
INNOVATION FEATURE
Teaching Tomorrow's Innovators
Growing Entrepreneurship and Innovation minor is now offered at all Penn State campuses. Not every student graduates looking for a job. The entrepreneurial spirit can strike early, and Penn State is answering the call for programs and resources to support young people with big ideas. Teaching entrepreneurship in the classroom isn’t exactly a new concept […]
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“Making the impossible possible”
By: Sarah Taylor Some of SilcoTek’s coated products | Image Credit: SilcoTek’s “where can you buy SilcoTek coated products?” blog Phones, laptops, smart refrigerators and manufacturing line machines. What do they all have in common? They all need microchips. Everyone uses some type of these electronic devices, but not many

Different disciplines are a catalyst for innovation at X-Hab 3D
by Holly Riddle X-Hab 3D’s new mobile, semi-autonomous, concrete printing system | Image Credits: Bruce Kraselsky LinkedIn In 2022, HappyValley Industry covered the beginnings of a startup that had recently found a home in CATO Park. X-Hab 3D, originally born from a NASA Centennial Challenge and the work of Penn

The future leaders of Centre County: Centre County 4-H Robotics Club
by Brady Bast CC4H’s presentation for Arts Fest Kid’s Day | Image Credits: HappyValley Industry.com In a local, 4,000-square-foot build facility, more than 100 Happy Valley students are laying the foundation for successful careers in STEM fields. These students, members of Centre County 4-H Robotics, will become the future leaders

Filling demand in metal manufacturing trades
by Holly Riddle We recently covered how the Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology (CPI) is helping to fill the gap between talent and industry in Happy Valley, preparing young talent for skilled trades and working to alleviate the skilled labor shortage. It’s not only CPI that’s making this
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