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Kazumichi Shono and Takuya Ono
The Yomiuri Shimbun
Publication Date : 01-07-2014
Not every Japanese company has been enjoying the recent economic recovery thanks to Prime Minister Shinzo Abes Abenomics economic policies. Some businesses, in the restaurant and construction sectors in particular, are suffering serious labour shortages.
The crunch is said to be caused by the compound impacts of the ongoing economic recovery, the population decline and mismatches between job seekers wishes and working conditions.
The government growth strategy recently approved by the Cabinet includes measures to increase the working population. The task now is to promptly implement those measures.
Takamichi Nozawa, a 52-year-old employee who normally works at the head office of the chain pub operator Teraken Co., was busy cooking in the kitchen of Sakura Suisan izakaya pub near JR Tokyo Station. Nozawa is supposed to train cooks working at the companys pubs, rather than cooking at the restaurants himself.
I have no time to train other employees, Nozawa said with a sigh.
Because Sakura Suisan pubs are short on staff, employees from the head office are being dispatched to branch kitchens almost every day to help cook, wash dishes or clean up.
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Japan's labour market shortages hit certain sectors harder
Tuesday, July 1, 2014, 12:20pm
Celebrity chef Mario Batali will open an 8,700-square-foot restaurant called Babbo Pizzeria next year at Eleven Fan Pier Boulevard in Boston.
Construction will begin this summer with a winter opening planned. The menu will feature wood-burning brick oven pizzas, pasta, antipasti and gelato.
The 170-seat restaurant will be located on the ground floor of one of two buildings comprising Vertex Pharmaceuticals' new headquarters that opened early this year.
Batali had been in the market for a restaurant location in Boston for several years, including a potential location at 320 Summer St. in the Fort Point neighborhood that fell through last summer.
The second Vertex building at 50 Northern Ave. will have a 21,450-square-foot restaurant called Committee on its ground floor. The Mediterranean-themed restaurant, scheduled to open by year's end, is owned by George Aboujaoude of Cafeteria Boston and Bijou Nightclub & Lounge in Boston.
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BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Earlier today, Mario Batali and Joe Bastianichs B&B Hospitality Group signed a lease on a space on Bostons Fan Pier and got one step closer to realizing a long anticipated Boston location. Construction will begin within the next few weeks; the restaurant will open in winter 2014.
Unlike B&BHG's New York City flagship, Babbo Ristorante, Babbo Pizzeria will feature wood-burning brick oven Italian-style pizza as well as a variety of pasta, antipasti and gelati.
Im bringing some of the best members of my team for this project. Caroline Conrad and Mario LaPosta are the dream team, and were excited to show off their talents in a very exciting market that is brand new to the B&B team, said Batali. Weve wanted to open a restaurant in Boston for years and we're excited to see Babbo Pizzeria finally come to fruition!
Babbo Pizzeria will occupy more than 8,700 square feet in the ground floor of Eleven Fan Pier Boulevard on Fan Pier, a vibrant, mixed use neighborhood offering superior amenities in an unparalleled waterfront setting. One of the largest privately funded development sites in the country, Fan Pier boasts a distinctive mix of locally owned dining and retail establishments and world class office space in three LEED Gold Certified commercial towers.
Babbo Pizzeria will be carefully designed with sustainability in mind. Babbo Pizzeria will be a Certified Green Restaurant; the restaurant will be designed to optimize energy performance, minimize waste, and reduce water consumption throughout the kitchen and restrooms.
Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich are the distinctive forces behind an eclectic group of critically acclaimed, unanimously adored restaurants. Their roster includes Babbo Ristorante & Enoteca, Bar Jamn, Casa Mono, Del Posto in partnership with Lidia Bastianich, ESCA, Lupa Osteria Romana, Otto Enoteca & Pizzeria and Tarry Lodge in New York; B&B Ristorante, Carnevino, and Otto Enoteca & Pizzeria in Las Vegas; and Pizzeria Mozza and Osteria Mozza in Los Angeles in collaboration with Nancy Silverton.
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Batali & Bastianich Hospitality Group Announces the Opening of Babbo Pizzeria e Enoteca on Bostons Fan Pier
It seems like you cant drive anywhere without running into summer construction.
And as frustrating and annoying as the delays the construction creates, its an even bigger hardship on some of your favorite businesses.
At Blue Bonnet Mexican restaurant, its whats not on the menu thats feeding frustration
There`s a lot of noise, lots of dust, lots of pollution, says the restaurants owner, Gary Mobell, about the construction project that is running behind schedule for completion.
The project started in the early part of February and the project was only supposed go only 40 days. We are well past that 40 day mark, he says.
This ongoing construction is going into its fifth month.
And when its over, there will be a new storm sewer and gas lines running beneath South Broadway.
But its progress at a price.
We are about 25 percent off from where we should be at in the summer, says Mobell about their revenues.
His family has owned the restaurant for more than 46 years.
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Fans of the "SpongeBob SquarePants" cartoon may dream of joining the happy sponge in an underwater adventure, but a new restaurant opening in the West Bank may soon give people a real taste of Bikini Bottom City.
Krusty Krab, an eatery modeled after the restaurant where SpongeBob and his neighbor Squidward Tentacles work on the show, is slated to open in Ramallah, reported the International Business Times.
The exterior of the building is a faithful representation of its cartoon model, complete with a lobster trap-shaped structure with nets on the windows and five flags strewn across the roof. Mr. Krabs even makes an appearance outside the building.
A Facebook page for the restaurant shows it's still under construction and currently looking for employees. No word on what the restaurant will serve yet, but we're betting on burgers and a Krabby patty.
If SpongeBob fans are really lucky, a Chum Bucket won't open right across the street.
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Dave Sparks just completed one of the more challenging restaurant construction projects he has encountered in his years as a local McDonald's franchisee.
It's not because the design of the new south-side Mishawaka McDonald's is radically different from any other area restaurant.
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NASHUA Springtime fears that the citys ongoing sidewalk project would shut down outdoor seating at a landmark downtown restaurant has given way to the sight of summer diners sitting alongside orange work cones and heavy equipment.
Once vocal critics of the citys sidewalk plans, Marthas Exchange owners Chris and Bill Fokas, had little to say about the construction going on outside their restaurant this week. ... Subscribe or log in to read more
NASHUA Springtime fears that the citys ongoing sidewalk project would shut down outdoor seating at a landmark downtown restaurant has given way to the sight of summer diners sitting alongside orange work cones and heavy equipment.
Once vocal critics of the citys sidewalk plans, Marthas Exchange owners Chris and Bill Fokas, had little to say about the construction going on outside their restaurant this week.
The signature wrought-iron tables were out on the sidewalk, where people could sit, eat and relax. A few feet away, the citys public works crews had torn up much of the old brick sidewalk and laid fresh blacktop. But closest to Marthas the old brick remained.
Further down Main Street, the citys new signature design of concrete and brick is being laid.
Mayor Donnalee Lozeau said shes worked with all Main Street businesses regarding the city sidewalk project, but has not altered the projects construction schedule to accommodate any specific request.
Yet the Fokas brothers had appealed to the mayor and the Board of Public Works in April to change when the sidewalk construction reaches their doorstep. They were hoping to reduce the constructions impact on summer business. Marthas customers and employees had also joined the owners to advocate for a schedule change.
Although Lozeau didnt skip over Marthas based on the appeal, they reached a compromise.
We didnt accommodate everything, we struck a balance, said Lozeau.
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Dave Sparks just completed one of the more challenging restaurant construction projects he has encountered in his years as a local McDonald's franchisee.
It's not because the design of the new south-side Mishawaka McDonald's is radically different from any other area restaurant.
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By B.A. Morelli, The Gazette
Switching from residential to industrial construction may not seem like much of a change.
Construction is construction, right? Not exactly.
The concepts are similar but the techniques are all different, said Craig Pickens, a carpenter working on the new University of Iowa Childrens Hospital in Iowa City.
Theres a learning curve, he said, but after starting in February cleaning plywood on the ground level, hes climbed the ranks and now is laying the top deck.
The promise of better pay and better hours caught Pickenss attention, and hes seized the opportunity by proving himself in an industry hungry for dependable workers.
I started in the basement, now I am working up here, Pickens said from seventh-floor deck of the new hospital on Friday.
The childrens hospital is a prime example of the worker shortage challenging construction projects in Eastern Iowa right now. They face intense competition for workers and cant seem to recruit enough.
The childrens hospital project is only staffed at about a quarter of the 400 people a day that eventually will be on site when construction hits full steam. Staffing already has been difficult.
Its just a bigger job than most people have seen around here, said Terry Theodore, an area superintendent for Gilbane Building Co., which is the project manager for the $357 million, 14-story childrens hospital and parking ramp project.
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Demand for construction workers in the Corridor is surging with competition