American Industry’s #1 Community for Industry 4.0 Resources & Results
Find your company’s next success here
American Industry’s #1 Community for Industry 4.0 Resources & Results
Find your company’s next success here
Why Happy Valley?
The last thing you can afford is a risky bet with a Silicon Valley sweetheart, an overseas startup or a slow-moving Fortune 500 company that doesn’t understand your business. Happy Valley is your proven, one-of-a-kind community that blends the best of U.S. Military R&D, top-tier academic research and real-world business results into one Industry 4.0 solution. Whether you need to optimize your business, increase throughput, improve safety or beat back global competition, Happy Valley is the place to make it happen.
Connected to everything
Happy Valley is situated in the epicenter of the Brain Belt* – the world’s smartest cities – that runs from Upstate New York to North Carolina’s Research Triangle.
*The Smartest Places on Earth: Why Rustbelts Are the Emerging Hotspots of Global Innovation
Tech Companies
Happy Valley is thriving as one of the best tech and research hubs in the world. Local firms are turning research discoveries into innovative ideas that are supporting global business and changing the world.
Innovation Spotlight
Insider Info from Happy Valley’s Emerging Tech Sector
The tech industry is growing in Happy Valley and the surrounding region. We spoke with three tech leaders about their secrets to success.
Live Happy
Find your work-life balance when you make your home in Happy Valley. The area is top-ranked for its safe environment, business opportunities and vibrant college town atmosphere. Throw in a lower-than-average cost of living, our breath-taking valleys, competitive sports and robust entertainment and you’ve found a pretty great place to live.
Industry News
There’s always something different and exciting happening in Happy Valley. From new discoveries in groundbreaking research at one of the top universities in the world, to local businesses rising to national acclaim thanks to the unique Happy Valley ecosystem, here’s the latest in HV industry.
11 Happy Valley Innovations That Changed the World
In 1998, Douglas Granger founded Salimetrics in a “dark, underequipped basement lab” at Penn State. While studying salivary cortisol, he found that while the research findings were high-impact, assay methods weren’t standardized and comparing data between studies was...
A Hero Story: KCF Technologies
KCF Technologies is in the business of giving companies the nudge they need to step into greatness through Industry 4.0 technology. As an engineering technologies company on a mission to optimize American manufacturing, they've helped hundreds of companies eliminate...
Millennials Move In
Young professionals find the right mix in Happy Valley. The data is in: More Millennials are putting down roots in State College, either sticking around after graduation or moving to the area to pursue career opportunities. State College ranks as the ninth most...
Happy Valley Connect
We’ve got innovators with questions and mentors desiring to help. So we’ve built Happy Valley Connect to make networking simple.
