Advanced Manufacturing
Advanced Manufacturing Career Path
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Advanced Manufacturing Industry – Earn Up
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Industry News and Updates
Hypersonic aircraft company development, northwest building demo seeking city incentives
Hypersonic aircraft company development, northwest building demo seeking city incentives (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) -- The Mayor’s Budget Review Committee is set to review a proposal that will support the expansion of an aerospace and defense...
Titan Florida submits civil plans for Northwest Jacksonville ready-mix concrete plant
Titan Florida submits civil plans for Northwest Jacksonville ready-mix concrete plant (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- Titan Florida LLC submitted civil engineering plans to the city May 24 for its proposed $18.37 million ready-mix concrete plant at 1712...
Women with engineering degrees made historic breakthroughs at City Hall, JEA and JTA
Women with engineering degrees made historic breakthroughs at City Hall, JEA and JTA (Courtesy of the Florida Times-Union) -- Margaret Limbaugh was a mother of two young children when she decided to set her sights on earning an engineering degree from the University...
Eagle LNG secures financing for Jacksonville facility
Eagle LNG secures financing for Jacksonville facility (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) -- A Texas-based project development company and fuel provider secured financing for its third Jacksonville plant. Eagle LNG received three mortgages totaling $110...
Online outdoor gear retailer GORUCK on path to expansion
Online outdoor gear retailer GORUCK on path to expansion (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- A Jacksonville Beach-based company grounded in U.S. Army Special Forces training is expanding its scope. GORUCK, an e-commerce retailer that sells outdoor gear,...
Stellar Energy preparing to rebrand a West Jacksonville manufacturing plant
Stellar Energy preparing to rebrand a West Jacksonville manufacturing plant (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- Another Jacksonville-based company intends to put its name on a significant building. The city is reviewing a sign permit for Stellar Energy at...
Meet Roben Faircloth, Advanced Manufacturing Industry Manager
Roben Faircloth is the Manufacturing sector manager at CareerSource NEFL.
Roben is a native Floridian, born and raised in Fort Myers, Florida. She graduated from the University of Central Florida with a degree in Organizational Communications. Upon graduation, she taught English in Tokyo, Japan for three years.
Before joining CareerSource, Roben was the Program Manager for the Florida TRADE Grant at Florida State College at Jacksonville working to help students prepare to enter the field of manufacturing and help those employed in manufacturing, improve their skills. Florida State College, CareerSource, and First Coast Manufacturing partnered on this highly successful grant. Prior to working with the TRADE grant, she was an Enrollment Development Coordinator at FSCJ working with area high schools to introduce students to their post-secondary opportunities. She served on advisory boards for many area high schools including Peterson, Englewood, Forrest, and Wolfson.
Contact Roben for information on how your business can benefit from a partnership with CareerSource NEFL.
Interested in an Advanced Manufacturing career and need more information? Contact Roben at rfaircloth@careersourcenefl.com