Bushue Background Screening

What Bushue Background Screening does

Bushue Background Screening (BBS) is a privately held Illinois-based service company that provides fingerprinting and background screening primarily to organizations in the Midwest. It operates from a headquarters at 302 E. Jefferson Ave, Suite B, Effingham, IL, with announced new fingerprinting service locations in Belleville and Carterville, Illinois. The company's core offering combines Live Scan electronic fingerprint capture with PBSA-member background check services, positioning it as a regulated identity-verification provider serving schools, hospitals, nursing facilities, municipalities, churches, non-profits, and private companies across multiple verticals. The company also operates as an authorized enrollment provider under the TSA's Universal Enrollment Services (UES) initiative, processing HAZMAT, TSA PreCheck, and TWIC credentials at its Effingham location.

The underlying technology stack centers on Live Scan electronic fingerprint capture hardware (replacing traditional ink-and-paper cards), backed by an Acuity Scheduling online booking system, a customer portal (bkckxserve6.8f7.com), and a static informational website. The company holds an Illinois Private Detective Agency License (117.001686) and Fingerprint Vendor Agency License (262.000006), and is a member of the Professional Background Screening Association, which collectively underpin its eligibility to deliver regulated screening services.

Bushue's revenue model is transaction-based: customers pay per service for fingerprinting and/or background screening, with no disclosed pricing, subscription tier, or enterprise contract structure. Go-to-market is direct-to-customer via phone (217-342-3042), online appointment scheduling, and walk-in traffic at its Illinois physical locations. The company does not disclose revenue, headcount, funding, or ownership details, and there is no evidence of public listing, institutional investment, or material M&A activity.

Name

Bushue Background Screening

Legal name

Bushue Background Screening

Website

https://bushuebackgroundscreening.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bushue Background Screening is a privately held Illinois-based service provider delivering Live Scan electronic fingerprinting, PBSA-member background checks, and TSA Universal Enrollment services (HAZMAT, PreCheck, TWIC) to schools, healthcare, municipalities, and businesses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Background Screening Services

NAICS

Investigation and Personal Background Check Services (561611)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Pre-Employment Background Checks & Screening (BPAKAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Employee Verification & Background Check Coordination (BPAAAIAG), Continuous Monitoring & Post-Hire Screening (BPACALAJ)

Keywords

• Background screening services
• Live scan fingerprinting
• TSA enrollment services
• Pre-employment screening
• Biometric capture services

Headquarters

HQ city

Effingham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Fingerprinting Services: Provides Live Scan electronic fingerprinting services at physical locations for various purposes including criminal background checks, employment verification, and government programs.
2. Background Screening Services: Comprehensive background check services for schools, municipalities, churches, businesses, and non-profit organizations. Fast, affordable, and comprehensive checks designed to reduce liability and offer hiring confidence.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Bushue Background Screening provides Live Scan electronic fingerprinting and pre-employment background screening services for schools, hospitals, municipalities, churches, businesses, and non-profit organizations. The company also operates as a TSA Universal Enrollment System provider, processing HAZMAT, TSA PreCheck, and TWIC credential enrollments. Services are delivered at physical Illinois locations (Effingham, Belleville, Carterville) and supported by an online scheduling system.

Product overview

Bushue Background Screening offers a unified portfolio of identity verification and background screening services. The core offerings include traditional Live Scan electronic fingerprinting and comprehensive background checks for various organizations. These services are integrated under a PBSA (Professional Background Screening Association) membership framework. The company also serves as an authorized enrollment provider for the Department of Homeland Security's Universal Enrollment System (UES), processing credentials including TSA Pre✓, TWIC, and HAZMAT endorsements. Services are delivered at physical locations in Effingham, Illinois, with online appointment scheduling through Acuity Scheduling.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Background Screening Services Comprehensive background check services for schools, municipalities, churches, businesses, and non-profit organizations, providing fast, affordable, and comprehensive screening to reduce liability risk when hiring.
• Live Scan Fingerprinting Electronic fingerprint capture service using Live Scan technology that replaces traditional ink-and-paper card methods. Available at physical locations in Effingham, Belleville, and Carterville, Illinois, for employment, licensing, and government-program purposes.
• TSA PreCheck Enrollment Transportation Security Administration PreCheck program enrollment service for trusted traveler status, enabling expedited security screening at airports for individual applicants.
• TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential) Enrollment service for the TSA's TWIC program, required for maritime workers needing unescorted access to ports and secure maritime areas.
• HAZMAT Endorsement Transportation worker hazard material endorsement enrollment service through the TSA Universal Enrollment program for commercial drivers requiring HAZMAT credentials.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• IdentoGO (IDEMIA): Operates the largest U.S. network of Live Scan fingerprinting locations and is a primary TSA Universal Enrollment provider. Directly comparable because it delivers the same core services (Live Scan, TSA PreCheck, TWIC, HAZMAT enrollment) that Bushue offers, but at vastly greater scale.
• Sterling: One of the largest U.S. background screening providers, serving employers with comprehensive criminal, employment, and tenant checks. Comparable as a full-service background screening competitor, though Sterling is far larger and primarily platform-based rather than location-based.
• HireRight: Global background screening provider offering employment, healthcare, and transportation-related screening. Comparable for employers evaluating Bushue against enterprise-grade alternatives, especially in healthcare and regulated verticals.
• First Advantage: Large publicly listed background screening company with broad vertical coverage including healthcare, transportation, and education. Competes for the same institutional customer segments Bushue serves (schools, hospitals, regulated employers).
• Accurate Background: U.S. background screening provider with strong presence in healthcare, education, and retail employer segments. Comparable as a competing vendor for many of the same mid-market institutional customers BBS targets.

Direct peers

• Fieldprint: National provider of Live Scan electronic fingerprinting with a large affiliated enrollment location network, including TSA PreCheck and other federal programs. Closely mirrors BBS's fingerprinting-plus-federal-enrollment model.
• Certifix Livescan (Certifix): Regional Live Scan fingerprinting operator serving multiple U.S. states with electronic fingerprint capture and related screening services. Closely comparable small/regional fingerprinting peer against which BBS competes for local account wins.

Emerging players

• Checkr: Technology-led background screening platform focused on gig economy and enterprise employers. Represents the modern, API-driven alternative to BBS's manual/phone-driven ordering flow and is reshaping buyer expectations in the same end market.

Others

• PBSA (Professional Background Screening Association): Industry trade association of which Bushue is a member. Not a competitor, but a peer reference: PBSA membership and accreditation standards define the trust baseline against which BBS is positioned in the market.

Regional players

• Verified Credentials: Background screening and fingerprinting provider with a regional physical-location footprint serving employers and schools. Comparable as another regional operator combining Live Scan fingerprinting with broader background screening services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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