Archives for 2022

Where Are the Workers? New data shows just how many employers are upping pay to attract and keep employees

By Sean McDonnell, cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio — A new survey of Northeast Ohio’s employers confirms that it’s a workers’ market, and many companies are upping their pay

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New survey reveals what employers are (or aren’t) doing to mitigate talent challenges

You know the saying, “people don’t quit their jobs, they quit their managers?” Forget it. People are quitting their jobs.

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Happy Dog owner to lead Fund for Our Economic Future’s hospitality initiative

The Fund for Our Economic Future appointed the owner and operator of The Happy Dog in Cleveland’s Gordon Square to help the hospitality industry get back

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Hospitality Recovery Group takes on mission to help Cleveland small businesses navigate pandemic, future emergencies

Watterson says while he was fortunate to retain employees, other businesses haven’t been so lucky.

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GCP aims to pick up region’s growth pace

“If you’re in the service industry and your child’s school is closed often, you’re responsible for backfilling your shift or you lose your job,” she said.

Burke said that uncertainty regarding long-term stable employment might be one reason why hospitality jobs are unfilled.

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Happy Dog’s Sean Watterson looks to embrace critical hospitality-workplace relief role

It will be Watterson’s job to study the issue and find ways to make restaurant work more attractive.

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Happy Dog owner will lead a hospitality recovery group

The Fund for Our Economic Future appointed Cleveland venue operator and business owner Sean Watterson as senior consultant, Hospitality Talent and Strengthening Workplaces. Watterson will be responsible for

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Sean Watterson to Lead Hospitality Sector Recovery Initiative

In this role, Watterson will be responsible for identifying both short-term and long-term solutions to improve the hospitality industry’s ability to attract, retain and promote workers.

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Where are all the workers? Employers finding higher wages alone not enough to lure people

Doug Livingston Akron Beacon Journal If preliminary data for November hold true, Summit and Portage counties have never had this few unemployed workers in 25 years of recordkeeping at the Bureau of

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Mayor Justin Bibb’s top hires so far have a wide range of backgrounds

Bradford Davy of Tremont, formerly director of regional engagement for the Fund for Our Economic Future, has become Cleveland’s chief strategy officer.

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