by padilla.edgar1@gmail.com | Sep 30, 2026 | Workforce Strategy & Leadership
Back in 2019, what share of parents said career and technical education was a good fit for a high-achieving student? 13 percent. That’s a shocking number, and it jumped off the page to me because at the time, I was working in technical higher education and spent much...
by padilla.edgar1@gmail.com | Sep 15, 2026 | Advanced Manufacturing & Semiconductors
Quick question before the data. What share of Gen Z says it actually wants a fast-paced career with rapid promotions? Take a guess before you keep reading. 25 percent. One in four. That comes from Deloitte’s 2026 Gen Z and Millennial Survey, 22,595 respondents...
by padilla.edgar1@gmail.com | Sep 2, 2026 | Workforce Strategy & Leadership
Quick question before the data. Do you know why the federal government built a job training system in the first place? September is #WorkforceDevelopmentMonth, created by the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP) in 2005. Last year was...
by padilla.edgar1@gmail.com | Aug 18, 2026 | Economic Development
Have you heard of Austin’s Dog’s Head development? Sit with these numbers for a second. Roughly 2,600 acres in East Austin along the Colorado River, about four square miles, larger than Mueller and the Domain combined. A plan that contemplates 12,395...
by padilla.edgar1@gmail.com | Aug 5, 2026 | Advanced Manufacturing & Semiconductors
I live near the Samsung site in Taylor, Texas. I’ve watched the cranes go up, the roads widen, and the conversations change at the coffee shop. So when I started benchmarking how other semiconductor regions are building their workforce ecosystems, it...
