A longtime bicycle store in Baie d'Urfe is closing its doors after 35 years in business because of difficulty finding staff as well as unaffordable rent hikes.
the beginning of his presidency here, we saw 3.1 million jobs come back into the economy. we re continues to make investment in the american rescue plan. we re continuing to see great strides across the country. this fall, many businesses that have gone remote are talking about bringing people back into the office, so i think we have a good, strong outlook here. some demand seems to be coming back to small businesses, retailers, small businesses that need to hire people. those people have told us they re having trouble finding staff. almost every place i go to has a sign that says we re hiring right now. on the other hand we have seen competition for wages increase. wages are going up, and a number of governors are treating this as a bad thing. they re saying because of the extended unemployment benefits that are soon coming to an end, employers would have to pay up