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Brad Lashinsky

Brad Lashinsky to lead DuBois innovation hub

11/12/18

Brad Lashinsky has been appointed as the program director for the entrepreneurship and innovation hub at Penn State DuBois, part of the Invent Penn State initiative. Lashinsky's appointment is effective Jan. 1, 2019. He also will serve as a lecturer in business at the DuBois campus.

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Mont Alto LaunchBox provides inspiration and education for entrepreneurs

11/8/18

The Mont Alto LaunchBox will provide inspiration and education for entrepreneurs in November during three events that include an Entrepreneur Information Session on Nov. 12, and an Entrepreneurship Fall Forum on Nov. 14. The third event, an Entrepreneur Workshop, will be held on Nov. 29 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The events are all free of charge and open to the public.

Rhonda Schuldt at The Corner innovation hub

Innovation coordinator joins team at Penn State New Kensington

10/30/18

Rhonda Schuldt has joined Penn State New Kensington as innovation coordinator in the campus innovation hub, The Corner, located in downtown New Kensington. Her goals for the campus and The Corner include connecting the campus and New Kensington community, as well as providing and linking resources to students, faculty, staff, startups, small businesses and community members.

Phospholutions CEO and Penn State alum Hunter Swisher

Phospholutions: From student project to thriving startup

10/19/18

Licensing a technology created in the College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State startup Phospholutions developed a soil-amendment product called RhizoSorb. The product aims to reduce phosphorus runoff and enhance plant root depth, decreasing the amount of both water and fertilizer needed to have healthy plants.

Actor Entrepreneur Tanya Wright

Actor and entrepreneur Tanya Wright to headline GEW Penn State on Nov. 8

10/16/18

Tanya Wright is best known for her roles as Crystal Burset in the Netflix original series "Orange is the New Black" and Deputy Kenya Jones on HBO’s "True Blood." Wright also appeared in CBS’s "The Good Wife" and "Madam Secretary." What many do not know is that she is also founder of HAIRiette, a hair care line for people of all ethnicities that she launched with help from Lehigh Valley LaunchBox.

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Heard on Campus: LaunchBox Ladies

10/16/18

The Art in Technology was the theme for the October “LaunchBox Ladies: From Passion to Profit” event held Oct. 10 at the Penn State Lehigh Valley campus.

Shevy Karbasi and Jobe Matula

Mont Alto LaunchBox Entrepreneurship Fall Forum scheduled for Nov. 14

10/13/18

The Mont Alto LaunchBox, a program to support entrepreneurs in Franklin County, will host its inaugural Entrepreneurship Fall Forum from 12:20 to 1:10 p.m. on Nov. 14 in the Wiestling Student Center on Penn State Mont Alto’s campus. The forum will feature Penn State students Shevy Karbasi and Jobe Matula, who have developed their own business ideas and acquired early-stage funding to help develop their products. The forum is open to all aspiring business entrepreneurs at no charge.

University officials cutting ribbon for Scranton Launchbox

Penn State Scranton opens LaunchBox in South Scranton

10/4/18

The Scranton LaunchBox, a community entrepreneurial initiative undertaken by Penn State Scranton, was officially opened on Tuesday, Oct. 2, with a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by Penn State President Eric Barron, other Penn State administrators, as well as regional economic development and public officials.

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Annual Lion Cage pitch competition set for Nov. 10, includes $5,000 in prizes

10/3/18

Penn State Great Valley will hold the second annual Lion Cage pitch competition from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10. The day will feature a pitch competition from early-stage entrepreneurs and a keynote address from Wayne Kimmel, managing partner of SeventySix Capital. A total of $5,000 in prizes will be awarded.

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