By Mikayla Ridi, NextFlex Workforce Development Project Manager In early December NextFlex co-hosted the FlexFactor Finals: Silicon Valley events with San Jose City College (SJCC) and Evergreen Valley College (EVC) in San Jose, CA. The events featured judging panel representatives from each college, industry partners Jabil, DuPont, and 219 Design, …
By Kendyl Hollingsworth, Madison County Record MADISON COUNTY — A $250,000 grant from Boeing will help provide for the second expansion of a national program into Madison County that will aim to help area students develop skills to become successful contributors to the advanced manufacturing workforce. The program coming to Madison …
We’re Growing Again As capability in the Technology Hub gains momentum, NextFlex needs new skills and abilities to design, develop, print, integrate devices and test FHE-enabled devices and manufacturing processes. We’ve expanded our technical team to accommodate all these activities and the following staff joined NextFlex over the past six …
By Mikayla Ridi, Workforce Development Project Manager, NextFlex When the yellow bus full of students approaches their destination, the excitement builds. Students from Dartmouth Middle School (San Jose, CA) had a great opportunity on Friday, November 9th, 2018, to be one of the first middle schools to visit the newly …
Students in Huntsville-Madison County, Alabama, will participate in FlexFactor following $250,000 Boeing grant HUNTSVILLE, Ala.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Boeing has awarded $250,000 toward a new workforce development initiative in partnership with the Alabama Community College System and NextFlex, America’s Flexible Hybrid Electronics Innovation Institute. The fund will fuel the local adoption of …
Demonstrating Advanced Manufacturing in the U.S. Capital By Malcolm Thompson On October 10th the U.S. House and Senate Manufacturing Caucus hosted a Congressional Briefing and Expo in the Rayburn Building entitled, Manufacturing USA®: Securing U.S. Global Leadership in Advanced Manufacturing. The event highlighted results achieved to date by the 14 …