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United Corrstack: Developing a Co-Generation Plant to Provide Steam and Electricity to Its Manufacturing Facility
United Corrstack normally keeps a low profile in their mill in Reading, PA, quietly making recycled corrugated fluting paper for use in cardboard boxes. But the company recently stepped into the spotlight with a coveted Manufacturing Achievement Award
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Michelman-Cancelliere Iron Works Takes a Hard Look in the Mirror to Build a Stronger Future
During an economic downturn, many companies go into “turtle mode.” They pull in their heads and stop spending money on anything, least of all internal improvements. But smart businesses realize that when the going gets tough, the tough take a long, hard look in the mirror. One such company is Michelman-Cancelliere Iron Works (MC Iron Continue Reading…
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Ben Franklin Creates/Retains 1,408 Jobs in 2008
The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/NEP) has reported that 1,408 northeastern Pennsylvania jobs were created or retained as a result of its work in 2008. These results were accomplished in the organization’s 21-county service area, including Berks, Bradford, Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Monroe, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Pike, Schuylkill, Snyder, Sullivan, Continue Reading…
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i xchange Invitation Reminder 2009
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Discovery Machine’s President to Speak at Virtual Worlds Conference
The panel in which Dr. Griffith will participate will address the vision of Artificial Intelligence in the next 10-15 years from the perspective of the entire world community. Some of the topics of discussion will include when and if intelligent BOTS should be used, where BOTS can be used, how to measure progress, and how to determine the optimal level of Artificial Intelligence.
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Ben Franklin Announces Innovation Award Winners
Winners to be Honored at May 12th i xchange Event The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania has announced the winners of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Innovation Awards. Winners will be honored at the Ben Franklin i xchange event, scheduled for 5:30 PM on Tuesday, May 12th at the Zoellner Arts Center at Lehigh University. Continue Reading…
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Chaperone Technologies Earns New Patent in Its Fight Against Drug-Resistant Bacteria
Ben Franklin client Chaperone Technologies, a biotechnology company developing an entirely new class of antimicrobials, has received the formal issuance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for one of its patent applications. This represents a major step in the global fight against drug-resistant bacteria. The patent claims are directed in part to Chaperone’s Continue Reading…
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Registration Open for i xchange on May 12
Each year, the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania hosts i xchange, the premier business networking opportunity in northeastern Pennsylvania. Click here to register now! The event attracts more than 600 technology entrepreneurs, manufacturers, venture capitalists, economic developers, regional influencers,
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Texas Instruments Acquires CICLON Semiconductor; Strengthens Analog Power Management Portfolio
February 11, 2009–Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today acquired Bethlehem, PA-based CICLON Semiconductor Device Corporation, a leading designer of high-frequency, high-efficiency power management semiconductors. The acquisition expands TI’s capability to improve energy efficiency in today’s end-equipment designs, including high-power computing and server systems. CICLON Semiconductor Device Corporation (pronounced See-Clone) is a fabless provider of Continue Reading…
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High-Tech Venture, IQE, Inc., Succeeds with High-Level Support
The real estate adage “Location, location, location” has a cousin in the semiconductor industry: “Faster, faster, faster.” The inexorable desire for speed—not to mention size reduction, reliability, cost, and design flexibility—had led to new materials and processes, including sophisticated molecular beam epitaxy, MBE. In 1989, Tom Hierl and his start-up company, Quantum Epitaxial Designs, Inc. Continue Reading…
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Thinking Small Yields Big Dividends for Custom Processing Services
For Gregg Shemanski, making things smaller is big business. And it keeps getting bigger every day. Apparent contradictions aside, Shemanski’s company, Custom Processing Services (CPS), specializes in micronizing and ultra-fine grinding of materials into tiny particles—often much smaller than a speck of dust. Customers worldwide use the processed materials in a wide range of products, Continue Reading…
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Ben Franklin Opens Opportunities for Umbrella Maker
Expanding a business venture is much like adding children to a family. You are forced to embrace a host of additional concerns – mainly space, money, and proper attention. With kids, most people choose not to go it alone. They usually have someone to share the responsibilities. But in the business world, where can one Continue Reading…
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Businesslike Approach Keeps Tobyhanna Army Depot on Top
By thinking like a private-sector company, Tobyhanna Army Depot has managed to survive and thrive in an era of base closures, rapidly changing technology and increasing demands on armed services equipment. As the largest full-service electronics maintenance facility in the Department of Defense, the pressure is on Tobyhanna to be both cutting edge and self-sufficient. Continue Reading…
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Ben Franklin to Invest $642,045 to Support Regional Economic Development
The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s (BFTP/NEP) Board of Directors has approved the investment of $642,045 in support of regional economic development. The investments are with six early-stage technology companies. BFTP/NEP’s goal is to help lead northeastern Pennsylvania to a better economic future by building partnerships that develop and apply technology for competitive Continue Reading…
