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Base 11 is a nonprofit workforce accelerator committed to solving the growing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) talent crisis, which is fueled by the underrepresentation of women and ethnic minorities. Base 11 believes that by solving this problem, we can also help to establish a sustainable, inclusive middle class.

Kyocera SGS corporate leadership joined with state and local officials, Sept. 18, for a ribbon cutting ceremony to inaugurate its newly constructed manufacturing and research hub located at 149 Slayton Avenue in Cyber Park, Danville, Va. From this 30,000-sq.ft. state-of-the-art facility, Kyocera SGS Tech Hub LLC, a subsidiary of Kyocera SGS Precision Tools Inc., will produce customized solutions for its customers while actively evaluating and researching new best practices.

Manufacturers, and all businesses throughout Ohio, are looking for talent to compete in a global economy that is rapidly changing. With these changes comes the need for better collaboration between businesses and education and training providers.

Following the recent approvals for business site occupancy and paint shop air permits, Faraday Future (FF; Hanford, CA) hosted several key team members in a ceremony to celebrate its first preproduction build of the FF 91 ultra-luxury intelligent electric vehicle (EV) at the Hanford factory.

For the past year, I have had the incredible opportunity to pursue my passion for manufacturing by studying mechanical engineering at Georgia Tech (Atlanta); I would not be where I am today without the help of the SME Education Foundation Family Scholarship. Because of this scholarship and my interactions with SME, I am flourishing as an engineer, leader and student.

Earn a college degree, move to a major city, and land a white‐collar job in the knowledge economy—that’s the path many millennials have been taught to follow. But that route isn’t always viable. Crushing student loan debt, skyrocketing housing costs, and wage stagnation are making postgrad life unaffordable for many young people.

Sandvik Coromant (Fair Lawn, NJ) once offered a home study course for machinists. It was an orange 13-chapter series where people could study on their own time.

First Global, a STEM-focused international nonprofit that organizes an annual international robotics competition for high-school students from around the world, announced that the First Global Challenge 2018 will convene participants from more than 160 countries, Aug. 15-18, at Mexico City’s Arena Ciudad de México to solve energy-efficiency problems with robots created by student participants.

In a rapidly changing world economy, our success is increasingly dependent upon the development of a strong, skilled workforce. To prepare our residents for careers that not only provide jobs today, but will continue to support them and their families for decades to come, a collective effort—spanning government, education and industry—is required.

The manufacturing industry’s concern over finding qualified skilled workers increased from 51% in 2016 to nearly 60% in 2017, according to the Sikich 2017 Manufacturing report. Solutions to address skilled labor shortages have been a top priority for US manufacturers.