BRITE adds to growing team; expands entrepreneur programs

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Warren, OH – BRITE Energy Innovators has welcomed several new professionals to Ohio’s only energy incubator, located in Warren.   Britt Corsi has been named Project Manager at BRITE.  As BRITE’S Project Manager Britt spearheads the next phase of growth for our entrepreneur programs and member engagement. Britt brings a Midas touch and 10 years of […]

Meet the major players in Northeast Ohio’s ‘Voltage Valley’

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Northeast Ohio’s Mahoning Valley is beginning to reforge itself as a manufacturing hub and supply chain for electric vehicles and energy storage. Here are the key companies and other entities behind the effort. Read the full story by the Cleveland Business Journal here.

Sen. Brown visits plant in Warren

Senator Sherrod Brown, joined by BRITE and guests, at BRITE headquarters

WARREN — The $280 billion legislative package that boosts domestic semiconductor manufacturing and scientific research, the CHIPS Act, will also support organizations such as Warren’s BRITE Energy Innovators, and the companies the energy-related startup incubator helps. It and another hulking spending bill, the $740 billion climate and health care bill, the Inflation Reduction Act, “finally […]

Brown tours BRITE, discusses CHIPS Act investment

Senator Sherrod Brown discussing startup technology with a BRITE member company

WARREN, Ohio (WKBN) — U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown visited BRITE Energy Innovators in Warren on Monday to tour the facility and discuss how the recently passed CHIPS Act will support clean energy organizations. The act is set to invest $829 million in the Manufacturing USA program over the course of five years, making it the […]

Sherrod Brown talks policy in Warren

Scott Colosimo presenting battery technology at BRITE

WARREN — The $280 billion legislative package that boosts domestic semiconductor manufacturing and scientific research, the CHIPS Act, also will support organizations such as Warren’s BRITE Energy Innovators, and the companies the energy-related startup incubator helps. It and another hulking spending bill, the $740 billion climate and health care bill, the Inflation Reduction Act, “finally […]

Sen. Brown talks valley energy job opportunities

Senator Sherrod Brown and guests post in front of BRITE sign at BRITE headquarters

U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown toured BRITE Energy in Warren to talk about how the recently passed CHIPS act can benefit Ohio and the Mahoning Valley.CHIP provides over $800 million to U.S. energy incubators like BRITE, developing new tech that can be built domestically. While local incubators have had success creating tech locally, we don’t see […]

Sweeney Chevrolet donates $10,000 to BRITE Energy

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WARREN — Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC in Boardman has donated $10,000 to BRITE Energy Innovators to support the energy startup incubator, the only of its kind in Ohio. This partnership is unbelievably important to us. When you see us raising funds, especially state and federal dollars … we have to match that with local dollars, […]

Sweeney Supports Brite’s Mission with $10K Donation

Large check to BRITE Energy Innovators from Sweeney Buick GMC Chevrolet

WARREN, Ohio — Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC has donated $10,000 to BRITE Energy Innovators to help support their entrepreneurship programs. BRITE’s entrepreneurship services help startup companies by providing them mentorship, lab access, and the ability to grow and scale in the Mahoning Valley. “We’re really excited about General Motor’s investment in EVs in the future […]