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Innovation That Works: How to Align Product, Market & Operations—Without Guessing
Innovation expert Renie Johnson shares a refreshingly clear strategy for aligning your idea with real market demand and operational capacity. It's not just about invention—it's about building something that works. For your team. For your customer. And for the region.
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CPI filling the gap between talent and industry
by Holly Riddle Photo: CPI Facebook According to an April article from McKinsey & Company, the skilled labor shortage that American industry has been facing for a while doesn’t seem to be going anywhere, anytime soon, due to a variety of factors. There’s the aging workforce and lack of young

How intrapreneurship has helped New Pig Corporation thrive
by Jodie Dello Stritto Penn State College of Engineering’s School of Engineering Design and Innovation and the Engineering Entrepreneurship Program presented the second Conference on Intrapreneurship on Thursday, May 9, at Eric J. Barron Innovation Hub. This year’s focus was on Intrapreneurial Leadership. “Without a company’s leadership acknowledging intrapreneurship, it

New Happy Valley startup solves problem for both locals and students
by Holly Riddle If you’ve been following our recent coverage of the Invent Penn State Summer Founders Program — which invites six startups to spend the summer in Happy Valley, working on their startups with the help of Invent Penn State and Happy Valley LaunchBox powered by PNC Bank resources

“It was really incredible to see the amount of support Penn State has for entrepreneurs”
by Holly Riddle In our last installment of our series on covering new Happy Valley startups recently recognized at Penn State Startup Week powered by PNC, we spoke with Samuel Marshall, co-founder of Shamba Share, alongside Jaiden Asch. The two participated in the 2024 Invent Penn State Inc.U Competition, where they
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