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SC restaurants strained by short-staffing
SC restaurants strained by short-staffing By Chris Joseph | April 1, 2021 at 7:50 PM EDT - Updated April 2 at 2:19 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Restaurants in South Carolina are open for business after a year wracked by the COVID-19 Pandemic.
The key now is having people available to run them.
South Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association Chair Bobby Williams estimated the hospitality industry (including hotels) is short 5,000 workers.
He also owns the Lizardâs Thicket chain and said he could hire 75 workers on any given day.
Williams said federal aid in the form of stimulus checks and unemployment insurance is part of the problem. â[Workers] will take a month off or two months off, so when this money runs out I think people will be coming back to work,â he said.
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The EDA Regional office of Atlanta awarded an Opportunity Zone grant to Walterboro on Apr. 2, 2020 with a total project amount of $19,590,000 from the US Economic Development Administration.
The U.S. Economic Development Administration offered the following description of this project: This EDA investment funds renovations of the city s wastewater treatment plant by supporting the expansion of infrastructure for an employer in Walterboro County, South Carolina, a designated Opportunity Zone. The expansion will provide long-term benefits to the local economy in the event of future disasters, providing the region with opportunities to diversify the economy through the attraction of foreign direct investments, and expanding the business of local industries. In addition, the project will create economic resiliency by strengthening the regional economy, supporting private investments, and creating jobs throughout the region.
Restaurant owners ask Governor McMaster to lift 11 pm Last Call Order before NYE Julia Kauffman
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South Carolina’s 11 p.m. cut off for alcohol sales is the last COVID-19 restriction in place statewide. Now the South Carolina Restaurant & Lodging Association (SCRLA) is asking Governor Henry McMaster to lift it before New Year s Eve.
The Last Call Order was enacted in July by McMaster to help slow the spread of COVID-19. President of the SCRLA, Bobby Williams, said getting rid of it would help many businesses financially.
“A lot of our members are restaurants and hotels that have these large functions planned, and we were hoping they could stay open at least ‘til 12 o clock to bring in the new year, said Williams.