Happy Valley’s 2023 year in review
By Holly Riddle Happy Valley is looking forward to 2024 as a year of growth and exciting evolution. Tourism is back following the pandemic, in bigger and better ways than ever before (particularly thanks to new hotel projects and the reopening of the beloved Nittany Lion Inn, new events like IRONMAN and new attractions like […]
The county’s top 3 employers on the Happy Valley HR advantage
By Holly Riddle As HappyValley Industry has covered, recruiting and retaining top talent to work in Happy Valley is a unique task. On one hand, the region is not immune to statewide and nationwide recruiting and retention trends. On the other, Happy Valley enjoys advantages that many other regions do not. As we hear time […]
Actuated Medical’s acquisition of Mitotyping Technologies keeps jobs and expertise in Happy Valley
By Holly Riddle The past year has been a big one for Actuated Medical. The Bellefonte-based medical technologies company hosted an open house for its new facility in May. It recently received FDA clearance on a new endoscopy device, the GripTract-GI endoscopic tissue manipulator. It’s diversifying and expanding its reach — and, as of last week, […]
DEI in Happy Valley: Making strides but still room to improve
By Holly Riddle Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts have received substantial attention over the last several years, both within and beyond the confines of private industry. According to McKinsey & Company, in 2020, the global DEI market was expected to more than double by 2026. All of these nationwide trends are reflected on a […]
Building a high-growth, high-performance bank
By Holly Riddle “When you talk about a real, true, community bank based in Central Pennsylvania, you can’t replicate this story,” said John “Jack” M. Infield, President of Centre 1st Bank, in a recent conversation with Happy Valley Industry. Infield, born and raised in State College, has been involved in banking for more than four […]
Happy Valley professionals weigh in on using AI
By Holly Riddle AI is everywhere in the news recently. Lawsuits worry over the impacts of AI. AI firms face inner-fighting and drama that makes headlines. Governments around the world are putting AI safeguards in place. No matter your industry, you can’t escape it. However, while AI may seem like a brand-new, potentially scary step […]
The next big thing
By Holly Riddle If you’ve been keeping up with our coverage of the $2 billion KeyState project, which is poised to bring Pennsylvania’s first-ever carbon capture project to the region, then you already know a few important details. One, the project includes a closed system of natural gas extraction and production of hydrogen using near […]
Powering the world from Happy Valley
By Holly Riddle If you think “business process outsourcing” (BPO) and think of call centers and IT, you may be missing the breadth of the concept. Organizations outsource a wide range of the processes that help them continue business as normal, from marketing to design, manufacturing to CX. Here’s a look at how a few […]
Not just another ChatGPT
By Holly Riddle As anyone who’s ever searched for a job or internship knows, finding available jobs that align with your needs and experience and then applying to those jobs is like a job in of itself. It’s a time-consuming, lengthy, often frustrating process. However, a group of Penn State students and a new business […]
