Transportation woes compound an already tough hiring market
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A crunch for labor, along with a push to expand diversity and inclusion efforts, has driven many Western New York employers to cast a wider net when seeking job candidates.
But transportation can be an obstacle with larger employers based in Buffalo’s far-flung suburbs in need of solutions to bring would-be workers from diverse, densely populated metro areas to their door.
“We can’t get buses here, especially around shift work,” said Clint Dockree, plant manager at Cascades Containerboard Packaging in Lancaster, who was recently looking to fill 25 production jobs. “It’s really become an issue for the last five years, since we haven’t been able to find workers.”
Cascades found a creative solution to this problem, and it's not the only company to do so.
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