Each year in this publication we take a look at a different segment of the local economy; the challenges and opportunities presented and what lies ahead.
Business Matters
CDT/Nabil K. Mark
STATE COLLEGE In 2002, Murata Electronics employed about 1,200 people in Centre County. Among them were David Hellyer and Terri Breindel.
Top 40 employers list continues to change with economy
The list of the top 40 employers in Centre County continues to change with shifts in the county's businesses and economy. While some have reported drops in employment as they face a tough year, others have increased their employment as their operations have expanded.
CDT/Christopher Weddle
Owners plan third company
STATE COLLEGE If you have a child in the Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District, chances are you've used a product created by Chris Keller and Steve Ramsey.
CDT/Christopher Weddle
Firms hope to find big idea
STATE COLLEGE Richard Button likes to tell people he works with rocket scientists.
CDT/Nabil K. Mark
STATE COLLEGE For every 10 businesses that start, seven will cease to exist in 10 years. Two will break even. Only one will really succeed.
CDT/Christopher Weddle
NanoHorizons outgrowing incubator
STATE COLLEGE In the labs of NanoHorizons in State College, high technology is applied at the smallest scale the molecular.
CDT/Nabil K. Mark
Comfort Keepers, Goddard School focus on elderly, early childhood development
STATE COLLEGE When the manufacturing plant employing Terri Breindel and David Hellyer began winding down operations, the two began looking at their options.
CDT/Christopher Weddle
STATE COLLEGE At Innovation Park, a small technical company named Strategic Polymer Sciences is looking forward to 2009 with a plan to grow.
CDT/Nabil K. Mark
BELLEFONTE Working in an automotive parts store, Barry Kellerman thought he saw a possibility.
PHILIPSBURG What started as a class project for Ethan Windlen and Matt Chverchko has turned into a company employing about 23 people with sales between $2 million and $2.5 million.
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