Spectrum News 1: Berkshire businesses facing staff shortages

Berkshire businesses facing staff shortages as summer tourism season approaches

By Matt Ristaino, Berkshire County

Published 4:30PM ET May 26, 2021

BERKSHIRE COUNTY, Mass. – Twoflower Cafรฉ co-owner Rupert Jones is behind the counter every day. In part, because the business opened just three months ago, but theyโ€™re also short-staffed.

โ€œNormally when you open a business, Iโ€™ve had a few of these in the past, you have plenty of staff and plenty of people applying, and the challenge is getting enough customers,” Jones said. “Weโ€™ve flipped that challenge here. We have a ton of customers, and the challenge is getting good staff.โ€

As the summer tourism season draws closer, they arenโ€™t the only ones looking for new hires.

Walk down any Main Street in the Berkshires and youโ€™ll see “Help Wanted” signs, like the ones at Patisserie Lenox, where theyโ€™re cutting back operations because of the lack of staff.

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2021-06-03T09:32:46-04:00June 3rd, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , |

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