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From best places to work, to award-winning compostable plateware and $26M real estate purchases, Happy Valley companies are making the news. With its vibrant tech and research community, State College has a decades-long history of producing life-changing tech products, leading cutting-edge research projects and hosting ambitious entrepreneurs ready to change the world. Here’s a quick […]

Where are the smartest places on earth? Maybe not where you think. Akron, Dayton and Columbus, Ohio are part of the Brain Belt that also includes Buffalo and our neighbor just 90 miles to the west, Pittsburgh. But with its abundance of exceptional science, technology and engineering talent, why didn’t Happy Valley make the list? […]

In 1998, Douglas Granger founded Salimetrics in a “dark, underequipped basement lab” at Penn State. While studying salivary cortisol, he found that while the research findings were high-impact, assay methods weren’t standardized and comparing data between studies was a challenge. Granger’s team recognized the need for better assays for this emerging field, so they maxed […]

KCF Technologies is in the business of giving companies the nudge they need to step into greatness through Industry 4.0 technology. As an engineering technologies company on a mission to optimize American manufacturing, they've helped hundreds of companies eliminate unplanned downtime, optimize machine reliability and increase production. KCF works with American manufacturers across the country […]

Becoming truly badass at anything requires you to step away from the status quo and start looking for a greater destiny. Think Bon Jovi. Al Pacino. Tom Brady. You think they settled for the status quo? Heck, no! Scott Geib at ECore didn’t settle for the status quo, either. Every plant experiences average, everyday maintenance […]