Employee Ownership Drives Buy-in at Avail (Fun Helps, Too)
What happens when company culture is a top priority and fun and a family atmosphere are just as emphasized as performance? It creates a vested interest in success, Avail Technologies says. “We believe this is not just a place to work, but a place to grow, learn, live and explore,” says Mike Shuey, Customer Support […]
Insider Insight on How SilcoTek Drives Employee Satisfaction AND Revenue
By Cara Aungst Company culture matters. Businesses with strong core values have united leaders, happier, more engaged talent, and, ultimately, a better bottom line. CultureIQ reports that companies with strong cultures have seen a 4x increase in revenue growth. And companies that have appeared on Fortune’s annual 100 Best Companies to Work For list also […]
“I Could Tell They Had Two Clients: Their Customer and Their Employees”
How Videon Company Culture Drives Success Few things impact your company’s success like its culture. Having a strong, vibrant mission and motivation is the not-so-secret sauce that takes a company from good to great. It’s a purpose and ‘why’ that unites a company, and allows it to make a transformational impact to the marketplace while […]
Philips Ultrasound on Success in Happy Valley: Small Company Culture and Global Resources
When Reid Hannon, senior director of research and development at Philips Ultrasound in Reedsville, ran into technology and manufacturing problems during COVID last year, he and the Philips team knew exactly where to turn. The Penn State alum says being located in the Happy Valley area puts the Philips site in a perfect conjunction of […]
GE Healthcare Acquiring BK Medical to Expand Ultrasound Portfolio into Surgical Visualization
The Move Includes Happy Valley-Founded Sound Technology GE has entered into an agreement to acquire BK Medical, a leader in advanced surgical visualization, from Altaris Capital Partners for a cash purchase price of $1.45 billion. This move includes Happy Valley-founded ultrasound company Sound Technologies that started in an incubator in 1987 and quickly became part […]
A Rare Find for the Aspiring Microbrewer
You can own a brewery in the heart of Happy Valley at this established location just minutes from State College in the rapidly growing Bellefonte/Zion area. The property, currently operating as a restaurant, bar and microbrewery, was recently renovated inside and out and the brand new brewery was added just a few years ago. It’s […]
Happy Valley HR Experts on Attracting & Keeping Talent in the New Reality of Work
If 2020 was defined by COVID, supply shortages and hero moments in times of crisis, then 2021 will be remembered largely by the sea change of office life, and hiring challenges. Finding, keeping and cultivating talent within our businesses while delivering on customer success and maintaining company culture, all while managing a work-from-home paradigm shift, […]
Private equity is investing millions into Happy Valley, and for good reason
Private equity is investing millions into Happy Valley, and for good reason. Happy Valley industry is pioneering world-changing breakthroughs like magnets that can target cancer in cells, live stream innovation for sports, news and emergency services and is leading the nation in utility bill accounting and energy management solutions. On June 22, media pioneer Videon […]
“Something very, very impactful happening” in Happy Valley
By Cara Aungst Videon Chairperson – President Todd Erdley When news broke regarding Voyager Capital investing $7.3 million into Videon to propel growth and innovation in live streaming, I was already working on a story on Ben Franklin Technology Partners and how the organization’s early-stage investment money, startup training and ongoing mentorship impacts the HappyValley […]
