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After more than 15 years of service to the University, Penn State Hazleton Chancellor Gary M. Lawler has announced his plans to retire on June 30, 2022. Lawler joined Penn State Hazleton as chancellor in July 2007.
96% of Pennsylvanians live or work within 30 miles of a LaunchBox or Innovation Hub Image: Penn State May 27, 2021 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Just five years after opening the first LaunchBox, Invent Penn State’s LaunchBox and Innovation Hub Network has grown to 21 locations across Pennsylvania. The network has supported 3,325 community entrepreneurs and helped to launch 164 new Pennsylvania companies, develop 247 new products, and create 194.5 jobs. The LaunchBox and Innovation Hub Network began modestly in 2015 when five Penn State campuses received $50,000 each from Invent Penn State...
Image: Penn State Joe Dolinsky January 07, 2021 HAZLETON, Pa. – They may have been over 1,500 miles apart, but students from Penn State and Universidad Central del Este (UCE) in the Dominican Republic didn’t let distance get in the way of a good idea. More than two dozen students learned how to develop and refine business ideas during the Idea Design Lab, a collaborative program hosted during Global Entrepreneurship Week in November by the Hazleton LaunchBox supported by Pasco L. Schiavo, Esq. The course, which included students from Penn State Hazleton, Penn State Abington and UCE, ...
About the Hazleton LaunchBox Located at 13 W. Broad St. in Hazleton, the Hazleton LaunchBox is a no-cost startup accelerator and co-working space designed to provide early-stage startup companies with the support and resources needed to build a sustainable business and a viable plan for growth. The LaunchBox is a signature program of the Invent Penn State initiative, a commonwealth-wide system to spur economic development, job creation, and student career success. The initiative, launched by Penn State President Eric Barron in 2015, redefines the University’s land-grant mission to in...
Image: Penn State Joe Dolinsky December 16, 2020 HAZLETON, Pa. – The Hazleton LaunchBox supported by Pasco L. Schiavo, Esq. has announced its spring programming lineup, providing aspiring and experienced entrepreneurs alike a variety of innovative opportunities to discover their business breakthrough. The following no-cost resources will be offered virtually beginning in January and are open to both members of the community and those affiliated with Penn State Hazleton: Program offerings for small businesses Jan. 11 This webinar, presented by PA CareerLink, will provide insight...