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As people return to work after historic unemployment during the pandemic, some businesses struggle to hire, leaving small businesses in an especially tough spot.

Small businesses struggle to fill empty positions as economy bounces back and last updated 2021-05-28 13:42:08-04 As people return to work after historic unemployment during the pandemic, some businesses struggle to hire, leaving small businesses in an especially tough spot. “The past 15 months or however long its been has been incredibly surreal,” Beth Gruitch, Co-owner of Crafted Concepts restaurant group, said. “Its been this up and down of hiring and laying off.” Now -- ...

Businesses recovering from pandemic struggle to fill open jobs, forcing some to close and last updated 2021-05-06 13:39:26-04 Some businesses trying to recover from the pandemic are voluntarily closing their doors not because of restrictions imposed by the state in which they are located, but because they are short-staffed. As more states open up, business owners are coming across a unique problem: there are not enough workers to meet demand, despite a higher-than-normal unemployment rate. Cur...

Freezing Thin Mints before devouring them, one by one, is as fancy as some of us get during Girl Scout cookie season. But this year, two pastry chefs from Denver

Girl Scout Cookie Desserts Help Colorado Troops and 4 Local Restaurants Two Denver pastry chefs have transformed your favorite cookies into high-end treats.Denise Mickelsen •   February 3, 2021 Peanut butter Do-si-dos and coconut-chocolate-caramel Samoas. Crispy Thin Mints and sweet-tart Lemon-Ups (you know, the citrusy cookie baked with inspirational messages on top that the Girl Scouts introduced in 2020). Everyone in Colorado has a favorite Girl Scout cookie, as evidenced by the four-an...

The Feed: Girl Scouts team up with Denver restaurants to create signature cookies Girl Scouts of Colorado is teaming up with local restaurants to bring in customers for a sweet treat that helps their community. Author: Kylie Bearse Updated: 10:52 AM MST February 2, 2021 DENVER — Girl Scout cookie season is here, and like so many things, selling the cookies will look a little different this year.  “Some people look forward to the holiday season, I look forwar...

Two restaurants in Uptown operated by Aileen Reilly, chef Paul Reilly and JP Taylor are closing temporarily, joining many other eateries that are taking weeks — or the entire winter — off. "After much consideration, we have made the decision to temporarily close both Beast + Bottle and Coperta," Paul Reilly wrote in an email announcing the move. "The current restrictions are just not sustainable, and for the health of our long-term business, we are hibernating the restaurants until indoor d...