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Hazleton Kitchen Incubator Client, Little Treats & Cakes by Janna, to host a dessert showcase at Downtown Hazleton’s HUB Welcome Center

Little Treats & Cakes by Janna, a rising local business owned by Janna Cordero and a valued client of the Hazleton Kitchen Incubator, will be featured at an upcoming dessert showcase called ‘Classic Dessert Shots’. The showcase will occur at The HUB Welcome Center located at 13 W Broad Street in Downtown Hazleton on Saturday, August 12, starting at 2:00 PM EST.

Targeted to both professional bakers and the general community, this showcase will feature Cordero teaching attendees the art of creating delicious, beautiful, and affordable dessert shooters, followed by a dessert sampling. Participants can actively take part in some of the preparation, fostering a welcoming and engaging atmosphere. Additionally, Cordero will share tips on how to beautifully present and decorate these desserts and will provide each attendee with her cherished recipes and a list of trusted vendors.

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Hazleton Kitchen Incubator’s newest client, Little Treats and Cakes by Janna, awarded Food Entrepreneurship Assistant Microgrant

When Janna Cordero and her family moved to Drums, Pennsylvania two years ago, a close friend mentioned the Hazleton Kitchen Incubator, suggesting it would be a great opportunity for her to build cliental in their new area. Cordero went with her instinct and now ‘Little Treats and Cakes by Janna’ is the latest client within The Hazleton Innovation Collaborative (THInC) and the Hazleton Kitchen Incubator portfolio.

In addition to moving her baking operation into the shared kitchen, Cordero was recently awarded a Food Entrepreneurship Assistant Microgrant – available through the Downtown Hazleton Alliance for Progress, a member of THInC. This microgrant is available to businesses within the Hazleton Kitchen Incubator inside of the Hayden Family Center for the Arts in Downtown Hazleton.

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Brian Simon receives Chamber’s Young Innovator of the Year award sponsored by CAN BE

Brian Simon was recently recognized as the recipient of the 2023 Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce’s Young Innovator of the Year award. This honor, which is sponsored by CAN DO’s entrepreneurial arm, the CAN BE Innovation Center, has been presented annually by the Hazleton Chamber since 2018.

The award was presented to Simon on May 31st at the Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce’s 47th Annual Academic Banquet, where Ashley Evert, owner of Halogen Hair Company, was the keynote speaker. Mary Malone, President of the Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce, is proud to highlight Brian Simon and the outstanding achievements of all area high school students.

“We are happy to include the Young Innovator of the Year recognition in our program to salute the academic achievements of the Class of 2023,” she said. “The energy, ideas, and future economic impact to the Greater Hazleton Area starts right here”.

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Small business start-ups choose CAN BE to help launch apparel businesses

On Thursday, March 9th, 2023, CAN BE welcomed two of its newest tenants to the Innovation Center in West Hazleton: Pure Beaver Hat Supply, a local felt and hatter supply house, and Stray Threads, a woman owned screen-printing shop.

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