News Highlights
Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie Su and Congresswoman Val Hoyle visit Connected Lane County’s Spark at Booth-Kelly
On Thursday, February 22, 2024, Connected Lane County hosted the Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor, Julie Su, and Congresswoman, Val Hoyle, to provide a tour of Spark at Booth-Kelly and a roundtable discussion with program youth about their experiences at Connected Lane County. It was a wonderful experience for youth and industry partners to share…
Read MoremarketingJAM makes waves in a three-day weekend competition
marketingJAM, the three-day marketing competition, wrapped up a successful showcase! We had 12 teams and saw competitors from Bethel, Creswell, Junction City, Siuslaw, Springfield, and 4J. Teams took on real-world challenges from local nonprofits, including Springfield Education Foundation, Lane Workforce Partnership, City Club of Eugene, and Positive Community Kitchen. Marmalade Marketeers from Creswell High School…
Read MoreGovernor Kotek Visits Spark at Booth-Kelly
On Thursday, December 14, we had some special visitors! Governor Tina Kotek and First Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson toured Spark at Booth-Kelly as part of Governor Kotek’s One Oregon Listening Tour! Koteck met with program youth, staff, and local leaders to learn about barriers youth in our community face. Our director, Heidi Larwick, shared a…
Read MorecodeORcreate a Three-Day Youth Technology Competition Ends With a Weekend Showcase
codeORcreate is an annual three-day youth technology competition. Connected Lane County hosted 48 youth from 13 schools and 7 school districts. The youth had three days to create a tech-based solution to community problems and were paired with tech mentors. At the end of the weekend, youth got to present their projects to a panel…
Read MoreConnected Lane County Hosts Career Exploration Event for Middle Schoolers
In early November 2023, Connected Lane Couty hosted its Career Expo event to provide youth access to different career fields. Click this link to read KEZI 9’s article.
Read MoreConnected Lane County receives a 1.4 Million Dollar Grant
Connected Lane County received a 1.4 million dollar Future Ready Oregon Round Two Workforce Ready Grant from the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. The grant received will support the growth of Connected Lane County’s Excelerators: the Manufacturing Excelerator, Technology Excelerator, and Health Excelerator. Each Excelerator is a 250-hour experience that includes paid training at Connected Lane…
Read MoreCelebrating an Outstanding Achievement in the 2023 Oregon Business 100 Best Nonprofits to Work For in Oregon List
We are thrilled to announce our inaugural placement on the Oregon Business 100 Best Nonprofits to Work For in Oregon list for 2023. This recognition ranks Connected Lane County among the small nonprofits category. The small nonprofit category is reserved for nonprofits with 20 employees and under at the time of the survey. Scores are…
Read MoreStudents debut inventions with Connected Lane County’s STEM program
Student inventions included ‘wearable tech,’ like customized jackets, water bottles and more. Check out this story at registerguard.com.
Read MoreLane County program provides free books to 3,000 K-2 students
BookFest was started six years ago by Connected Lane County and United Way with the aim of keeping kids inspired to read and preventing what’s called the “summer slide.” Read more on KLCC.org.
Read MoreBookFest aims to promote summer reading for local students
BookFest is a community-wide book gifting program providing thousands of K-2 students with new books as they head into summer. Read more on KEZI.com.
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