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The next generation of talent is entering the workforce, and employers are adjusting their strategies to attract and retain Gen Z employees. At the 2024 Young Smart & Local conference, hosted by Campus Philly in early November, a panel of local HR professionals discussed how this tech-savvy, socially conscious group is reshaping hiring and workplace […]
This is How I Got Here, a series where we chart the career journeys of technologists. Want to tell your story? Get in touch. Demetrius Goodwin learned a lot through a four-year program — but not the typical one from college to a tech career you might suspect. He instead spent that time serving with […]
Farming doesn’t have to be low-tech. Two of the biggest challenges family farmers face are competition with larger, more high-tech farms and keeping the next generations interested in farming. Smart farming, which includes incorporating drones and robots into agriculture, can address both of these issues by making small farms potentially more productive while using tech […]
2024 was a year of progress in Delaware. From high-speed internet to blue tech to equity, the stories that dominated shared themes of looking forward and maximizing resources in the second-smallest state. Often when people talk about the First State as a tech ecosystem, they mean Wilmington and Newark, but downstate is coming into its […]
Writing essays and taking math tests are just one part of the day for five high schoolers in Howard County, Maryland. The rest of the time, they’re learning about AI — and how to deploy it in meaningful ways. Tyese Johnson of Oakland Mills High School is one of the students in the program, launched […]
As technology evolves at breakneck speed, the demand for highly skilled workers is outpacing the ability to train them. That’s where organizations like Catalyst Connection, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting advanced manufacturing in Southwestern Pennsylvania, come in. For over three decades, the organization has helped manufacturers innovate and scale their operations, while tackling the ever-growing […]
This is a guest post by Ashley Barber of Campus Philly, a founding organization of Young, Smart & Local, a national network striving to build a diverse workforce through the engagement and retention of young professionals. Technical.ly is a proud media partner of the 2024 YSL conference. What do regional economic development boosters, socially minded […]
Gabriela Rivera, digital communications manager at Resolve Philly, translated this piece from the English version. El número de empleos en el sector tecnológico está creciendo rápidamente, pero ¿también aumentará la cantidad de trabajadores hispanos? La Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales de EE. UU. proyecta que los empleos en tecnología, definidos como ocupaciones en informática y tecnología […]
This piece is also available in Spanish, thanks to translation services by Gabriela Rivera, digital communications manager at Resolve Philly. The number of tech jobs continues to rise — but will the number of Hispanic tech workers grow, too? The US Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that tech jobs, defined as occupations in computer and […]
When he joined a major local workforce development company nearly two years ago, Matt Derella was adamant that the company wasn’t abandoning its Baltimore roots. “I’m sure some readers will say, ‘Is he really going to make Baltimore still an important part of what Catalyte is?’” Derella told Technical.ly back when he became Catalyte’s new […]