Ben Franklin News
Ben Franklin Announces 5 Investments Totaling $252,500
The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s (BFTP_NEPA) Board of Directors has approved the investment of $252,500 in support of regional economic development. Five companies from BFTP_NEPA’s 21-county service area received funding. Investments identified as a continuation project indicates that the client achieved pre-determined milestones and is receiving more funding to accomplish additional project Continue Reading...
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... Read More >BFTP CEO Presents at BIDA
BFTP_NEPA President and CEO Angelo J. Valletta presented at the Berwick Industrial Development Association (BIDA) 60th anniversary celebration on July 12. Describing Ben Franklin’s work, Valletta cited client, OPTiMO Information Technology, Bloomsburg, which had two employees when they first received a Ben Franklin investment and now employ 100. OPTiMO is an IT consulting firm specializing Continue Reading...
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... Read More >Inside Pennsylvania’s Tech Renaissance
Pennsylvania played a starring role in the industrial revolution, which explains why so many people still associate the state with its industrial roots. But the entrepreneurial spirit woven into Pennsylvania’s DNA, as well as a strategic decision in the 1980s to substantially invest in tech-based economic development, has given way to a thriving tech scene that rivals Continue Reading...
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... Read More >State Budget Includes Investments in Innovation
The state’s 2022-23 General Fund budget provides an additional $2.5 million in funding for the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority (BFTDA), which funds Ben Franklin Technology Partners (BFTP), a statewide economic development initiative that ... ... Read More >