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Adam Davis and Logan Haney man the grill at Loula's on Thursday morning, September 19. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)

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Worst summer yet for seasonal staffing shortage
September 22, 2019 4 a.m.

Worst summer yet for seasonal staffing shortage

Summer 2019 was a great season for business, but a hard time for the businesses themselves. From Bigfork to Whitefish, employers confronted a workforce shortage more extreme than they had ever experienced before. Even as business boomed, many managers and owners resorted to cutting hours and services to meet the growing demand with shrinking staffs.