Members of Wolf Administration
Visit TekRidge Center, Highlights
New PAsmart Initiative
Pennsylvania Department of Labor
and Industry Secretary Jerry Oleksiak
and Deputy Secretary for Workforce
Development Eileen Cipriani recently
joined Senator John Blake during
a visit to The TekRidge Center,
highlighting Governor Tom Wolf’s
PAsmart investments in STEM
(science, technology, engineering and
mathematics) education and skills training
to help job seekers obtain good, middle-
class jobs in 21st century careers.
PAsmart, a fi rst-of-its-kind $30 million
investment, is a new way of thinking
about job training and workforce
development by providing targeted
funding for STEM education, computer
science, career and technical training,
and more, so students and
workers get the training
and skills needed for in-
demand, middle-class jobs.
In November 2016, Bedrock outgrew
its 850-square-foot incubator space
and became the building’s fi rst anchor
tenant. SnapSlide, one of the incubator’s
newer tenants, has patented a better-
pill bottle with a new bottle cap design.
The simple push and slide mechanism
allows for easier opening for those
who struggle with conventional pill
bottles, while still fulfi lling the child
safety feature mandate from the U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission.
“Raising awareness
of opportunities
available to Lackawanna
County businesses
and residents alike,
is a priority as we
continue to dovetail
our economic and
workforce development
initiatives, said Bob
Durkin, president,
The Greater Scranton
Chamber of Commerce. “The Chamber’s
affi liates, Skills in Scranton and The
Scranton Plan look forward to partnering
with the Commonwealth to expand
STEM related activities in Northeastern
Pennsylvania.”
“Raising awareness
of opportunities
available to
Lackawanna
County businesses
and residents alike,
is a priority...”
Wolf administration offi cials
toured The TekRidge
Center’s tenants, including
Bedrock Technology
and SnapSlide. Bedrock
Technology provides
information technology
and computer system
troubleshooting services
to small-and medium-sized businesses.
Bedrock Technology was just four years
old when The TekRidge Center opened
in 2013 and became the center’s fi rst
incubator tenant.
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