Your sales funnel is full, but your sales are lagging: Learn how to turn things around
Is Your Sales Funnel Full but Sales Are Lagging? If any of these frustrations sound familiar, your sales pipeline could be your problem: You’re not closing opportunities you expected to close. Closing takes longer than projected, throwing off your sales forecasts. You find yourself in competitive situations that lower your gross margin. Your sales team […]
DIY craft studio is going mobile
The DIY Studio in Mount Union is now on the go. Brittany Feathers is taking her studio on the road to meet customers where they are for birthday parties, bridal showers, girls’ nights out and more. The DIY Studio is now able to set up at other events, too, like markets and festivals, and to […]
Long-time local building suppliers join forces
By Jodie Dello Stritto A recent acquisition will pump new life into the home improvement market in Happy Valley, benefitting homeowners, business owners and building contractors. Penns Valley Building Supply announced last week that it has acquired Triangle Building Supply (Witherite Building Supplies and Services, LLC, which includes both the retail store and rental center) […]
Growth prompts expansion for Bellefonte’s Actuated Medical
By Jodie Dello Stritto Actuated Medical President/CEO Maureen Mulvihill cuts the ribbon on the company’s new facility. After outgrowing its space, Actuated Medical chose to stay in Happy Valley’s Penn Eagle Industrial Park, collocating into a larger facility. The added space will help the company continue to grow as it expands its offerings aimed at […]
How AIRWALK (and Central PA) missed out on being a $5 billion company
By Jodie Dello Stritto If you were a 90s kid, you probably know AIRWALK shoes. Staple footwear for skaters, even Tony Hawk was a brand ambassador. But did you know that in its heyday in the 1990s the company’s world headquarters was in the Greenwood Shopping Center on old Route 220 in Altoona? AIRWALK was […]
Local entrepreneur & Penn College grad on what’s driving the school’s success
By Jodie Dello Stritto Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology. Photo: Provided. Williamsport-based Penn College, a special mission affiliate of Penn State, recently celebrated five top 10 rankings in the Regional Colleges North category in the latest U.S. News & World Report: #6 in Regional Colleges North #2 in Best Colleges for Veterans #2 in Best […]
Local technology and health care companies make big impact on blood donations
By Jodie Dello Stritto Local blood donors can now double their impact thanks to the generosity of a group of local companies who pitched in to help the Mid Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Red Cross purchase a Power Red machine. The machine enables a donor to give two units of red blood cells […]
Why Bellefonte? What’s Behind the Small Town’s Rise in Popularity
There’s an idea going around (and by “going around” I mean one guy said to a couple other guys and one of them told me) that if State College was New York City, Bellefonte would be Brooklyn. Seems like a cute thing to say, but does it hold up? As a 20-year resident of Bellefonte, […]
What We’re Watching & Where We’re Headed in 2022
As we close out 2021, HappyValley Industry is looking toward a new year of bringing you stories of success, challenges, innovation, and change that you won’t read anywhere else. Here are the stories we’re watching for 2022 and news about our expanded coverage, which will tell even more business stories beyond the tech sector in […]
