Paul Morris has energy in his DNA. It started when his great-grandfather CJ Morris dropped out of school in 7th grade to support his family when his own father died. When his great-grandfather went into business for himself, he moved drilling rigs with horses around the Bradford, PA area, which was a boom town in […]

Instead of just adapting, these local companies are leading a revolution Over the past few months, change, like the old saying goes, has been the only constant. Industry and tech companies have seen their business flex and evolve as the entire world has shifted to address the coronavirus pandemic. Every business has adapted, both to […]

Where are the smartest places on earth? Maybe not where you think. Akron, Dayton and Columbus, Ohio are part of the Brain Belt that also includes Buffalo and our neighbor just 90 miles to the west, Pittsburgh. But with its abundance of exceptional science, technology and engineering talent, why didn’t Happy Valley make the list? […]

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 challenge. Granger’s team recognized the need for better assays for this emerging field, so they maxed […]

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 unplanned downtime, optimize machine reliability and increase production. KCF works with American manufacturers across the country […]