Photo: Pexels - Alejandro Barrón Happy Valley’s Phospholutions, Inc., a sustainable fertilizer start-up based in the Technology Center Incubator at Innovation Park at Penn State, has announced $10.3 million in Series A funding led by Continental Grain Company. Other...

While Happy Valley is known to be a visitor destination, especially for Penn State alumni who love coming back to enjoy their favorite college town, its growing tech sector also makes it an ideal place for top talent looking for career opportunities and quality of...

Photo: Ben Franklin Technology Partners Since the early ‘90s, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern Pennsylvania (BFCNP) has invested heavily in supporting revolutionary technological developments that come out of Happy Valley—the kind of...

Photo: Drucker Diagnostics Any one of us could be using Drucker Diagnostics products as part of our healthcare and not even know that we’re satisfied beneficiaries of a leading Happy Valley business. Drucker Diagnostics is a leading American manufacturing company and...

Photo: Penn State A research team at Penn State aims to develop ultrahigh temperature materials for gas turbine use in the aviation and power generation industries, through computational design, advanced manufacturing techniques and systematic characterization. The...

Photo: Ben Franklin Technology Partners “Years ago, I read an article by Steve Tobak with CBS’s MoneyWatch,” says Stephen Brawley, president and CEO of Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern Pennsylvania (BFCNP). “The gist of the piece was that most...

Despite the many challenges faced throughout 2020, Happy Valley lived up to its name this past year, rising above the fray and continuing to shine. The year may not have been easy, but it certainly was noteworthy. We’re taking a look back at eight of the biggest...

Image: KeyState Zero Perry Babb hopes KeyState Zero can bridge the gap between economic development and environmental concerns by serving the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions with lower-carbon, lower-cost solutions for manufacturers, power plants and other...

Image: KCF Technologies How the Happy Valley sensor industry wins over plant managers with new solutions and proven results Several weeks ago, HappyValley Industry asked plant managers at paper mills around the country about their biggest pain points. Their answers...

Image: Rick Brandt/Happy Valley LaunchBox Penn State is known for its highly ranked programs in the sciences, engineering and technology, as well as for producing graduates who pursue successful careers in these areas. While many alumni find positions in large...

Image: DiamondBack Covers This spring, as Pennsylvania businesses slowly restarted after eight weeks of shutdown, DiamondBack Covers got busy. Really busy. May became the biggest sales month in company history, which was then beat by June … and then September. By the...

Image: Advanced Powder Products 2020 was a big year for Advanced Powder Products, Inc. (APP). The Happy Valley company specializes in metallurgy, engineering, metal injection molding and 3-D metal printing for a range of industries, including defense, aerospace,...