Governor Beshear was in Lexington yesterday talking to the Chamber of Commerce.

One of the topics expanding the state's labor force.

Here in central Kentucky.

You know, the biggest issue that we hear is that labor force is a challenge.

And we're really looking to hear what he's what his priorities are going to be on business, climate.

Talent attraction and the issues that are important to making this region more competitive.

We need to make sure we don't lose one graduating senior when we look at our workforce challenges.

And by the way, there are opportunities.

If we just look at the nursing shortage, which, yes, is a health care crisis, but also a chance to put 3000 of our people into really good paying jobs in the communities that they love and they're from.

That's making sure that we have options and opportunity for higher education and the dollars that are needed.

But it's also directly working with our employers from the high school level at at all of our KCTCS and beyond, to make sure that those who want to go directly in the workforce have a job before graduating.

We've got to get everybody healthy enough and educated to fill a job, but we're going to need more people moving to Kentucky this year.

Your organization and two others came with the proposal that we're using.

It splits a $15 million pool between the state to do an overall, you know, come to Kentucky.

Now, this is what's going on.

This is why it's so great to live here, but also provides the regional chamber direct dollars to do targeted recruitment for the industries that need it the most.

Daniel Cameron spoke at this same event in August.

Cameron recently joined our Renee Shaw for an in-studio interview.

You'll see part of that tomorrow on Kentucky edition.