7 Rivers News November 2025

Attracting, hiring and retaining quality workers continues to be a top priority for businesses across the 7 Rivers Region. Even with some current economic uncertainty, the demographics show that our region continues to age, and we need to attract younger families.

But we cannot attract those families without adequate workforce housing. To better understand our regional housing needs, we have created the 7 Rivers Alliance Housing Consortium. The consortium consists of regional business, government and organizational leaders who have recognized the challenges of affordable workforce housing. We believe it is a challenge best understood and met at a regional level...