Many Summit County business owners have struggled to staff up throughout the better half of 2021. Posting openings on job sites like Indeed, spreading the word on social media and relying on word-of-mouth have reaped.
Photo by Ashley Low
When the virus began impacting Summit County in April 2020, Corry Mihm and her team scrambled to gather immediate data to show how the business community was impacted.
Mihm, who is the project manager for the Summit Prosperity Initiative, said when she and her team began launching these surveys, the goal was to see how businesses were coping and identify needs that could be met through the initiative and the Summit Chamber of Commerce.
The latest survey results were released Thursday, July 8. Mihm said the two biggest takeaways and news worth celebrating are that businesses are starting to report revenue gains and that owners are feeling more confident looking to the future.
If you’re a business owner or manager and you have questions about what it means to move into level green, then mark your calendar for 11 a.m. Friday, May 7.
The Summit Chamber of Commerce and Summit Board of County Commissioners are hosting a virtual town hall to review new level green restrictions and how they might impact businesses and the workforce. To submit questions in advance, email Summit Chamber Executive Director Blair McGary at blair@summitchamber.org
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A lift operator watches as skiers unload a chairlift on Nov. 6 at Keystone Resort. A federal ban on international work visas this ski season shrunk the labor pool for ski areas that rely on international workers to fill seasonal jobs, but the suspension has now expired.
Photo by Liz Copan / Studio Copan
H2-B and J-1 visas have long been used by local ski areas to hire international employees seasonally. These visas were suspended in June under the Trump administration in an effort to limit immigration and improve job prospects for Americans. Now, the Biden administration has let the suspension expire, potentially adding to the county’s labor pool in the coming months.
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