Our 10 Most-Clicked Stories of 2021

Every week, HappyValley Industry publishes an eLetter featuring innovation, customer success — and some crazy-cool houses. Out of the 150-plus stories that we published this year, here are 10 of the most-clicked articles from 2021, along with a few reasons why they’re worth another read. “Something very, very impactful happening” in Happy Valley Videon’s Todd […]

Videon Uses Amazon IVS to Simplify Live Streaming

State College-based Videon is revolutionizing live video streaming and making it possible for groups like sports teams, churches, schools and local theatres to capture, monitor and stream live video in ways that were previously impossible. And they are partnering with Amazon IVS to do it. Videon Labs (Videon), having been in the video industry for […]

“The Resources in Human and Financial Capital are Right Here in Our Backyard”

“The Happy Valley connection is so strong with Reclamere. Both owners are alumni of Penn State, so aside from all of the business benefits, Penn State is always number one in our hearts,” Reclamere CEO Angie Singer Keating says. “I think people would be shocked at the innovation happening in our region. No one needs […]

“It’s Not About Being Right, It’s About Getting it Right”

“We’ve all seen other local companies where successful entrepreneurs sell to a large company and eventually lose their identity and their employees — and their culture is gone,” says Restek’s Head Coach Bryan Wolcott. “But we were determined to sustain for the long term.”  Holding onto the principles that founder Paul Silvis had infused into […]

EnergyCAP Welcomes New CEO

BOALSBURG, Pa., Nov. 5, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EnergyCAP, LLC (ENC), the leading provider of data and analytics software for energy and utility bill management, today announced that Thomas R. Patterson, Jr. (Tom) has been named as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company. Steve Heinz, who founded the company in 1982, will retire from his […]

Revolutionizing the Manufacture of Medicine and More

Making new drugs, vaccines and gene therapy can take up to a decade or longer, and cost hundreds of millions of dollars or more. The process is complex and it requires many steps to go from conception to market. And a new platform from ChromaTan, a startup with roots in Happy Valley, is poised to […]

Videon Gives Back, on Two Wheels, with Cranksgiving

Cranksgiving State College, a food drive on two wheels, is one way that Videon gives back. This year’s event was held on Saturday, Nov. 6, and boasted the largest-ever Cranksgiving State College turnout. This year, Videon riders joined a grand total of 91 riders on a ride through Happy Valley to buy food for the […]

How Happy Valley Won a Biotech Facility Over “Cellicon” Valley

Innovation Park at Penn State will welcome BioMagnetic Solutions to 310 Innovation Boulevard as the company invests in a multi-million dollar cGMP-grade production facility. The announcement follows BioMagnetic Solutions’ January 2021 acquisition by Gamma Biosciences, a global life sciences company serving the advanced therapy market.  BioMagnetic Solutions is a next-generation cell selection and bioseparation technology […]

Breaking: Biotech Firm Chooses Happy Valley Location

MENLO PARK, Calif. and UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Nov. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Gamma Biosciences, a global life sciences company serving the advanced therapy market, today announced that portfolio company BioMagnetic Solutions (BMS) has signed a lease with GLP Development to build a cGMP-grade production facility in Innovation Park at Penn State. The site is expected to be fully operational in mid-2022 with more […]