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In an effort to bolster employment in the First State, the Delaware Workforce Development Board released the results from its recent survey of state employers.The survey was commissioned by the Board to help various programs and initiatives aiming to increase the number of Delawareans possessing the job skills that employers need.This week, our Joe Irizarry spoke with Joanna Staib – Executive Director of the Delaware Workforce Development Board – to learn more about the survey and its findings.

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Gov. Carney’s signature education initiative – the Wilmington Learning Collaborative – begins its work this month, trying to put efforts to improve city schools served by Brandywine, Christina and Red Clay schools districts on the fast track to implementation. But can it meet the ambitious aspirations to have changes ready to roll out this fall?

The cost of senior care is becoming an increasingly heavy burden for many across the country, especially for members of the Baby Boomer generation and their families.Roughly 18 million seniors approaching retirement age are projected to fall short of having the funds needed for long-term care they may need.This week, Delaware Public Media’s Quinn Kirkpatrick spoke with Angie Chen – researcher at the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College – about the rising cost of senior care and what can be done to make it more affordable and accessible.

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Many small businesses in Delaware were able to get through the pandemic and remain in operation thanks in large part to federal aid and local support.But the challenges for small business owners remain, as most emergency protections are set to end while supply chain issues, labor shortages, and low foot traffic continue to hurt brick-and-mortar businesses.This week, Delaware Public Media’s Rachel Sawicki spoke with small businesses throughout the First State about their struggles and the work needed to open and maintain a small business in today’s economic climate.

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Talking about race isn’t easy.But talking with a friend about race and the difficult issues it encompasses is about far more than words – it’s about the health and trust of a relationship.Yseult Polfliet Mukantabana and Hannah Summerhill took that concept from living room conversations to their podcast called “The Kinswomen,” and now to a book titled “Real Friends Talk About Race: Bridging the Gaps Through Uncomfortable Conversations.”This week, Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon caught up with Mukantabana and Summerhill to learn more about their book and building healthy relationships through difficult but necessary conversations about race.

Despite the pandemic, the housing market in Delaware was red-hot in 2020 and 2021.Since then, things have cooled, creating a very different environment for those interested in buying or selling.Contributor Eileen Dallabrida reports on the state of the housing market in Delaware this week and what’s driving it.

Spring is here, which usually means it’s time to put snow blowers and snow shovels away. But this winter, they probably never left your garage or shed.Following a pattern similar to recent years, the First State again didn’t see much snow this winter, and although some Delawareans may have celebrated, a lack of snowfall is not necessarily good news.Delaware Public Media’s Joe Irizarry recently caught up with Delaware’s state climatologist Dan Leathers for more on the lack of snowfall across the state and what it means.