LACONIA Gerie Pingol, 53, was trained as a mechanical engineer in the Philippines, his native country. But when his degree and experience didn’t translate to a career in the U.S, he tapped an inner talent and an abiding interest: his love of people.
Though business owners across the state have struggled to fill open jobs, a legislative committee earlier this month failed to act on a proposal meant to attract workers to New Hampshire.The plan would have used $17 million in federal pandemic relief.
As the nation faces a nursing shortage, some health care workers say a bureaucratic logjam is preventing them from joining the frontline of the pandemic as they wait weeks for background checks to clear so they can start their jobs.