Happy Valley is a hotspot for food-based startups

The Move Includes Happy Valley-Founded Sound Technology GE has entered into an agreement to acquire BK Medical, a leader in advanced surgical visualization, from Altaris Capital Partners for a cash purchase price of $1.45 billion. This move includes Happy Valley-founded ultrasound company Sound Technologies that started in an incubator in 1987 and quickly became part […]

You can own a brewery in the heart of Happy Valley at this established location just minutes from State College in the rapidly growing Bellefonte/Zion area. The property, currently operating as a restaurant, bar and microbrewery, was recently renovated inside and out and the brand new brewery was added just a few years ago. It’s […]

If 2020 was defined by COVID, supply shortages and hero moments in times of crisis, then 2021 will be remembered largely by the sea change of office life, and hiring challenges. Finding, keeping and cultivating talent within our businesses while delivering on customer success and maintaining company culture, all while managing a work-from-home paradigm shift, […]

Private equity is investing millions into Happy Valley, and for good reason. Happy Valley industry is pioneering world-changing breakthroughs like magnets that can target cancer in cells, live stream innovation for sports, news and emergency services and is leading the nation in utility bill accounting and energy management solutions. On June 22, media pioneer Videon […]

By Cara Aungst Videon Chairperson - President Todd Erdley When news broke regarding Voyager Capital investing $7.3 million into Videon to propel growth and innovation in live streaming, I was already working on a story on Ben Franklin Technology Partners and how the organization’s early-stage investment money, startup training and ongoing mentorship impacts the HappyValley […]

Founder, Chairman, and President Todd Erdley appoints Rob Green as CEO STATE COLLEGE, Pa. and SEATTLE, June 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Videon, a leader in edge computing for video, has raised $7.3 million in Series A funding, led by Voyager Capital. The funding will allow Videon to expand its senior leadership, engineering, marketing, and sales teams, enabling it to bring its unique […]