This custom-built home sits on 26 secluded acres and features incredible views inside and out. Plenty of space, beautiful landscaping, a hot tub and an extra outbuilding add the appeal of this location. To learn more about this gorgeous property, and to schedule a...

Phospholutions COO Aaron Waltz explains the product in a field trial at Penn State. “Something special is happening in Happy Valley,” Hunter Swisher, founder and CEO of Phospholutions, says. “Since the inception of Invent PSU, and thanks to the numerous members of the...

SilcoTek R&D scientist Jesse Bischof with his daughter.  A few weeks ago, I started interviewing Penn State alumni to find out how Penn State prepared them for their success in thriving local companies. Each of the people I interviewed said something...

In less than a month, Penn State’s annual Materials Day convenes as a hybrid event both virtually and on the University Park campus. On October 12-13, the event will focus on the intersection of materials, manufacturing and sustainability with poster sessions and...

“At the time I thought it was the worst day of my life” SilcoTek’s coatings “turn steel into teflon,” making sensitive instrumentation rugged but as inert as glass. Paul Silvis wants to have a word about failure. Silvis founded global chromatography authority Restek...

REEL Aims to Disrupt Med School Model Ray Robinson’s startup company REEL was created from his passion to teach medicine in a way that’s not only effective, but leads to saving more lives.  Ray Robinson thinks the med school model is in need of disruption because...

3D Printing “Learning Factory” is a place where Academia, Industry and Government Collaborate Joe Sinclair came to Penn State with a vision to build the world’s easiest 3D printer. Today his product, the Mantis 3D Printer, can be taken out of the box, turned on and...

At any given time, you’re likely either using or benefitting from a modern electronic device and when that device doesn’t work correctly, it can result in big inconveniences. Penn State’s Danielle Reifsnyder Hickey, assistant research professor of materials science...

One of Happy Valley’s most popular event venues has indoor and outdoor space for your business, plus a charming farmhouse for family living or guest quarters. General Potter Farm is located just 15 minutes from State College on 12 beautiful acres. It’s the perfect...

For beautiful views of those Happy Valley mountains and country side living (still only being minutes from Penn State University Park), check out this beautiful 33.92 acre farm located on Shingletown Road with vintage 5 bedroom, 4 bath house, barns, stables, pastures,...

American manufacturing is facing a monumental challenge: a shortage of skilled workers and rising demand. Jeremy Frank, founder and CEO of Happy Valley’s KCF Technologies, Inc., has some advice: achieve new levels of efficiency and resourcefulness by embracing...

Registration is now open for Penn State’s annual Materials Day. It will be held Oct. 12-13 as a hybrid event both virtually and on the University Park campus. This year’s theme is "The Intersection of Materials, Manufacturing and Sustainability."   Happy...