HireQuest, Inc. (HQI) Q2 2026 Earnings Call

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Good afternoon, and welcome to the HireQuest, Inc. second quarter 2026 earnings conference call. At this time, all participants have been placed on a listen-only mode, and we will open the floor for your questions and comments after the presentation. It is now my pleasure to turn the floor over to your host, Jen Belladeau from INS Investor Relations. Jen, the floor is yours. Thank you. I'd like to welcome everybody to the call today. Hosting the call are HiReQuest CEO Rick Hermanns and CFO David Hartley. I'll now take a moment to read the Safe Harbor Statement. This conference call contains forward-looking statements as defined within Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended. These forward-looking statements in terms such as anticipate, expect, intend, may, will, should, or other comparable terms involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future. Those statements include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of HireQuest and members of its management, as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based. Prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, including those described in HireQuest's periodic reports filed with the SEC and that actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Except as required by federal securities law, HireQuest undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed conditions. Now I'd like to turn the call over to the CEO of HireQuest, Rick Hermanns. Please go ahead, Rick....