Area businesses struggle to fill positions
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Updated: 9:40 PM EST Mar 10, 2021
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Updated: 9:40 PM EST Mar 10, 2021
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TIMES ARE TOUGH RIGHT NOW .. FOR NOT ONLY PEOPLE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO MAKE ENDS MEET .. BUT FOR AREA BUSINESSES TOO. AND THEY WANT YOU TO KNOW .. THEY'RE HIRING. WHEN THE PANDEMIC HIT LAST YEAR .. LISA YANNETT .. CO- OWNER OF HORIZON STAFFING .. SAYS HER COMPANY FELT IT 2:09 - LISA - IT WAS DEFINITELY CHALLENGING BECAUSE IT WAS EITHER PEOPLE DIDNT THINK THERE WERE JOBS OR THEY WERE AFRAID -18 TO LEAVE THEIR HOUSE - 19 QUICK NAT POP :2 TRAK2 WHILE PEOPLE ARE SLOWLY RETURNING TO APPLY FOR WORK AT THE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY .. YANNETT SAYS THE STIMULUS AND UNEMPLOYMENT CHECKS PEOPLE RECEIVED .. CONTINUE TO CREATE CHALLENGES. 4:29 - LISA - I MEAN THAT KILLED US. YOU KNOW PEOPLE MADE MORE MONEY TO SIT AT HOME -36 NATS IN EPOCH WAREHOUSE TRAK3 TOY COMPANY EPOCH EVERLASTING PLAY IS A CLIENT OF HORIZON STAFFING. DANNY JAMESON IS THE SENIOR OPERATIONS MANAGER 1:04 DANNY - WE WRESTLE LIKE ANY OTHER EMPLOYER IN THIS TOWN RIGHT NOW TO FILL OUR WORKFORCE 1:09 MY STANDUP 1:26-39 - NORMALLY THIS BUILDING IS FILLED WITH 60 TO 70 WORKERS FROM SUPERVISORS TO THE GENERAL WORKFORCE BUT EVER SINCE THE PANDEMIC STARTED THEYVE HAD 10 TO 15 PERCENT FEWER PEOPLE THAN THEY NEED. 1:51 - DANNY - WE HAVE A COMPETITIVE WAGE, WE HAVE GREAT WORK FOR PEOPLE AND SADLY THOSE OPEN ORDERS STAY OPEN - 59 TRAK4 THAT MEANS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF BUSINESS IS SITTING ON SHELVES .. AND WITH CONGRESS SET TO GIVE THE GREEN LIGHT ON THE COVID RELIEF PACKAGE .. ANOTHER ROUND OF STIMULUS CHECKS WILL GO OUT 4:45 - LISA - WE'RE CONCERNED CUZ 48 THATS GOING TO PUT US BACK WHERE WE WERE IN MAY JUNE JULY WHERE WE'VE GOT THE JOBS BUT NOBODY TO FILL THEM - 59 JUST TODAY CONGRESS DID PASS THAT 1.9 MILLION DOLLAR RELIEF BILL .. BUT IF YOU'RE STILL IN NEED OF WORK .. HORIZON STAFFING HAS PARTNERED WITH SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY FOR A JOB FAIR. IT'S TOMORROW FROM 11 TO 1 -- AT SAINT LEO .. ON WEST MONTGOMERY CROSSROAD. THEY HAVE IMMEDI