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Many incumbents are reaching retirement age without a sufficient replacement workforce.
"And I think there is an issue with the Baby Boomers. There are many, many very skilled people in the industry and in manufacturing that are going to be retiring over the next five to 10 years. And we're wondering who is really looking at that? Who is really encouraging our young people to go into these fields? I'm not sure how that's working. When I was talking to the high school—I was talking to the principal over at Willmar—and I asked him what the counselors teach. What do the counselors tell them about what's going on? It's a very difficult situation. How do we get the message out to the young?" | Central |
"We have a lot of younger workers, so it isn't so much the retirement issue from our perspective. But as we grow, the backfill of the other industries creates a shortage for us. We need to put new workers in. A lot of what we have is simply a result of the shortage that is going to happen. We can't grow. This also means increased competition for those new workers. And while our workforce is gradually growing, we have five or six job openings posted on a sign as you drive by our company." | Central |