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You don't have to look very hard to see signs, literally, of the Flathead Valley's labor shortage, with businesses desperately seeking help, particularly in the service industry as a busy summer season approaches. The director of the University of Montana's Bureau of Business and Economic Research, Pat Barkey, is our guest this week to talk why there is a scarcity of workers, what could be done to fix it, and why things like immigration could be having an outsized impact on the problem. You can read more of Pat's thoughts and a ton more on the labor crisis in Maggie Dresser's excellent Flathead Beacon cover story this week. Later in the show, host Andy Viano runs through the biggest stories from the last seven days, including an update on Flathead County's slowing vaccine demand, another challenge to an environmental standard on Lake Koocanusa, and a primer on the closely watched local school board elections. Read more about all of this week's stories and get the latest breaking news at flatheadbeacon.com and sign up for our daily newsletter at flatheadbeacon.com/newsletter. RELATED LINKS April 21 E-Edition Now Hiring UM Bureau of Business and Economic Research Demand Slowing for COVID-19 Vaccine Lawmaker Seeks Review of Selenium Standard Opposition to Masks Inspires School Board Candidates Kalispell Opts Against Adopting Social Media Policy The music in this this episode is “Thinking Music” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.