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FORT COLLINS - Many changes are coming to local background screening company Tandem Select following its acquisition by New York City-based Sterling Infosystems.
Tandem will keep its name and all of its 55 employees, but the services and products that it is able to offer will expand as the relationship with Sterling moves forward, according to company executives.
The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
"Operations will continue in Fort Collins, but working with Sterling will enable us to grow our business globally," said Tandem co-owner and CEO Chris Baker. "The Fort Collins office is not going anywhere."
Tandem president Jerry Thurber has taken on the role of product innovation team leader, putting him in charge developing new products and services for clients. He anticipates that Sterling's capital and technology resources will make that job easier and more productive.
One of the new products being developed is a social media background check, which allows employers to look into a potential employee's online presence in a manner that protects both the employer and the applicant, Baker said.
"Social media checks are now a reality and...