Today: PNC Financial Services vice president and economist Abbey Omodunbi is on "Regionally Speaking" for his monthly look at the regional and national economies, a look at labor shortages and how long they could last -- and his thoughts on consumer confidence and concerns about inflation. We revisit our converation with Kristen Marlow, the executive director of the American Red Cross northwest Indiana chapter, on the dire shortage of blood in the Region and elsewhere, and we hear from two I.U. Northwest professors on healthcare privacy laws during the pandemic.