Ben Franklin to Invest $574,250 in Regional Economic Development.LEHIGH VALLEY The Lehigh Valley or the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metropolitan area is a metropolitan region in eastern Pennsylvania and western New Jersey, in the United States. It is the third-most populated metropolitan region in Pennsylvania, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. , Pa. -- The Ben Franklin Franklin, cities, United States Franklin. 1 City (1990 pop. 12,907), seat of Johnson co., S central Ind., inc. 1823. It is a farm trade center. Manufactures include auto parts, aluminum doors and windows, and copper panels. Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania This mountainous area of Pennsylvania includes the Pocono Mountains, the Endless Mountains and former anthracite coal mining cities and towns, including Carbondale, Scranton, Pittston, Wilkes-Barre, Nanticoke and Hazleton. U.S. Presidents Harry Truman and George W. board has approved investments of $574,250 with five companies: Ben Franklin will invest in the following early-stage companies: Online Staffing Solutions, Allentown, Lehigh County Ben Franklin Investment: $150,000 Project: Complete development of web-based software to facilitate the recruitment, management, and scheduling of temporary staffing by healthcare organizations, and implement rollout of the software to organizations in five pre-selected regions. PeopleForce, Ben Franklin Business Incubator, Bethlehem, Northampton County Ben Franklin Investment: $150,000 Project: Develop and enable scalability for WorkCenter software, which coordinates the activities of a North America-based distributed workforce. This is a cost-effective and value-added alternative to off-shore outsourcing. The company performs outsourced business tasks, such as validating information in large marketing databases. PeopleForce will also launch an aggressive marketing campaign with the Ben Franklin funding. TMG Health, Inc., Scranton, Lackawanna County Ben Franklin Investment: $150,000 Project: Design, test, and implement a fully operational interface for business process outsourcing in the health insurance market. The interface ensures that health data and processing applications of client companies meet HIPAA requirements while also providing a web portal for interactive access to healthcare information. Jeremiah's Bat Products, Inc., Winfield, Union County Ben Franklin Investment: $100,000 Project: Establish Jeremiah's Bat Products as the premier bat billet producing company on the east coast. Use advanced kiln technology to control wood moisture content and balance. Assist with cutting and new material selection processes. Ben Franklin announces the following investment in a northeastern Pennsylvania established manufacturer: Cambridge-Lee Industries, Reading, Berks County Ben Franklin Investment: $24,250 Project: Design an optimal warehouse and associated warehousing processes for this manufacturer of copper tubing. Identify storage and material handling options to increase efficiency. About the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania links companies with experts, universities, funding, and other resources to help them prosper through innovation. The strategy encompasses three key areas: developing early-stage, technology-oriented companies; helping established manufacturers creatively apply new technologies and business practices; and promoting an innovative community-wide infrastructure that fosters a favorable fa·vor·a·ble adj. 1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds. 2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis. 3. business environment for high-growth companies. The northeastern north·east n. 1. Abbr. NE The direction or point on the mariner's compass halfway between due north and due east, or 45° east of due north. 2. An area or region lying in the northeast. 3. center, located on the campus of Lehigh University Lehigh University, at Bethlehem, Pa.; coeducational; chartered and opened 1866 by Asa Packer. It has undergraduate colleges of arts and science, business and economics, and engineering and applied science, as well as several graduate programs. with regional offices in Lewisburg Lewisburg is the name of several places in the United States of America:
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