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Post by Logan on Mar 3, 2016 6:16:54 GMT -6
Pam Patton wants to expand her popular Southern-inspired Patton's Restaurant to a second site in metro Des Moines. The problem is she can barely find enough qualified workers to run her east-side restaurant, let alone start another. An improving economy and an unemployment rate hovering around 3½ percent (the lowest rate since 2001) have left Patton and a growing number of restaurateurs struggling to fully staff their businesses. But there's another reason so many are posting "Help Wanted" signs: Rising competition from nontraditional eateries such as Hy-Vee restaurants and convenience store food counters are luring away more prospective workers — a lot more. “We are all suffering,” Patton said of the lack of food service workers. “I think it’s hitting smaller businesses like mine harder.” Read more: www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/2016/03/02/iowa-restaurants-starved-workers/81204954/
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