Fayette Launchbox News Today

A leadership development program aimed at helping members of the Fayette County business community develop and enhance their potential has existed in some form for decades.

The Fayette LaunchBox will host its third annual Shark Tank competition from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. April 20 at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, inside the Williams Building

Six students from Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus participated in the third mentorship program at Fayette LaunchBox over six weeks this summer.

Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus has raised $4,181,642 and helped the university to achieve record-breaking success in its recently concluded campaign, “A Greater Penn State for 21st Century Excellence.”

Penn State Fayette, the Eberly Campus, is teaching students how to become entrepreneurs.

Fayette LaunchBox powered by Penn State has received a pledge of $50,000 from the Garlow Family. Penn State will make a 1:1 matching contribution to create a new endowment valued at $100,000 to support Fayette LaunchBox programming in perpetuity.

The Fayette LaunchBox has received a pledge of $125,000 from an anonymous donor.

A cohort of three students from Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus have been selected to participate in the second-annual mentorship program at Fayette LaunchBox for six weeks this summer. Fayette LaunchBox is a no-cost business accelerator designed to help regional entrepreneurs and university affiliates develop their ideas into commercially viable products and services. The facility is a joint venture between Penn State and the Fay-Penn Economic Development Council, under the Invent Penn S...