Leed Gold rating under the United States Green Building Council's (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system for new construction.
The Governor's Impact Awards recognized 50 companies from throughout the state in five categories. Ten Ben Franklin clients or alumni were among the winners.
The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania creates and retains highly paid, sustainable jobs by linking companies with experts, universities, funding, and other resources to help them prosper through innovation.
The Ben Franklin TechVentures incubator/post-incubator facility is a 47,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art "green" building that earned LEED certification.
The i xchange is recognized as the premier business and technology networking event for entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, educators, and business and community leaders.
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/NEP) investments are in support of our regional economic development. BFTP/NEP's goal is to help lead northeastern Pennsylvania to a better economic future.
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/NEP) investments are in support of our regional economic development. BFTP/NEP's goal is to help lead northeastern Pennsylvania to a better economic future.
Three previously selected early-stage technology companies pitched to a panel of professional investors and the audience and competed for a $5,000 cash investment in their companies.
Innovation Works, the Ben Franklin Technology Partner of Southwestern PA, will award up to $800,000 in technology commercialization funding to universities, early-stage and/or established companies based in PA.
The Ben Franklin program was created by the state of Pennsylvania to play a leadership role in strengthening regional economies, building the state's technology economy, and creating and retaining high-wage, high-skilled jobs.
Ben Franklin TechVentures won the National Business Incubation Association's (NBIA) 2012 Randall M. Whaley National Incubator of the Year award, and also the Dinah Adkins Incubator of the Year award.
The purposes of the innovation awards are to congratulate winners on their success and achievement, to highlight the effectiveness of the Ben Franklin program, and to inform entrepreneurs and established manufacturers about the resources that are available to them in northeastern Pennsylvania.
The Ben Franklin i xchange is recognized as the premier business and technology networking event for entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, educators, and business and community leaders.
CEWA Technologies' solar dish represents a technological breakthrough because it provides thermal energy at prices that are less than existing technologies, and that are competitive with fossil fuels without relying on government subsidies.
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.
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern PA officially dedicated the Ben Franklin TechVentures2 incubator/post-incubator facility at a ceremony on October 20, 2011.
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern PA is part of a four-center, state-funded economic development network that has been recognized nationally and internationally as a model program.
Ben Franklin focuses on innovation as the key to companies' success. We challenge companies to: Look beyond what is immediately apparent, Recognize and drive market trends, and Achieve sustainable competitive advantage.
The design of Ben Franklin TechVentures2 demonstrates the benefits of green building and energy efficiency through a variety of measures, such as a rooftop solar photovoltaic system and energy-efficient lighting fixtures.
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern PA has helped region's technology companies prosper by providing access to capital, business expertise and university resources.
Ben Franklin links companies with business and technical experts, universities, funding, and other resources to help them prosper through innovation. The organization is a non-profit corporation that is part of a four-center, state-funded economic development initiative.
Ben Franklin's impact numbers are reported by our client companies to Ben Franklin, then reported to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, which funds the Ben Franklin program.
The innovation awards congratulate winners on their success and achievement, highlight the effectiveness of the Ben Franklin program, and inform entrepreneurs and established manufacturers about the resources that are available to them to northeastern Pennsylvania.
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania's i xchange is recognized as the premier business and technology networking event for entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, educators, and business and community leaders.
Ben Franklin was created by Pennsylvania to play a leadership role in strengthening regional economies, building the state's technology economy, and creating and retaining high-wage, high-skilled jobs.
During this event, three early-stage technology company entrepreneurs seeking funding will present short pitches to a panel of investors and the audience. After critiques from an expert panet, the audience will vote for a winning "Ben Franklin Venture Idol."
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.