Mahoning Valley Incubators Aid Startups by Minorities, Women

Brite looks to continue the program with MBAC while encouraging area minority- and women-led startups to make use of its own programming and co-working space, says spokeswoman Jennifer Brindisi. “We’re actively working on our tenants, our workshops [and] encouraging more organizations and business groups to use our space,” Brindisi says. “And we prioritize minority-owned and […]

Local former Army soldier works remotely to help rescue Kabul refugees

Since the Taliban overran the Afghan city of Kabul, it’s been a struggle to get refugees out. One former Army soldier worked with a number of groups that helped get 150 people out, all while working remotely in his home in Ellsworth Township. Rick Stockburger was deployed by the U.S. Army to serve in Afghanistan […]

Becoming BRITE

brite lab with blue containers

The Power of a Name I’ve been meaning to write this for a while, nearly a year to be exact. It took a day like today to do so, where I’m nearing two years with BRITE Energy Innovators and am taking a Saturday to reflect on what we’ve accomplished and where we’re going. I joined […]