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By Skip Vaughn, Rocket editor The youngsters wore red T-shirts that said, “I survived the FlexFactor® Shark Tank.” Their presentations Friday before a panel of four judges – like the popular television show Shark Tank – culminated STEM Week at the Youth Center. Six groups of youngsters presented the respective …

by Courtney Power, Deputy Director of Workforce Development, NextFlex How would the face of advanced manufacturing be transformed if there were four new job candidates every single day? FlexFactor®, NextFlex’s flagship learning program, recently surpassed an important milestone – 10,000 total students reached. Since starting in 2016 with only 8 …

Dear Members and Friends, The past week was dominated by the FLEX conference collocated with SEMICON West. Several colleagues attended, including recent hires, for whom this was an excellent introduction to the latest developments in FHE. Dr. Alex Cook presented on our reliability project, which delivered major advances this year, …

Dear Members and Friends, It’s hard to believe that 2022 is nearly at the half-way mark already. With graduations and other celebrations now fully underway, it’s a pleasure to reflect not only on the accomplishments thus far this year, but to also look ahead with a fresh perspective toward the …

Dear Colleagues and Friends, On Friday, April 29, we had the amazing opportunity to hold a Roundtable discussion with industry, academia, and government to highlight the strategies and investments needed to yield the greatest impact on diversifying and expanding the US talent pipeline. Participants provided insights on how mutually supportive …

$1.1 million investment will expand high school and community college-focused programs in nine NextFlex ecosystems across the United States April 29, 2022 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Boeing has awarded over $1.1 million towards the expansion of two advanced manufacturing workforce development initiatives developed by NextFlex, America’s …