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By 06/16/2021
It has only become harder to recruit and retain a workforce in West Marin over the course of the pandemic, business owners and economists say. The decades-long issue is hampering businesses from reaching their full potential, despite a summer boom of tourists who are ready to spend.
Help-wanted ads are getting almost no response. Without a full staff, existing workers are stretched thin, and some businesses have had to cut back on hours. The restaurant industry has been particularly hard hit, and the issue is nationwide.
The Marin Economic Forum launched a business retention and expansion project in late 2019. Following surveys, interviews and economic analyses, the forum published a report in March 2020, days before the Covid-19 crisis took over. The number-one challenge for businesses was hiring, and economists concluded that the resident workforce was not aligned with job demand. The county relies on an imported workforce in the se
Molly Green to open new location one year after tornado destroyed East Nashville store
Molly Green is getting ready to open their Fifth + Broadway store location a year after the tornado destroyed their East Nashville store.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â This week is the anniversary of the deadly March tornado.
As the storm ripped through Middle Tennessee, 25 people were killed and dozens of businesses were destroyed.
One company was able to turn the destruction into a new opportunity.
Exactly one year and one day after the tornado destroyed the East Nashville store, Molly Green is opening a new store at Fifth + Broadway.