Tenants of The Innovation Center @ Wilkes-Barre
Appalachian Apps | BlueViews | Bright Solutions | Data Makes the Difference | EcoCarts| Optimo Information Technology | Product Solutions |
Pepperjam | Raise Partners LLC | Synergistic | XL Communities |
Attorney Joseph P. Comerota | Commission on Economic Opportunity | Institute for Public Policy & Economic Development |
Small Business Development Center
The company was formally established in January and has 15 employees, a mix of full- and part-time, developing apps for themselves as well as clients.
BlueView is not your typical digital agency. We are business experts, fusing strategy, creative and technical execution together to meet your business objectives. We see things differently than most agencies, delivering measurable results through integrated branding, online and offline media development and ongoing marketing plan execution.
Data Makes the Difference Data Makes the Difference, LLC began operation on December 30th, 2009. We have a product line including Behavior Tracker Pro, Skill Tracker Pro, the VB-MAPP App and the Team Portal, which are all coming along and delivering value and new functionality not currently available in the market. Behavior Tracer Pro is now on sale for for hardware platforms. Skill Tracker Pro is currently 50% complete and they have been retained by Mark Sundberg, Phd. to create the VB-MAPP app. The VB-MAPP app will allow therapists to administer an industry standard assessment electronically, a need identified for hundreds of thousands patients in the United States alone.
Our products are saving thousands of users time by automating the Autism behavioral and skill acquisition data collection process and automatically charting the data to enhance treatment and research.
For more information on Data Makes the Difference, visit www.behaviortrackerpro.com.
OPTiMO Information Technology provides information technology (IT) solutions and professional services to clientele in both the government and commercial sectors. OPTiMO partners with our clients to create results based on our client’s specific needs and goals. OPTiMO works closely with our clients to provide the right solutions and the right talent to ensure each project excels.
Offering an extensive catalog of services, OPTiMO develops and implements solutions that address IT requirements in the areas of Information Assurance, Program/Project Management, Systems & Network Engineering, Enterprise & Mobile Application Development, E-commerce, Database Development & Administration, Data Migration, Systems Integration, Managed Network & Security Administration as well as specialized Staffing and Staff Augmentation services.
For additional information on OPTiMO services, visit www.optimo-it.com or call 877-564-8552.
Product Solutions is a Industrial Design Consultancy. We work with national and local companies as well as individuals who want to increase their income by introducing creative new products. In addition to helping companies grow, we also create new proprietary products, which we license or manufacture ourselves.
BSC Technologies Inc., was created as a subsidiary to Product Solution in response to product demand in the food industry. The firm furnishes the development, sales, and marketing of cooking technologies that target fast food chains. BSC is also beginning the manufacturing and sales phase of DeepGrillTM, it's unique new commercial cooking system which allows Fast Food Chains to add creative and healthier new food items to their menu without a large capital outlay for new equipment.
Bob Cohn, owner, and his wife, Sandee, have produced over 40 problem-solving patents at Product Solutions throughout the company’s successful 10-year run, which began in July of 1990 and the start of BSC in December 2004.
For more information on Product Solutions, call 570-825-9196.
Pepperjam, a GSI Media company, is an industry leader in the online performance marketing and technology space. We drive quality pay-for-performance results, provide unparalleled service, and maximize long term relationships between onlinemerchants and publishers through our next generation performance marketing technology and service products.
Founded in 1999, Pepperjam, a GSI Media company, is based in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania with offices is New York City and King of Prussia, PA. Since the very start, our primary focus has been on providing technology and services to our partners that truly empower them to maximize the potential of the performance marketing channel.
We changed the face of the performance marketing industry by introducing the concept of “affiliate transparency” in 2007. Through our transparency tools and reporting, merchants finally have access to actionable information regarding historically inaccessible data. These transparency tools are available on a next generation technology platform that sets a new standard for partner recruitment, relationship management and analytical reporting.
Learn more at www.pepperjam.com or call us at 877-796-5700.
Raise Partners, LLC Raise Partners LLC began operation on June1st, 2010. RaisePartners LLC is a business which intends togrow into the leader in online fundraising all over the nation. Raise.org has been and is continually being developed to provide more ways to donate online for any reason. Raise.org’s main focus is to provide ways to shop, claim discounts and donate, with proceeds going to any non-profit, school, politician, corporation, private groups and so forth. Raisers will be able to write off a certain portion of proceeds on their tax filings, while saving money on purchases and donating to a cause of their choice. Raise has been formed by some of the top online minds in the country and already has a proven track record of making money online.
Formed in 2003 by Chris O’Brien, Synergistic Networks, Inc. serves as a single source for a client’s entire computer networking and infrastructure needs. With a focus on the small to medium corporate space, the firm has clients across a variety of industries ranging in size from small networks of a couple users to complicated networks involving hundreds of users. Synergistic provides a wide array of services including LAN design/installations (file/print sharing, switching), Virtualization and SAN design/installations, WAN design/installations (routing, line procurement, and design), network security and Intrusion Protection, Thin Client computing design/installations, Email and collaborative software installations, Internet connectivity and Employee Internet Management, content/SPAM filtering and much more.
For more information, please visit www.synergisticusa.com or call (570) 408-9888.
XL Communities is online software that allows you to easily create an online community for your group or organization. Through years of experience with alumni clubs, teams, churches and many other types of groups, we've developed an easier and more efficient way for your group to get the most out of having a website.
It takes less than five minutes to create a full-featured online community for your group using XL Communities. Each customer's website comes with unlimited content pages which they can customize themselves, photo galleries, an event calendar with the ability to create paid events, message boards, a comment wall and more. Customers can collect money directly on their website for events, membership fees or donations. A portfolio of our current clients can be found on XLCommunities.com.
Attorney Joseph P. Comerota My office focuses on civil litigation and contract laws. My company began operation at the Innovation Center in 2006.
The Commission on Economic Opportunity (CEO) opened its “Center for Employment Opportunities” at the Chamber’s Innovation Center in October 2004.
CEO provides job training and employment skills to Luzerne County residents designed to meet the needs of local employers. The Center for Employment Opportunities is designed to help solve the problems of unemployment and underemployment, and to assist welfare recipients in securing employment.
The goal of the institution is to develop a new model of workforce for those persons who may be competitively disadvantaged, thus improving the quality of life and fostering the self-sufficiency of those individuals.
Also operated by CEO is On Track, a Customer Assistance Program for PPL Electric Utilities customers.
For more information on CEO’s “Center for Employment Opportunities,” contact CEO at (570) 826-0510 or visit our website at www.ceopeoplehelpingpeople.org.
The Institute for Public Policy & Economic Development (formerly known as Joint Urban Studies Center) has offices in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The Institute mobilizes the resources of regional institutions of higher education to engage in regional research, strategy development, and impact reports.
The Institute is a partnership among Keystone College, King’s College, Luzerne County Community College, Penn State Wilkes-Barre, Marywood University, Misericordia University, The Commonwealth Medical College, University of Scranton, and Wilkes University.
This collaboratively funded organization strives to bring together and channel resources to support economic revitalization in Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties. The Institute provides research, technical assistance, facilitation and convening services to analyze components for regional prosperity, create state and local government development strategies, and feasibility studies. Research areas include demographics, economic development projects and planning, community development, education, workforce development, health and healthcare, best practices, innovation indicators, economic indicators and tourism and arts & culture.
The Institute also works to create learning opportunities for students through internships, and research opportunities with faculty from each of our partner institutions. For more information, visit www.institutepa.org or call (570) 408-9850.
The Wilkes University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a professional business-consulting center, funded by WilkesUniversity and the U.S. Small Business Administration, as well as the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. Its intent is to provide one-on-one consulting and group training and assistance to both existing and prospective businesses in the Greater Wilkes-Barre area and to provide customized assistance to business clients.
The client base for this establishment includes entrepreneurs, prospective business owners, and existing businesses in the Greater Wilkes-Barre area. The program was created to provide professional assistance to small businesses, providing an affordable resource designed to help ensure their growth and success.
For more information on the SBDC, visit www.wilkes.edu/sbdc, or call (570) 408-4340.
eCoCarts isn't just about building a better community; it's about the people who make it a reality: customers who want to live sustainable lives, a loyal team that is hard working and focused on making a difference, and partners that are dedicated to a green future for the community.
eCoCarts has a simple vision to use eco-friendly technology and innovation to connect our customers with the communities they live in by providing delivery of their favorite products through eCoToGo and transport through eCoCarts.
