IUP Economic Development Office News

Energy Team to Serve Growing Regional Energy Industry

Indiana University of Pennsylvania — 2011-02-02T09:00:00Z

Faculty experts at IUP have begun to explore opportunities to serve the growing energy industry in Western Pennsylvania through the development of the IUP Energy Team.

IUP, Ardiem Medical Collaborate on Research Grant Application

Indiana University of Pennsylvania — 2010-04-13T08:00:00Z

Physics and Biology faculty members have collaborated with Ardiem Medical, Inc., on a grant application to the National Institutes of Health to fund research on technologies associated with implantable electrode devices.

Manufacturers’ Forum “Innovation for Survival and Profit”

Mr. Bruce V. Dries — 2009-09-18T14:54:00Z

The Office of Workforce Education and Economic Development and the IUP Business Small Business Development Center will cosponsor a forum on the topic of “Innovation—For Survival and Profit” on Friday, October 16, 2009, from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Crimson Event Center in Folger Hall. Reservations are $49 per person and can be made by calling the Office of Conference Services, 724-357-2227. Registration deadline is October 7, 2009.

The purpose of the forum is to present information on the necessity of innovation and the processes involved to encourage the business community to develop new products and services. The program is designed to foster university/industry collaboration and information sharing. Featured speakers include Matt Beale from Daedalus Design, a Pittsburgh-based product design firm; Lou Musante from Echo Strategies, a Pittsburgh-based firm specializing in marketing research, training and innovation strategies; and Eugene Bem of Iphimedia, a New York-based management consulting firm.

For a registration form and additional forum details, please see the Manufacturers’ Forum 2009 brochure.

DCED Acting Secretary to Appear at Business Briefing Luncheon

Mr. Bruce V. Dries — 2009-07-09T14:54:00Z

A business briefing luncheon with George E. Cornelius, acting secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, will be held at the Indiana Country Club on July 15, 2009, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

The luncheon is sponsored by the Indiana County Chamber of Commerce. Reservations are $25 per person and can be made by calling the chamber at 724-465-2511 or by e-mail to dphenry@wpia.net. The deadline to register is Monday, July 13.

Cornelius was nominated by Governor Edward G. Rendell on January 22, 2009, to be secretary of the DCED. The department’s goal is to foster opportunities for businesses and communities to succeed and thrive in a global economy.

As acting secretary, he will continue to implement key components of Governor Rendell’s economic stimulus package, which has leveraged nearly $3 billion in state resources to attract $8.6 billion in additional investments, according to the Chamber of Commerce. These funds are supporting 2,800 job-producing projects throughout Pennsylvania.

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Economic Development Director Discusses Trends In Corporate Training

Mr. Bruce V. Dries — 2009-07-07T14:54:00Z

Tracey Missien, interim director of Workforce Education and Economic Development, contributed to an article about trends in corporate training that appeared in the July 2009 issue of Smart Business Magazine (Pittsburgh edition).

The article, “Multiple Choice,” discusses how to keep the training budget alive in an unstable economy.