Signal 88 Security Group Franchise News

Private security is projected to grow more than 6 percent in 2012 – the largest increase in nine years, according to a 2010 IBISWorld Industry Report on Security Services in the U.S.
Omaha, NE (PRWEB) March 14, 2012 - Private security is projected to grow more than 6 percent in 2012 – the largest increase in nine years, according to a 2010 IBISWorld Industry Report on Security Services in the U.S. The same report shows that businesses are reevaluating where their recovered dollars should be spent and investing in better security, to the benefit of private security firms such as Signal 88 Security, Inc.
The private security industry is one sector of the economy that is projected to benefit from both perception and reality, even though the two are at odds with one another...

December 13, 2011 // Franchising.com // A decision made by the city of Foley, Minn., a community of nearly 3,000 residents, is causing shockwaves throughout the state…and is a sign of what is happening in communities across the country.
Effective January 2012, the Foley City Council announced the decision to replace the city’s longstanding, traditional police street patrol with 24-hour, private security patrols. Foley is setting a precedent as the first city in the state of Minnesota to make the move, which comes as the result of budget cuts. The city will save more than $10,000 per month by making the switch.
According to an October 2011 report from the Justice Department’s Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) office, 12,000 police officers and sheriff's deputies nationwide could lose their jobs amid government budget shortfalls and cuts in a sluggish economy...