Unlocking the Charms of Happy Valley: A Glimpse into Central Pennsylvania’s Tourism Landscape
By Emily Babinchak The Growth of Happy Valley Tourism Recent data analysis conducted by the HVAB utilizing Placer.ai technology reveals an exciting growth trajectory in visitors to Happy Valley. In 2023, the region welcomed over 4.4 million visitors, marking a significant increase from the previous year’s 3.9+ million visitors. This surge boosts Happy Valley’s status […]
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 […]
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 […]
Digital marketing agency isn’t just playing the game — it’s changing it
By Holly Riddle Even though State College-based digital marketing agency Digilatics has only been around since 2020, a quick look at the business’s reviews shows that it’s making a big impact for its clients. Since working with Digilatics, clients say they’ve double leads, broken business records and reached million-dollar revenue milestones. It’s impressive when you […]
Penn State’s Materials Research Institute Open House will showcase space and equipment to potential partners
By Staff Writer Penn State’s Materials Research Institute and the Institute of Energy and the Environment (IEE) are hosting a free happy-hour-style industry open house for corporate, academic and government prospective partners. “The National Science Foundation ranks Penn State #1 in materials research and #2 in materials engineering in research expenditures. Our facility in the […]
Innovative Manufacturers’ Center Recognized by SHRM to Offer Professional Development Credits
By Staff Writer The Innovative Manufacturers’ Center (IMC), Inc. was recently recognized by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) as a SHRM Recertification General Provider. IMC is now authorized to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification activities. The trainings will be beneficial to HR professionals in various areas of their […]
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) […]
Happy Valley’s Actuated Medical will accelerate neurological technology breakthroughs with new NIH Contract
January 9, 2024 Actuated Medical Selected to Accelerate Neurological Technology Breakthroughs through NIH Blueprint MedTech Contract [Bellefonte, PA] — Actuated Medical, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has been selected as a Contract Research Organization (CRO) under the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Blueprint MedTech (BPMT) initiative with a potential contract value of […]
What problem is HappyValleyIndustry.com solving?
By Greg Woodman In my Engineering 310 Entrepreneurship course, as my students are eager turn their ideas into businesses, I challenge them first and foremost with this question: What problem are you solving? In reflecting on the past year and starting a new one, it’s an important exercise to do this myself. What problem is […]
