KEYNOTES ISSUE: October, 2010Subscribe
SPOTLIGHT: The Real People Behind the Employment Statistics
In the world of economic development, statistics can sometimes seem more real than the people they represent. Governments at the local, state and federal level place great emphasis on how many jobs are created, retained, and lost. Ben Franklin Technology Partners has helped create and retain tens of thousands of jobs in industries that pay 33% higher than the average in Pennsylvania. But behind these numbers are real people with real stories—and the real reason we do what we do. At Ben Frankli ... Read More
Greater Philadelphia Innovation Cluster Celebrated in Philadelphia
On September 27th, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter hosted a distinguished group of speakers to celebrate the award of nearly $130 million in federal funds to create the Greater Philadelphia Innovati ... Read More
Piezo Resonance: Keeping Jobs in Pennsylvania
When Debora Demers’ employer offered to relocate her across the country to California—so she could commute daily into Mexico—she turned it down. Debora Demers, Director of Quality Assurance/ ... Read More
Saladax: Providing Biomedical Opportunities in Pennsylvania
Chris Spedaliere was so bullish on working for Saladax Biomedical that he moved his entire family from New Jersey to the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania—and has never regretted the big decision. But his ... Read More
TicketLeap: Agile Teamwork and Responsive Customer Service
Keith Fitzgerald was tired of being a spectator. When he left his corporate job and joined startup company TicketLeap, he knew there would be risks—but the benefits were impossible to pass up. Keith ... Read More
Aethon: Small Team Doing Something Big
University of Pittsburgh graduate George Lucas, 26, has real spirit. Entrepreneurial spirit, that is. Lucas opted to stay in Pittsburgh after graduating in 2004 and immediately found work with a small ... Read More
Innovation Works is Recipient of One of Six Nationally Awarded Projects to Advance Innovation
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today announced the winners of the i6 Challenge, a new $12 million innovation competition led Read More...
BFTP/CNP Invests $2.4 Million in Regional Companies
Thirteen tech-based companies located in the 32-county area serviced by BFTP/CNP recently received an investment totaling $2.4 million. Read More...
Innovation Works Entrepreneur Named to Inc. Magazine’s “30 Under 30″
For the second year in a row, a Ben Franklin Technology Partners Innovation Works (BFTP/IW) entrepreneur was listed among Inc. Read More...
2010 Shaping Up to Be Great Year for Pittsburgh Startups
A surge in venture capital, mergers and acquisition activity, and strategic deal-making has made the summer of 2010 the most Read More...
Mayor Callahan Announces $1.5 Million Grant for Ben Franklin TechVentures2
Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan announced a $1.5 million Pennsylvania Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grant to support the expansion of Read More...
BFTP/SEP Approves Investments for Nine Early-Stage Companies
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/SEP) recently approved investments totaling $1,800,000 for nine early-stage Pennsylvania companies with promising Read More...
BFTP/NEP to Invest $304,100 in Regional Economic Development
The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s (BFTP/NEP) Board of Directors approved the investment of $304,100 in support of Read More...
BFTP/SEP President and CEO Named to National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced the members of the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, a group that Read More...
TechVentures2 Building Designed to Earn Energy Star Recognition
Spillman Farmer Architects, an official ENERGY STAR Partner with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) and the U.S. Department Read More...
ShoeFitr Wins Global Pitch Competition
In July, members of the Pittsburgh startup community gathered at Ben Franklin Technology Partners Innovation Works (BFTP/IW)’s AlphaLab to participate Read More...
Centre County Resident Wins $35,000 New Energy Idea Contest
Mark Leiby, Lead Technologist of Aerokinetic Systems, won the $35,000 grand prize for the “New Energy Idea Contest.” The contest Read More...
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke Visits BFTP/SEP
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, along with a national delegation participating in the “Rethink. Recover. Rebuild: Reinventing Older Communities” conference, Read More...
Trio of Pennsylvania Governors Praise Ben Franklin Technology Partners
Pennsylvania Governors Ed Rendell, Tom Ridge, and Dick Thornburgh lauded the Ben Franklin Technology Partners (BFTP) as a model statewide Read More...
