Survey says: Affordable housing is the top concern for businesses

With housing prices exploding, businesses are having a harder time getting workers to come — and stay.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 11:00 a.m. February 7, 2022
Lisa Krouse says the booming housing market has exacerbated the labor shortage on a local level. (File photo)
Lisa Krouse says the booming housing market has exacerbated the labor shortage on a local level. (File photo)
  • Manatee-Sarasota
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A quick check-in on businesses in Sarasota County revealed the real reason they’re struggling to hire workers — affordable housing. 

 

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