On Kentucky Tonight, airing Monday, June 28, at 8/7 pm, Renee Shaw talks with her guests about the state’s labor shortage and how companies are facing hiring challenges as they seek to keep pace with the economic recovery. Scheduled guests include:

• Caitlin Blair, political and communications director for the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 227 
• Beth Davisson, vice president of workforce development for the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce 
• Kenneth Troske, Ph.D., professor in the Gatton College of Business and Economics at the University of Kentucky 
• Mike Clark, Ph.D., director of the Center for Business and Economic Research in the Gatton College of Business and Economics at the University of Kentucky  
• Cynthia Knapek, president of the Leadership Louisville Center (via Skype)

Kentucky Tonight programs are available online at KET.org and are rebroadcast on KET, KET KY, and radio. Kentucky Tonight is a weekly KET production.

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