Industry 4.0 at Brookfield High School
BROOKFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio – The Industry 4.0 lab at Brookfield High School bears more similarities to a manufacturing plant than a traditional classroom.
Junior Ryland Mihalcin is taking the elective for the 10th time.
“It’s really fun,” he explains as he pauses from working with the robotic dog in the lab. “This is the one class I look forward to. I enjoy being here.”
It’s different from a traditional classroom and Ryland can problem solve at his own pace. READ MORE
Assessment Reveals Barriers to Employment in the Valley
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – A community needs assessment confirms what business and workforce organizations long believed about the barriers keeping many Mahoning Valley residents from work.
Now the effort to address those barriers begins.
Youngstown Area Goodwill Industries, which is partnering with the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber, conducted the community needs assessment over the past few months. READ MORE
Manufacturing Their Future: Students Get Firsthand Look at Jobs
SALEM, Ohio – Above the din and clang of stamping press machines and precision laser cutters, Joe Terlecky, a supervisor at CQL Manufacturing, explained to students some of the quality metal products the plant currently produces.
The tour was part of the Manufacture Your Future event, hosted annually by the Columbiana County Career and Technical Center in conjunction with the Columbiana County Educational Service Center’s Business Advisory Council. READ MORE
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Lawrence Mercer Manufacturers Coalition Welcomes New Members
The coalition, which promotes career development and training for the region’s manufacturing workforce, now includes 15 manufacturers and related organizations. READ MORE
Flying HIGH Partners With Livi Steel
Flying HIGH Inc.’s Professional Development Center welding students are gaining hands-on experience as they work on a structural steel project for Livi Steel, Inc. READ MORE
Mapping Out How to Welcome Immigrants to the Valley’s Workforce
Jorge Carreño Valladolid, the owner of Margherita’s Grille in Girard, came to the United States in 2003. He started working at a Warren restaurant as a dishwasher and worked his way up, learning English in his free time. READ MORE
New Duplexes Part of ‘Ongoing, Sustained Effort’ in Youngstown
Two new duplexes on Glenwood Avenue are available for rent through the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation. READ MORE
YSU STEM Expo Matches Students with Local Employers
About 120 engineering firms, manufacturers and others seeking the area’s top young talent know the Youngstown State University STEM Expo is the place to find it. READ MORE
Our Mission:
The operations of large and midsize companies like Ultium Cells in the Mahoning and Shenango Valleys means more higher-level manufacturing jobs. The same is true across the small-business community as companies expand and create jobs.
But the region lacks the workers to fill these jobs. So, efforts have turned to repopulation, bringing former residents back, enticing new residents to relocate here and persuading young people to stay here.
