Gas prices force a small business owner to lay off workers
Jeff Lockhart told us he had to lay off three of his employees this week because of supply shortages and gas prices.
ARCHDALE, N.C. — A small business owner is feeling the impact of higher fuel prices.
Jeff Lockhart told us he had to lay off three of his employees this week because of supply shortages and gas prices.
“They put in a lot of effort and learned a lot,” said Lockhart.
His business, Masters Touch Home Restoration, has been around for two years. He and his employees go into low-income homes and remodel them.
Now he hopes to not have to hang it completely up. Lockhart said due to the pandemic finding affordable…
