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Microencapsulation company to celebrate opening at Bridgeworks
TRuCapSol is a manufacturer of time-release capsules that can be used in consumer products. The product it is developing could be considered the next generation of the micro bead, a product that people loved in their lotions but fell from favor when it was discovered that the plastic wasn’t breaking[...]
IT managers growing wary of Cyber Monday work shopping
In fact, Cyber Monday became a thing because after everyone did their in-store shopping on Black Friday, they’d want pick up some extra deals on the computer, but would wait until Monday at work because office computers generally had higher-speed connections than home computers and it was easier. While the[...]
Health IT firm snags Venture Idol funding prize
Signallamp Health won after pitching its service before an audience of about 250 people and four investor panelists. Venture Idol is a mash-up of popular television programs “Shark Tank” and “American Idol.” Signallamp provides a network of remote registered nurses through a proprietary IT platform with electronic health record reporting[...]
HootBoard joins Ben Franklin TechVentures as its newest startup
HootBoard is a software-as-service-based kiosk operating system that is designed to have a lower price point and be programmable and updatable by the company’s customers. HootBoard is made up of Satyajeet Shahade, co-founder and CEO, and Jose Larin, co-founder and COO, who launched the company earlier this year after developing[...]
Survey shows two Lehigh Valley roadways are the ‘riskiest’ in the nation
A half-mile road section near the Route 309/I-78 split in Upper Saucon Township and a half-mile stretch of I-78 in the area of West Emmaus Avenue have made the list of roadways where Lytx, of San Diego, Calif., has tracked the most incidents of risky behavior by truck drivers employed[...]
PLCB e-commerce center moves from Bethlehem Township, expects growth
The move takes the operation from a 4,000-square-foot facility to a nearly 30,000-square-foot facility, according to Shawn Kelly, spokesman for the PLCB. The new e-commerce fulfillment center, which officially opened this week, employs 12. Kelly said no jobs were lost in the move. Everyone who worked for the Bethlehem Township[...]
South Bethlehem startup incentive program earns international award
The proof is not only in the national attention the city receives, but globally as well. On Tuesday, the International Economic Development Council awarded Bethlehem Economic Development Corp. and the city of Bethlehem a Gold Excellence in Economic Development Award for its SouthSide Bethlehem Keystone Innovation Zone. The program received[...]
Kutztown University unveils social media lab
And colleges and universities are looking to make sure their students graduate with those skills. Among them is Kutztown University, which this week opened its Social Media Analytics Strategic Hub, or SMASH. Officials hosted a ribbon cutting Tuesday for the lab, which the university designed specifically for students in its[...]
Transportation technology firm launching Allentown-to-D.C. bus service
A New York City-based transportation tech company, OurBus, is launching a service between Allentown and the nation’s capital after research showed a demand for the route. Axel Hellman, co-founder of OurBus, said his company researched metro areas that were around four hours apart, which he said studies have shown is[...]
