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DuBOIS, Pa. — Longtime campus supporters David and Deborah Ross have established a new endowment that will support efforts of the North Central PA LaunchBox powered by Penn State DuBois. The Dr. David S. and Deborah M. Ross LaunchBox Endowment at Penn State DuBois was established with the couple’s initial $100,000 pledge. Penn State will match that amount, resulting in a $200,000 endowment supporting the LaunchBox, as part of the University’s current campaign, “A Greater Penn State for 21st Century Excellence.” The North Central PA LaunchBox is focused on supporting manufacturing competitiveness and workforce needs, growing and attracting talented entrepreneurs...

DuBOIS, Pa - Penn State DuBois Continuing and Community Education will offer two courses at the North Central PA LaunchBox in August to help explore the ways Microsoft Excel can be used to manage business. Basic and Intermediate Excel courses are both available. Basic Excel is a workshop that will include an overview of Excel 2016, worksheet basics, cell basics, use of short cut keys, how to use “Help”, basic formatting, and getting started with formulas. Students are asked to bring a flash drive to save work. This four-hour course is scheduled from 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 3, and...

Bud Jones of Symmco Inc. in Sykesville, Pennsylvania will offer the program "Welcome to the Center for Powder Metallurgy Technology" at 6 p.m. Monday, June 14, via Zoom. Jones is president of the Center for Powder Metallurgy Technology representing the Metal Powder Industry Federation. Register for this virtual program here. This program is offered in conjunction with the North Central Partnership for Regional Economic Performance (NC PREP) Penn State DuBois Continuing Education. The Center for Powder Metallurgy Technology (CPMT) merges the academic and corporate powder metallurgy (PM) worlds together with a joint goal to promote PM industry progress. This progress depends on the...

DUBOIS, Pa. — The North Central PA LaunchBox Powered by Penn State DuBois partnered with Clearfield County Commissioners recently to process applications for the COVID-19 Hospitality Industry Recovery Program (CHIRP). Authorized and allocated by the state, Clearfield County distributed a total of $880,000 in grants to 31 businesses. A remaining $13,000 in LaunchBox administrative fees have been donated back and will be awarded as mini grants for businesses in need. CHIRP funds were available to hospitality-related businesses such as hotels and restaurants that demonstrated at least a 25% reduction in gross sales for any quarter in 2020 relative to 2019,...