The search for good employees in Door County may become even harder to find in the coming years. It was one of the many subjects Door County Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Michelle Lawrie touched on during her presentation to the Door County Board last Tuesday. She highlighted their progress halfway through its 2023-2025 strategic plan, which focused on business advancement and advocacy, entrepreneurial growth, sustainable living, and communications and engagement. Part of the presentation previewed a survey conducted by the DCEDC that will be released later this week, touching on workforce challenges. While affordable housing and childcare have already been well-documented, Lawrie says concerns surrounding the high number of retirees coming down the pipeline was one of her big takeaways from the survey results.

In addition to releasing its business survey, the DCEDC is planning a workforce development conference on September 20th. You can watch Lawrie’s presentation below.