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A stifling worker shortage threatens Nashville s recovery NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) In downtown Nashville, honky-tonks rattle back to life, peddle taverns crowd the streets and bartenders can’t pour fast enough. Popular Searches The post-pandemic business boom arrived as expected. But one big, unexpected challenge stands in the way of a full recovery: There aren’t enough workers to keep up with a national surge in demand. “I’m working in the kitchen today,” said restaurant and bar owner Barrett Hobbs, who ordinarily spends his days filing paperwork. “We don’t have enough cooks to pull off a normal lunch, My family has owned businesses here since the ’50s and none of us have ever seen anything like this.” ....
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Just over a year after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic leaders in Williamson County have an optimistic outlook for the local and regional economy. During Williamson, Inc.âs annual Outlook Williamson event on Wednesday, where the chamber of commerce invites local economic leaders and experts to share their view of the prospective future for business, the general sentiment was that Williamson County fared better than many other counties during the COVID-19 pandemic. In many ways, a year later, the county is already beginning to see a return to pre-pandemic levels of prosperity â but itâs not out of the woods yet. ....
How 2 women are changing the face of the climate change movement TODAY 1 hr ago Yi-Jin Yu We are all works in progress; even the successful women you see owning it on Instagram faced stumbling blocks along the way and continue to work hard to stay at the top of their game. In this series, we re sitting down with the people that inspire us to find out: How d they do it? And what is success really like? This is Getting There. Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Dr. Katharine K. Wilkinson are on a mission to bring more women to the forefront of the climate change movement, a field that has long been dominated by white men. Last fall, the pair released an anthology they edited called All We Can Save, featuring essays from a varied group of experts with diverse perspectives. ....