- December 21, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) – Some Grand Strand businesses continue to deal with staffing shortages.
It’s an issue chamber leaders say ranks high on their priority list for the 2022 new year.
The Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce President Karen Riordan says the goal is to bring more stability to the workforce. She says that will help more restaurants and other employers overcome employment disruptions, some of which only got worse because of the COVID-pandemic.
“Try and even out the economy,” Riordan said.
Riordan says one way to bounce back stronger in 2022 is for the Chamber of Commerce to continue building on its long-term plans to make the Myrtle Beach Area a 12-month seasonal destination for families. She says it will help more folks keep the jobs they already have.
Riordan says in years past, our area was known as a nine-month seasonal destination which created uncertainly for workers who ended up losing their jobs during the slower economic…
