Rhode Island businesses suffering workforce attendance issue

Updated at 3:56 p.m. on Sept. 13, 2021.

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TRAILBLAZER: Karl Wadensten, CEO and president of VIBCO Inc. in Richmond, was one of the first to create the blueprints for how to safely operate a manufacturing facility during COVID-19 and conduct employee and visitor screening. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY
KARL WADENSTEN, owner of Richmond-based VIBCO Inc., says that workforce engagement and attendance are down and hurting productivity in some state industries. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY
PROVIDENCE – A group of Rhode Island business leaders recently held an impromptu meeting and the main topic of discussion was how a lack of employee engagement is affecting workforce attendance. One business owner said the issue is at such a critical level that it could be costing the state’s manufacturers about 25% in productivity.…

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  1. Strange times indeed! Gordon Foods dropped Daves Marketplace as a customer as well. They have not the personnel to handle our business. So, labor and supply issues are much more serious than most people realize. We at Daves have been scrambling ever since.