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Entrepreneurs hoping to participate in the conference’s Venture Connection event and meet with a range of eager investors only have a few more days to register. The Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference is quickly approaching — and if you plan on participating as a capital-seeking entrepreneur in the event highlight Venture Connection, time […]

Charles E. Kaufman understood that scientific research helps to fuel industry innovation and economic growth. A Pittsburgh-based chemical engineer, entrepreneur and investor, Kaufman established a foundation in 2006 to support research activities in chemistry, biology and physics at Pennsylvania educational institutions. Since 2013, The Charles E. Kaufman Foundation, a supporting organization of The Pittsburgh Foundation, […]

On Jan. 14, the U.S. Small Business Administration announced 38 companies, seven organizations and 14 individuals from across the United States won their prestigious Tibbetts Award for accomplishments in creating cutting-edge technologies. Among this prestigious list were two Happy Valley companies: Actuated Medical, Inc., and KCF Technologies. The two companies were honored for the exceptional successes they’ve […]

Photo: EnergyCAP Our interview is scheduled for 7 a.m., and the day is already well underway for Steve Heinz. He’s the CEO of EnergyCAP, a utility bill accounting and energy management software company that he founded in 1980, in the infancy of PC software. His first company, OmniComp, launched EnergyCAP’s predecessor, FASER Energy Accounting, which […]

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 investors include: Tekfen Ventures; Maumee Ventures, LLC, the venture capital subsidiary of The Andersons, Inc.; Ag […]

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 life. “It’s not hard to recruit here,” says Phil Armstrong, […]