July 22, 2024

NextFlex Reflects on FlexFactor's Nationwide Impact and Growth

Having just concluded the academic year, the NextFlex team took a moment to reflect on the amazing progress the FlexFactor program has made since its inception in 2016, and celebrated the impact that the program is having around the country by updating our success metrics. Cumulatively, the FlexFactor program has served 21,610 students in 38 geographic ecosystems across 13 states around the country and continues to grow nationwide.

Sept. 25, 2023

New BioMADE Project: Scalable Comprehensive Workforce Readiness Initiatives in Bioindustrial Manufacturing that Lead to Regional Bioeconomic Transformation and Growth

BioMADE is launching a new effort to build a comprehensive community-to-career pathway for bioindustrial manufacturing jobs in Solano County, California. This work will serve as a model that can be scaled and implemented elsewhere around the country.

DETROIT, Mi. July 14, 2023

“It looks like Tony Stark’s basement” – An Operation Next Success Story

July 14, 2023 — “I just thought this was the coolest place. It looks like Tony Stark’s basement, so I said, ‘Let’s do this!’” That was New Jersey native turned Michigan resident Staff Sgt. Cameron Homburg’s reaction to his first visit to LIFT, the Detroit-based Department of Defense national manufacturing innovation institute, as he considered what his civilian career might look like as he retires after serving 20 years in the United States Marine Corps.