- June 13, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
A “help wanted” sign is posted outside the Silverheels Bar and Grill and Kemosabe Sushi restaurants Feb. 13 in Frisco. As Summit County heads into the summer tourism season, businesses are still struggling to fully staff.
Photo by Liz Copan / Studio Copan
A year ago, businesses across the Summit County were struggling under repressive public health restrictions. Now, there’s a new issue at hand and one that likely won’t be fixed overnight: Due to limited workforce housing and job shortages during the pandemic, many residents have moved out of the county, causing a severe labor shortage.
This labor shortage is so dire that many owners of local businesses are coming up with creative ways to deliver their services without having a full staff.
One such example is Mountain Lyon Cafe’s new business model: Instead of seating people at a table and waiting on customers individually, the Silverthorne cafe…
