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  1. 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…

  2. 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…

  3. 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…

  4. 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…

  5. 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…

  6. Ben Franklin to Invest $1,144,400 in 15 Organizations to Support Regional Economic Development

    The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s (BFTP/NEP) Board of Directors has approved the investment of $1,144,400 in support of regional economic development. The investments are with nine early stage technology companies, two established manufacturers, and four business technology infrastructure initiatives. BFTP/NEP’s goal is to help lead northeastern Pennsylvania to a better economic future Continue Reading…

  7. Ben Franklin Named 4th Best Place to Work in PA

    The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania was named 4th Best Place to Work in Pennsylvania for 2008. R. Chadwick Paul, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of Ben Franklin, accepted the award at an event attended by more than 1,200 guests from throughout the Commonwealth, held the evening of December 2nd at the Continue Reading…

  8. i xchange 2007

    Each year, BFTP/NEP premieres a new year-in-review video for the more than 600 technology entrepreneurs, manufacturers, venture capitalists, economic developers, regional influencers, political leaders, educators, students, bankers, lawyers and accountants from BFTP/NEP’s service area who attend the annual i xchange awards and networking event. Please view the 2007 movie below.