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Our insights are grounded in hands-on experience in workforce and economic development. We share practical lessons, emerging trends, and implementation strategies that draw on work in regions around the country.

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New Growth Voices

Team, Partner, and Client Spotlights
Work That Grows From the Ground Up
| January 5, 2026 |

New Growth is shaped by the intersection of deep domain expertise, decades of hands-on experience, and an Industrial Belt perspective grounded in the reality that strengthening regional economies is ...

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Applied Intelligence at New Growth: Tools & Approach
| January 29, 2026 |

How We Use A.I. New Growth integrates AI tools into key phases of our work where they add clear strategic value. Used thoughtfully, these tools support how our ...

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Funding Insights

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Longer-term federal grantmaking is converging around STEM, skilled-trades development, and regional innovation.

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Recent FIPSE awards provide a clear indicator of near-term higher education grant.

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FY 2026 appropriations activity points to a tightened but more targeted federal grant environment.

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Employer-aligned training and Registered Apprenticeships are now central to federal workforce strategy.

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New Growth Highlights

Strategy Highlights

New Growth is helping to develop a regional strategy for addressing steep workforce shortages in the Respiratory Therapy occupation.

Strategy Highlights

Kaci Roach is presenting on the current state of AI in the workplace including its benefits and potential harms.

Strategy Highlights

New Growth is partnering with OhioSE Economic Development to develop a strategic plan for the organization, which serves a 25-county region in southeast Ohio.

Analytics Highlights

New Growth is working with Lorain County Community College and Mott Community College, two SCC Round Five grantees, to develop detailed evaluation plans supporting assessment of grant-funded initiatives.

Analytics Highlights

Nikki Glazer Stoicoiu will be presenting at the Growing Rural Independence Together (GRIT) Days of Learning 2026 conference. Our session focuses on helping communities use data to drive evidence-based practices.

Analytics Highlights

New Growth, in collaboration with the Cuyahoga County Workforce Funders Group and Compass Policy Strategies, is embarking on a due diligence process to learn how regions build data systems to assess employment and wage gains following workforce development services and training.

Grant Highlights

New Growth has been working with Case Western Reserve University to develop a $160 million NSF Engines application, a process that started over three years ago. Most recently, NSF visited Northeast Ohio as part of a national finalist site visit. NSF will make award determinations in Summer 2026.

Grant Highlights

U.S. Department of Labor announces YouthBuild funding to support education, preapprenticeship training, and leadership development for opportunity youth while expanding affordable housing.

Grant Highlights

U.S. Department of Transportation opens competition for University Transportation Centers to advance transportation research, workforce development, and innovation through higher education partnerships.

Grant Highlights

Department of Labor forecasts $145 million pay-for-performance opportunity to accelerate registered apprenticeship growth and deliver measurable results for employers and workers.

Grant Highlights

U.S. Department of Labor launches new Manufacturing Apprenticeship Incentive Fund to scale registered apprenticeships and strengthen the national manufacturing workforce.

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Case Studies

Measurable success for clients and communities

Case Study | Grants | Pre-Award Grant Development

University of Arkansas Cossatot (UA Cossatot) is an accredited two-year institution affiliated with the University of Arkansas System. The only Hispanic-Serving Institution within the state of Arkansas, they're committed to...

Case Study | Grants | Pre-Award Grant Development

Northeastern Technical College (NETC) is a rural community college serving Chesterfield, Marlboro, and Dillon counties in South Carolina, a region facing persistent economic and educational challenges. When New Growth engaged...

Case Study | Grants | Post-Award Grant Management

The Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) partnered with New Growth Group to support the development and implementation of the Department of Labor’s Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC 5) grant....

Analytics | Case Study | Program Evaluation

Lewis & Clark Community College (LCCC) is a two-year educational institution located in Godfrey, Illinois. In 2013, LCCC led a four-year Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT)...

Analytics | Case Study | Regional Analysis

New Growth partnered with Holden Forests & Gardens (HF&G) to conduct a comprehensive green industry labor market assessment and develop a data-informed roadmap for expanding the organization’s workforce development impact...

Analytics | Case Study | Performance Measurement

New Growth is leading performance reporting and technical assistance for Ohio’s statewide Good Jobs Challenge grant, administered by the Ohio Manufacturers’ Association (OMA) and funded by the Economic Development Administration....

Case Study | Regional Planning | Strategy

In 2024, CCWFG sought to update their strategic plan and brought New Growth on to facilitate the process. New Growth delivered end-to-end strategic planning services grounded in data, community...

Case Study | Research & Strategic Facilitation | Strategy

New Growth worked closely with ODHE staff to co-create a project management strategy that engaged key stakeholders such as the Ohio Department of Education, the Ohio Association of Community Colleges,...

Case Study | Initiative Launch & Support | Strategy

Since 1979 HHW Ohio has engaged industry and community leaders to match women who need lifelong careers with employers who need a qualified, skilled workforce. The work engages women and...

Case Study | Funding Strategy & Readiness | Grants

The 12 month process involved engagement of 50+ organizations and 500+ individuals, extensive data analysis and asset mapping, and facilitated discussions with an advisory board of public and private leaders.

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