Links: How Portland, Ore. has grown a local software community and More

DEFINITE READS

• Two Wharton Pals Take Same Road To Riches [Wall Street Journal] — Nat Turner of Invite Media and Jack Abraham of Milo.
• President’s House: Quite A Site [Brownstoner] — The impact the Independence Hall Association website had on the development on the new President’s House display in Old City.
• Portland, Ore., Invests in Homegrown Software Community [Government Technology] — “The city has invested almost $600,000 as part of an initial attempt to nurture the local software community…Over the past year, Portland’s software industry has been on the rise. At least 10 companies have brought in $68 million of venture capital, said Baugh. Unlike years past, the companies decided to stay in Portland instead of taking the money and moving to nearby larger technology markets.”

MIGHT BE OF INTEREST

• Area Chamber of Commerce chief ‘kicking it up a notch’ with political advocacy [Inquirer] — Of a more active role taken by Philly Chamber CEO Rob Wonderling.
• Penn to start transplanting hands [Inquirer] — “The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania on Tuesday announced it will offer one of the most technically and ethically challenging surgeries in modern medicine: hand transplants.”

GIVE A GLANCE

• Scientific community unites to save bats [WHYY] — I am including this because I like bats and science and it sorta has something to do with tech. But mostly because bats are awesome and important.
• PBJ reporter’s family signs deal for musical, no riches yet [Philadelphia Business Journal] — We like tech writer Peter Key, you should too, and his father was a celebrated artist.
• 5 Reasons HP Should Acquire SAP [CRN]