Purpose First

​FutureWorks helped Complete College America to launch a new initiative that combines workforce connections, predictive analytics and career advising to help students better connect their education to career objectives. The project included research with national experts and several two-year and four-year colleges.

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Collin College Workforce/Talent Development

FutureWorks joined PBK, a Houston-based architecture and planning firm, to build a Long Range Master Plan for Collin College.  FutureWorks produced opportunities to strengthen the college’s workforce, economic, and talent development initiatives linked to the future of the local and statewide economy.

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Mid-Hudson NY Small Business Accelerator

FutureWorks and Michael Kane Consulting completed an analysis and strategy to accelerate small business and innovation in the growing food industry and emerging creative industries. The New York Workforce Development Institute commissioned the analysis to expand economic opportunity for individuals in the Mid-Hudson Valley region.

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Regional Prosperity Project

FutureWorks, in partnership with Mt. Auburn Associates and supported by the Surdna Foundation, wrapped up a three-year network of 10 metro regions focused on linking economic growth and opportunity. More info:  Project Page
Linking Growth and Opportunity
Raising the Bar on Skill Development​

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Cleveland Career Education 

FutureWorks' analysis and recommendations assisted The Cleveland Foundation and its partners develop initiatives to increase outcomes in career education in Cleveland's high schools and public post-secondary institutions.  Project press and Cleveland Metropolitan School District public presentation. ​

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Central Indiana Technology Workforce Study

An Indianapolis-based technology industry association and its workforce board hired FutureWorks to take a deeper look at demand for and supply of technical talent in the region.  Leaders used FutureWork’s project results to bring industry and education together to identify opportunities to build new talent to support the growth of the industry.

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Hampshire Agenda for Growth and Opportunity

FutureWorks led a team from three chambers of commerce and a business-led council in Massachusetts to build a shared strategy to stimulate business growth and extend economic opportunity to the area's residents. Compendium of Industry Snapshots and Crosscutting Themes.

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