Boys Electric Halts Emergency Service Calls Due to Labor Shortage
Boren Reyes · The great electrician shortage · Jan 11, 2023 · at 7:36
Boren Reyes, CEO of Boys Electric, discusses the surging demand for residential electrical work in Northern California and the constraints on his business.
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“So we're not taking emergency calls anymore because we don't have the main power.”
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