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Originally published in Tribune Democrat, Feb. 24, 2018 by Dave Sutor Dozens of signs – each promoting a different project under the Vision 2025 umbrella – were on display inside Ace’s during a [...]

To help kick off the Startup Alleghenies initiative, this year Ben Franklin’s BIG IDEA contest targeted the counties located in the Southern Alleghenies and Central PA. The response was amazing! [...]

For the past 15 years, I’ve led the largest early-stage investor group in the region, Ben Franklin Technology Partners. This particular center covers a 32-county footprint in the commonwealth [...]

Published by WTAJ-TV | September 20, 2017 [Read original transcript and see video from WTAJ’s website] Cambria County, Pa. – A network for startup businesses is expanding in our [...]

Published by Tribune Democrat | September 22, 2017 [Read Original Article and See Photos and Video in Tribute Democrat] Although Startup Alleghenies’ Cambria County chapter did not hold its [...]

Originally published in Tribune Democrat, June 21, 2017 by Mark Pesto — ALTOONA – Many of the people who will be key to the economic survival of southwestern Pennsylvania and the [...]

Originally posted in the Altoona Mirror, William Kibler, June 21, 2017. — As a 16-year-old student at Altoona Area High School, Michael DePiro began designing websites for businesses, [...]

(Published by WJAC TV, Wednesday, June 21, 2017. Katie O’Toole, Reporter) http://wjactv.com/news/local/a-new-project-aims-to-help-entrepreneurs —- New project aims to help [...]

Originally appeared in the Tribune-Democrat, June 21, 2017 by Mark Pesto — ALTOONA – In an effort to encourage regional entrepreneurs to get involved in the new Startup Alleghenies [...]

Originally published in Somerset Daily American on June 20th, 2017 by Michelle Ganassi The Somerset County Economic Development Council has an entrepreneur and innovation coach as part of a [...]