Building affordable futures: The State College Community Land Trust’s impact on housing equity
By: Emily Babinchak State College Community Land Trust’s GreenBuild duplex was completed in 2018. Photo by Stephanie Girouard, Homes2Vu. According to scclandtrust.org, “Once a house becomes a land trust home, it remains permanently affordable to low-moderate income buyers forever,” which allows them to continue to give opportunity to families looking to find their forever homes […]
Unleash Company Innovation: Embrace Intrapreneurship
By Sarah Taylor Inspire company innovation with a free intrapreneurship conference proudly sponsored by Penn State School of Engineering Design and Innovation, the Engineering Entrepreneurship Program, Happy Valley Industry, Centre County Entrepreneur Network (CREN), Lockheed Martin, Ben Franklin Technology Partners, New Pig Corporation, and The Farrell Center for Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The world is […]
Hilton Bets on Happy Valley
By Sarah Taylor Image Credits: From Official Website: Hotel Photo Gallery | Graduate State College | Near Campus (graduatehotels.com) Hilton is acquiring the Graduate Hotels brand in a $210 million deal that bets on the economic prosperity of college towns. Graduate Hotels owns and operates dozens of hotels in some of the country’s biggest college […]
Xact Metal announces new partnership, continuing to expand access to affordable metal 3D printing
Press Release STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – March 18, 2024—Xact Metal™ recently announced its partnership with Uddeholm, a voestalpine company, to supply Corrax tool steel for additive manufacturing, in support of the company’s expansion into the tooling and molding space. The partnership supports Xact Metal’s aim to expand access to affordable metal 3D printing for small-to-medium size companies […]
Power operator eliminates boiler tube leaks and reducing time and costs for maintenance and repairs
In a recent case study, a power operator was experiencing a high number of boiler tube leaks every year using manual inspection and manual repair planning. When they first partnered with Gecko to use robotic inspections, they cut leaks by 50%. Now, using Cantilever, they have experienced zero leaks since implementation. Even better, their maintenance […]
Asset failures? Not on your watch
What type of [plant manager] are you? One who’s content with business as usual, or one who says “not on my watch” to common issues plaguing plants, like forced outages, safety risks and deteriorating infrastructure that distract you. Let’s face it: In today’s environment, where plants are also facing broader challenges like economic uncertainty, labor […]
Brothers Bar & Grill opens downtown
The casual dining sports bar and restaurant chain seats more than 230 people and features daily drink specials and a full American menu. The two-level space pool tables on a mezzanine, arcade games and widescreen TVs throughout. More than 100 employees have been hired.
Pine Grove Hall is thriving with a focus on local and alumni customers
By Staff Writer Liz Grove purchased the historic Old Oak Tavern in Pine Grove Mills in 2019 and opened Pine Grove Hall in June 2020, at the beginning of the pandemic. As she described, it was “the worst possible time to start a new restaurant and live music venue.” With a little creativity and flexibility, […]
25% discount offer to feature your business in our charter issue: February 29th deadline
By Staff Writer How will you reach your goals in 2024? From growing revenue to recruiting the best talent, are amplifying stories to achieve these objectives? The strategic content team at Affinity Connection, combined with HappyValley Industry’s distribution channels, can deliver your unique story to 15,000+ decision-makers and help you drive results. Take advantage of […]
