In a recent survey of 440 Southeast businesses, 72% said lack of housing was one of their biggest concerns. “There’s just no place to rent,” one business owner said. “My employees were leaving me and telling me things like, ‘I can’t afford to live here.’”
For some, it’s a major barrier to success. That’s according to a recent survey of 440 businesses in the region.looks at how businesses are faring in the region. And while they’re generally optimistic after two pandemic years, the region still faces economic headwinds. In this year’s survey, 72% of respondents indicated that housing is one of their top problems.
At the worst point last year, Hames had 40 open jobs it couldn’t fill. Owen says the corporation has tried to sweeten the deal for workers. They’ve given three raises in the last year and half, and they might offer a fourth. They’ve also beefed up the employee discount, taking a hit on their own profits. But they are still stretched thin.
“We have two different housing issues I guess,” he said. “One is, we have this peak need in the summer, which is hard to find short-term housing in the summertime in Sitka. It’s really hard. But then the long term housing issue is employees, especially entry level employees, being able to find affordable housing for the year.”NSRAA employs 30 to 55 people depending on the season, and they provide bunk housing for some of them.
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