Erie Times-News
Up to $10,000 will be on the table March 23 when six teams of entrepreneurs make their final presentation to judges in a business pitch contest sponsored by Ben Franklin Technology Partners.
For 10 weeks, the teams have been participating via video conference in an intensive Business Startup Boot Camp, the TechCelerator@NWPA.
The program, held in partnership with Gannon University s Small Business Development Center, the Erie County Gaming Revenue Authority, and Knowledge Park at Penn State Behrend, targeted emerging technology entrepreneurs from northwestern Pennsylvania.
The pitch event on March 3 will be held via video conference.
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Saegertown-based
Greenleaf Corp., which specializes in cutting-tool technologies and has offices in The Netherlands and China, last week held a press conference to introduce a new line of high-performance solid ceramic end mills.
Sara Fern Fitzsimmons, TACF Director of Restoration and Northern Appalachian Regional Science Coordinator
The American chestnut (Castanea dentata) was once found throughout the forests of the Appalachian Mountains and was a primary component of Pennsylvania’s forests. In the 1800s, plant importation brought with it a devastating fungal disease that all but eliminated the American chestnut from its original range. Researchers at Penn State have been on the forefront to restore this species, exploring the many facets required for the reintroduction of disease-resistant populations.
The Appalachian forest ecosystem is vastly different now than it was over 100 years ago when the American chestnut was often the dominant species of a stand. Invasive and exotic vegetation, introduced diseases and pests, ravenous and excessive deer herds, overdevelopment, and threats of climate change face a species made effectively dormant by introduced disease.
Sara Fern Fitzsimmons, TACF Director of Restoration and Northern Appalachian Regional Science Coordinator
The American chestnut (Castanea dentata) was once found throughout the forests of the Appalachian Mountains and was a primary component of Pennsylvania’s forests. In the 1800s, plant importation brought with it a devastating fungal disease that all but eliminated the American chestnut from its original range. Researchers at Penn State have been on the forefront to restore this species, exploring the many facets required for the reintroduction of disease-resistant populations.
The Appalachian forest ecosystem is vastly different now than it was over 100 years ago when the American chestnut was often the dominant species of a stand. Invasive and exotic vegetation, introduced diseases and pests, ravenous and excessive deer herds, overdevelopment, and threats of climate change face a species made effectively dormant by introduced disease.
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