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Ben Franklin TechVentures Dedicated to Paul Family
BETHLEHEM, PA – Fred Beste, Chairman of the Board of the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania, has announced that the Board of Directors has dedicated the Ben Franklin TechVentures® incubator/post-incubator facility in the name of R. Chadwick Paul, Jr., and his family. Paul is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Continue Reading…
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TechVentures LEED: Daylighting and Views
Ben Franklin TechVentures2 was designed and constructed using the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Rating System. This standard promotes sustainability in building design, construction, and operation. To address LEED’s daylighting measure, TechVenture2’s south-facing façade allows most occupants to have access to natural light in their workspaces with direct outdoor views. To help take advantage Continue Reading…
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Electrikus wins Ben Franklin Venture Idol
It was similar to the popular television show American Idol, except with entrepreneurs instead of vocalists. The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania hosted “Ben Franklin Venture Idol” on Thursday, November 17th. The event was held at Ben Franklin’s Innovation Institute, on the fourth floor of the newly opened expansion of Ben Franklin TechVentures®, Continue Reading…
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US and PA Economic Development Leaders Speak at Ben Franklin TechVentures2 Dedication
BETHLEHEM, PA – R. Chadwick Paul, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania®, officially dedicated the Ben Franklin TechVentures2 incubator/post-incubator facility at a ceremony Thursday afternoon. Approximately 200 elected officials and other business and community leaders attended the event in the Innovation Institute on the 4th floor Continue Reading…
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Ben Franklin to Invest $740,983 In Regional Economic Development
The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s (BFTP/NEP) Board of Directors approved the investment of $740,983 in support of regional economic development. 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 advantage. To achieve this goal, Ben Franklin staff concentrate Continue Reading…
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Ben Franklin Venture Idol 2011
Register now for Ben Franklin Venture Idol, to be held at 5:30 PM on Thursday, November 17, 2011 at Ben Franklin TechVentures, Lehigh University, Mountaintop Campus, Bethlehem, PA. Three early-stage technology company entrepreneurs will present short pitches to investors, and audience members will vote for the winning Ben Franklin Venture Idol. This well-attended event includes Continue Reading…
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Ben Franklin TechVentures2 Wins 2010 PA Economic Development Project of the Year
The Pennsylvania Economic Development Association has selected Ben Franklin TechVentures2® as the winner of its 2010 Project of the Year. The competition recognizes projects that demonstrate job creation and retention, innovation and creativity, leveraging of resources, public/private partnerships, regional impact, excellence in site and building design, and sensitivity to the environment. Ben Franklin TechVentures2 was Continue Reading…
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Ben Franklin TechVentures LEED: Encourage Alternative Transportation
Encourage Alternative Transportation Ben Franklin TechVentures2 was designed and constructed using the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Rating System. This standard promotes sustainability in building design, construction, and operation. To address LEED’s alternative transportation measure, TechVentures2 offers secure bicycle racks as well as showers and changing rooms to encourage occupants to ride bicycles to Continue Reading…
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Ben Franklin TechVentures LEED: Controllability of Lighting Systems
Controllability of Lighting Systems Ben Franklin TechVentures2 was designed and constructed using the Leadership Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Rating System. This standard promotes sustainability in building design. To address LEED’s controllability of lighting fixtures measure, the lighting system within the building provides uniform general ambient lighting, augmented with individually controlled task fixtures. These features allow Continue Reading…
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XiGo Nanotools Wins Scientific Instrument Industrial Design Award
Ben Franklin client XiGo Nanotools won the 2011 first-place gold award in Analytical Instrument Industrial Design from Instrument Business Outlook (IBO), a semi-monthly industrial newsletter. Strategic Directions International, Inc., publisher of the newsletter, is the world’s leading information source for life science instrumentation for laboratory and on-site applications. XiGo is a resident company at Ben Continue Reading…
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Ben Franklin TechVentures LEED: Certified Wood
Certified Wood Ben Franklin TechVentures2 was designed and constructed using the Leadership Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Rating System. This standard promotes sustainability in building design. To address LEED’s certified wood measure, TechVentures2 is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council as having more than 50% of the wood used in its construction sourced from sustainably grown Continue Reading…
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Ben Franklin TechVentures Named to Inc. Website’s Top-10 List
Ben Franklin TechVentures®, owned and operated by the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/NEP) has been selected as one of “10 Startup Incubators You Need to Watch” by Inc.com (http://www.inc.com/ss/10-start-up-incubators-to-watch). The Ben Franklin Business Incubator (BFBI) program, Bethlehem, PA, has graduated 48 successful early-stage technology companies which together gross more than $408 million Continue Reading…
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Ben Franklin TechVentures LEED: Recycled Building Materials
Recycled Building Materials Ben Franklin TechVentures2 was designed and constructed using the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Rating System. This standard promotes sustainability in building design, construction, and operation. To address LEED’s recycled building materials measure, TechVentures2 was constructed with many materials composed of recycled content, including the structural steel, drywall, carpet, and ceiling Continue Reading…
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Ben Franklin TechVentures LEED: Construction Waste Management
Construction Waste Management Ben Franklin TechVentures2 was designed and constructed using the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Rating System. This standard promotes sustainability in building design, construction, and operation. To address LEED’s construction waste measure, the construction team for TechVentures2 implemented a construction waste management plan. This diverted construction debris from disposal in landfills Continue Reading…
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Ben Franklin TechVentures LEED: Solar Photovoltaic System
On-Site Renewable Energy – Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic System Ben Franklin TechVentures2 was designed and constructed using the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Rating System. This standard promotes sustainability in building design, construction, and operation. To address LEED’s on-site renewable energy measure, TechVentures2 incorporates on-site renewable energy through a rooftop solar photovoltaic system. This Continue Reading…
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Spillman Farmer Architects and Ben Franklin TechVentures win US EPA’s 2011 ENERGY STAR Challenge
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Friday June 3, 2011 – Spillman Farmer Architects and Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/NEP) announce that Ben Franklin TechVentures2® has received first-place national honors in the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2011 ENERGY STAR Challenge Facebook Favorite Contest. The contest recognizes projects that combine energy-saving features and sustainability with architectural Continue Reading…
