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Arizona restaurants faced with hiring challenges

The industry experienced more than $2 billion in lost sales in 2020.
by Kassandra Lau

Restaurants and retailers looking to rebound from the pandemic are finding labor is in short supply. Both industries scaled back their workforces over the last year and now some are struggling to hire employees. Arizona Restaurant Association President Steve Chucri discussed how some restaurants are trying to attract employees and described how the pandemic set the industry back financially in 2020.

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