Hotels, restaurants deal with staff deficit as events return this year Share Updated: 6:28 PM CDT Apr 18, 2021 Share Updated: 6:28 PM CDT Apr 18, 2021
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Show Transcript THE PANDMIC HIT THE DES MOINES HOSPITALITY BUSINESS HAR WITH HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS LOSING HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN REVENUE. EVENTS ARE NOW STARTING BACK UP AND PLACES ARE RE-OPENING SO BUSINESSES ARE HOPING TO BOUNCE BACK. BUT AS KCCI’S KAYLA JAMES SHOWS US THERE’S STILL A HURDLE IN THE WAY, A LACK OF EMPLOYEES WE EITHER CANCELLED OR POSTPONED OVER 370 EVENTS. KAYLA: HAVING AN ECONOMIC IMPACT OF OVER $400 MILLION TO DATE. CATCH DES MOINES’ GREG EDWARDS SAYS THE LACK OF TOURISM LAS YEAR PROVED TO BE DETRIMENTAL. WHILE HE’S HOPEFUL FOR CHANGE AS EVENTS RETURN, THERE’S STILL AN OBSTACLE. BEING ABLE TO STAFF BUSINESSES LIKE HOTELS WHO LOST SO MANY EMPLOYEES DURING THE PANDEMI THEY WENT FROM STAFFS OF 200 PEOPLE DOWN TO 8 OR 12. KAYLA: LIKE OTHER HO