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Ben Franklin Technology Partners: 25 Years of Positive, Measurable Impact

Ben Franklin Technology Partners: 25 Years of Positive, Measurable Impact

A guest editorial by Rep. Rick Geist Twenty-five years ago, as a prime sponsor, along with former representative and Mayor of Pittsburgh Tom Murphy, I stood by Gov. Dick Thornburgh as he signed into legislation the act that created what is now known as the Ben Franklin Technology Partners. Pennsylvania Rep. Rick Geist (seated, to the right of Gov. Dick Thornburgh, holding plaque) was one of the original sponsors of the legislation that signed Ben Franklin Technology Partners into existence in 1 ... Read More

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