Kelly Services

William Russell Kelly founded the company in Detroit on October 7 1946 operating as the Russell Kelly Office Service. He is widely credited with pioneering the modern temporary help industry. The company was renamed Kelly Girl Service in 1957 and it became Kelly Services® in 1966 to reflect the growing services of the company. In 1968 Kelly Services opened its first international office in Toronto Ontario Canada. The company’s first European office opened in 1972 in Paris France. Today we offer a full suite of outsourcing consulting and staffing solutions—delivered globally from over a 70-year heritage of dynamic talent innovations. Read more...