of Veolia's water workforce talent. The Summit focused on best practices and building a strategy to deploy a robust national workforce development program that can be tailored to the needs of the individual communities in which Veolia works. This effort is an integral part of Veolia's GreenUp program, which accelerates the deployment of concrete solutions to the world's ecological transformation, and invests massively in technological and social innovation. Milwaukee water industry draws national resources The Water & Wastewater Workforce Center initiative, a collaboration between Veolia and The Water Council, aims to tackle critical issues facing the water industry, including training and education, outreach, diversity and inclusion, upskilling, and other workforce barriers. Despite offering a steady supply of family-supporting jobs, the water sector faces challenges with an aging workforce and difficulties in attracting, training and retaining new workers. The collaboration extends to research, translation and technology development, focusing on innovative approaches for sludge management, biosolids, energy capture from waste streams, and enhanced efficiencies in water treatment and energy management. Veolia, as a contract partner with the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD), operates and maintains one of the nation's largest wastewater partnerships, serving over 1 million people in 29 municipalities. ABOUT VEOLIA NORTH AMERICA A subsidiary of Veolia group, Veolia North America (VNA) is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country's largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education, and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent. The Water Council (TWC) is a global hub dedicated to solving critical water challenges by driving innovation in freshwater technology and advancing water stewardship. Built on more than a century of innovation, TWC has coalesced one of the most concentrated and mature water technology clusters in the world from its headquarters at the Global Water Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Recognizing the need for smarter and more sustainable use of water worldwide, TWC also promotes water stewardship as a natural complement to water innovation in the effort to preserve freshwater resources in the Midwest and around the world. Today, The Water Council has established itself as a global leader in the water industry and one of America's premier economic development clusters as recognized by government agencies, Brookings and the Harvard Business School.
