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How Hall County’s tight labor market is affecting local businesses

Zebra Technologies employee Heriberto Baraja packs a box of lables to be shipped Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, at the Flowery Branch site. A labor shortage has hit manufacturers and other employers hard. - photo by Scott Rogers

09152019 LABOR 1.jpg — Zebra Technologies employee Heriberto Baraja packs a box of lables to be shipped Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, at the Flowery Branch site. A labor shortage has hit manufacturers and other employers hard. - photo by Scott Rogers

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