June 21, 2023 Fed up with Congress failing to address worker shortage crisis? There is a short-term fix Give states the control over immigration visas Urgent action is needed to address workforce shortages affecting businesses of all sizes and sectors across our nation. Add your name to this letter of employers urging the Biden …
Statehouse Report March 10, 2023 By Frank Knapp Jr. The S.C. Small Business Development Center and the Darla Moore School of Business recently conducted the 2022 Small Business Needs Assessment Survey. One key finding: “The single largest operational challenge that businesses report facing in 2022 is a difficulty in hiring and retaining staff. Among businesses …
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Columbia Regional Business Report September 15, 2021 By Melinda Waldrop Frank Knapp sees one straightforward solution to the labor shortage facing many industries as the nation continues to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic: Make more workers available. Three pieces of legislation currently before the U.S. Senate can help accomplish that goal, said Knapp, president and CEO …
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 14, 2021 Frank Knapp, 803-600-6874, fknapp@scsbc.org Ben Roussel, 202-210-3112, ben@rousselpr.com SC Small Business Chamber CEO addresses labor shortage and introduces Rep. Clyburn Watch Video Washington, DC — U.S. House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (D-SC), and members of the House Judiciary Committee, including U.S. Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Chair of the …
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The State August 8, 2021 BY TAHERA ATTARWALA AND FRANK KNAPP JR. We, the authors of this op-ed, are two very different people. One is a 21-year-old woman of color born in India. When she was only one year old her parents immigrated to the U.S. under a business visa that later expired. South Carolina …
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Post and Courier July 16, 2021 By Jonatan Guerrero-Ramirez and Frank Knapp Jr. Sen. Lindsey Graham has introduced the Dream Act of 2021 along with Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois. This is the third time the South Carolina Republican has sponsored the bill that provides a path for legal status and possible citizenship for more than …
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The Hill July 21, 2021 By Frank Knapp Jr., Opinion Contributor Just as they are across the country, small businesses in South Carolina are facing a labor shortage that started before the pandemic. Our senator, Lindsey Graham (R), is key to the short and long-term solution by passing commonsense, bipartisan immigration solutions including his Dream Act, which is …
Live 5 WCSC July 18, 2021 As teens head back to school, group says young workers needed to fill workforce needs By Logan Reigstad WANDO, S.C. (WCSC) – The start of another school year is just weeks away, meaning many teens and young adults who picked up a summer job could be leaving that work …
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Lexington County Chronicle July 5, 2021 Small business, other owners think it can Small business owners want US Sens. Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott to support immigration reform. The Carolinas Chapter of the American Business Immigration Coalition, SC Small Business Chamber and other organizations urged the senators to help ease a nation-wide worker shortage. Sen. Graham …
WCSC-TV June 30, 2021 Watch Video By Paola Tristan Arruda CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – South Carolina small business owners and state organizations are calling on U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott to support bipartisan immigration reform. On Wednesday, the Carolinas Chapter of the American Business Immigration Coalition along with the South Carolina Small Business …
