Milwaukee-area operators seek help through hiring events
Nearly 30 East Side establishments to hold job fair this weekend
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Bars and restaurants in Milwaukee’s East Side neighborhoods are making a collective push to address an industry-wide obstacle: hiring workers.
Almost 30 establishments will participate in the Greater East Side Restaurant & Bar Job Fair, taking place this weekend at Casablanca restaurant on Brady Street.
The event is being put on by the Brady Street, East Side, and Downer Avenue Business Improvement Districts to help operators staff up as business returns to pre-pandemic levels.
“We’re excited to see people starting to come out again, but these business owners are struggling to find staff to meet operational demands,” executive directors Rachel Taylor (Brady Street BID) and Liz Brodek (East Side and Downer Ave BIDs) said in a news release. “Our jobs are to help our stakeholders, and this seemed like a natura
Hurting long before COVID-19, failing companies took stimulus money then closed anyway Josh Salman, USA TODAY
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Stein Mart Inc. was desperate for shoppers long before COVID-19 forced closures at its discount department stores, scattered mostly throughout the Southeast.
During the past several years, the Florida retailer had hemorrhaged tens of millions of dollars, while searching for a corporate buyer. Like many struggling businesses, the company in June turned to the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, as a possible savior. The $10-million loan didn’t last long.
Within two months, Stein Mart filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing more than $500 million in liabilities. The company closed all 280 stores and 9,000 workers lost their jobs.
Hurting long before COVID-19, failing companies took stimulus money then closed anyway Josh Salman, USA TODAY
Replay Video UP NEXT
Stein Mart Inc. was desperate for shoppers long before COVID-19 forced closures at its discount department stores, scattered mostly throughout the Southeast.
During the past several years, the Florida retailer had hemorrhaged tens of millions of dollars, while searching for a corporate buyer. Like many struggling businesses, the company in June turned to the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, as a possible savior. The $10-million loan didn’t last long.
Within two months, Stein Mart filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing more than $500 million in liabilities. The company closed all 280 stores and 9,000 workers lost their jobs.