Kenny Skinner was working extra hours in the crane business he shared with his brother, Mike, because they couldn’t find workers, which prompted Skinner to sell the company and a concrete pumping firm he owned.
“I was old, and I couldn’t find help. Nobody wants to work. The new owner is having the same trouble,” Skinner said. “When we sold in May, we had just ourselves and two other employees. I was doing double duty for the last three months. We would have liked to hire another one or two people.”
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