Software to snowboard innovations win BFTP/NEP investments
Nine early-stage tech companies and four manufacturing partnerships have received funding from the latest round of funding by Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania.
BFTP/SEP invests $2.8M in 14 early-stage tech firms
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/SEP) closed fiscal year 2015 with $2.8 million in investments in 14 early-stage companies.
Allentown's MindBridge Innovations develops high-tech therapy bikes
Allentown's MindBridge Innovations is working on several fronts to develop high-tech therapy bicycles.
In Lawrence County, a startup prepares to grow legal medical marijuana
The co-founders of Keystone Organic Farms are waiting for Pennsylvania to legalize medical cannabis.
Business is rollin' on the river in Charleroi
This Mon River Valley town is going all out to lure businesses to its historic downtown, offering incentives, support, services and architectural charm. The community is also boosting its existing entrepreneurs via a pop-up resource center.
Hatch House serves as a safe haven for fledgling companies
Many startups wither when they go from the resource-rich environment of academia into the real world. This Bethlehem live/work incubator hopes to bridge that gap and foster the next generation of Pennsylvania entrepreneurs.
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern PA invests in promising technologies
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania is investing nearly $400,000 in seven early-stage tech companies and three established manufacturers.
Sew and Tell: Fabric Row is Philly's next hot street
South Fourth Street is a commercial corridor in transition -- long home to the city's fabric industry, this Queen Village thoroughfare is attracting an increasingly diverse slate of boutiques, eateries and maker-centric businesses.
A megaproject on the Allentown waterfront could change everything
Thanks to innovative legislation and some passionate developers, The Waterfront is coming to the banks of the Lehigh River. With its restaurants, offices, stores, green space and apartments, it will spur job growth, vibrancy and rebirth.
In Philadelphia, a new partnership promotes healthcare innovation and entrepreneurship
Independence Blue Cross and�Thomas Jefferson University�have embarked on a new collaboration to promote innovation in healthcare.