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June 4, 2021 4:36 PM Elenee Dao
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SPOKANE, Wash. – Businesses are struggling to find workers right now. So, the Spokane Hospitality Association is trying to make the process even easier for businesses and job seekers.
On Monday and Tuesday, a speed dating style job fair will take place at the Wonder Building. More than 15 businesses and restaurants will be set up, ready to talk to job seekers and hopefully eventually end up in job offers.
It’s been rough for businesses finding workers these last few months.
Joey Gates is normally working behind the scenes as a chief operating officer for The Goodwin Group, which owns eight restaurants in Spokane. For the last week, Gates has been working as a server at Remedy, a restaurant they own.
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April 19, 2021 3:26 PM Connor Sarles
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SPOKANE, Wash. If you work in the hospitality industry in Spokane, the City of Spokane and Spokane Hospitality Association wants to get you vaccinated!
There are plenty of goodies in store for you if you get your shot, too.
The Spokane Hospitality Association says if you work in hospitality lodging, food and drink, event planning and others you should sign up for vaccination slots available April 20 and 21 at the Spokane Arena.
If you get your vaccine dose, the association says you are entitled to a free ice cream cone from The Scoop!, a free slice of pizza from David’s Pizza, a free latte from the downtown Indaba downtown, a free cupcake from the downtown Sweet Frostings, and a free Brickwest beer from Brickwest Brewing, Checkerboard Taproom, Backyard, Press Public House, REMEDY, Volstead Act or Barnwood Social!
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February 25, 2021 6:59 PM Elenee Dao
SPOKANE, Wash. For some local restaurants, every dollar counts. That includes money paid each year for health permits through the county.
“Nobody’s happy about what’s taken place since March,” said Mark Starr, the owner of David’s Pizza.
Restaurant owners are feeling a little more stressed than others. In the last 11 months, they’ve had to close down and reopen. It was an endless cycle.
Now that they’re open with some limitations, it’s still not enough.
“Actually, utilities went up because if you might recall, for about five weeks, we opened and we had to have doors and windows open,” Starr said.