Kolb Net Works - Portfolio of web design and development services




Keystone Opportunity Zone (KOZ) www.kozcentral.com The Keystone Opportunity Zone web site gives detailed information about tax-free industrial locations in ten Central Pennsylvania counties. Maps and photos of the KOZs, information on available acreage, zoning, utilities and transportation for each location are presented in a straightforward manner. As a result, plant locators can easily find regional sites suitable for their company.
"Kolb Net Works has been great to work with! We have a web site that fits our needs within our budget. Their responsiveness and creativity have given us a site that effectively accomplishes our goal of providing easily accessible information to our target audience."- Deena Eberhart, Analyst - SEDA-COG



Central Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce www.csvcc.org This site includes a membership directory containing member addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, web sites and maps. There are pages that discuss the economic development of the area and visitor information about Central Pennsylvania. The site also contains an interactive calendar which allows chamber members to view, register and pay for upcoming events.
"On behalf of the Board of Directors and members of the Central Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce, I want to thank you and your team for delivering a professional web site for our chamber that is second-to-none! Your experience and expertise are not only evidenced by the quality of the site itself, but by the process in working directly with us in delivering a member-driven, customer responsive web presence for our chamber! Your associates made it very easy and customer friendly to work with you... and demonstrating without question why the Chamber selected Kolb Net Works as the Chamber's preferred vendor for web design and development services!" Kurt Kissinger, President, Central Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce, August 2001



BusinessGrower.com www.businessgrower.com This site connects entrepreneurs in Central Pennsylvania with more than 50 service entities. These entities offer assistance to start-up and early stage entrepreneurs. Emerging businesses can find information about economic development organizations, attorneys, mentors, angel investors and more. Extensive database integration makes the site easy to update and manage.
"Kolb Net Works has helped us to create an interesting and functional site for our regional entrepreneurs. The process, from concept to implementation, was easy to manage. The technical staff at Kolb Net Works was able to address all of our requests, and often came up with some great ideas of their own. We'll continue to use Kolb as the BusinessGrower site expands." Tom Venditti, Program Manager, PA Sourcenet, July 2001



Focus Central Pennsylvania www.focuscenpa.org The site includes available property information, regional demographics, utility and transportation reports, tax rates and site selection data standard tables. Focuscenpa.org permits prospective companies to perform preliminary relocation research. Companies can also receive more detailed information from the Focus Central business development specialists through a private area of the site.
"When we first came to Kolb Net Works with the concept for upgrading our www.focuscenpa.org website, we had some ideas for improvements and how the web site should work. Kolb Net Works took those ideas and created a truly professional-looking web site that is easily navigated. The response we've received from the public and our investors has been strictly positive. We're impressed with the results from Kolb Net Works and highly recommend them." Teri MacBride, Program Director, Focus Central PA, August 2001



City of Williamsport www.cityofwilliamsport.org The City of Williamsport web site is a good example of a basic municipal site. The site was designed to reflect the beauty of the community and provide information about the City of Williamsport. Pages include information about tourism and links to various city departments. There is a welcome page with a message from the Mayor as well as a profile of the City of Williamsport.
"The success of Kolb Net Works shows that Williamsport is a great place for entrepreneurs and growing businesses." Michael R. Rafferty, Mayor of Williamsport, May 2001



Lycoming County Government www.lyco.org Census data, voter registration and press releases are just a few of the services included in the web site. The site contains personal backgrounds of the Lycoming County commissioners and County department contact information. One distinctive feature is live, unofficial election night results. Kolb Net Works and the Lycoming County IT department worked together so election data from the county servers is automatically sent to the Internet providing real-time election results.
"Kolb Net Works extends a very efficient and professional approach to satisfying our governmental web-page requirements. They know what it takes to design, implement and execute static and dynamic data presentations; they have the experience to help your business or entity succeed." Bob Coolidge, Manager – Information Systems, Lycoming County Government, July 2001



SEDA-COG www.sedacog.org The SEDA-COG web site was designed to assist businesses, communities, county and municipal governments by providing a centralized source of information. SEDA-COG helps central Pennsylvania communities address housing, recreation, downtown revitalization and public infrastructure concerns. Business services include financing, sales to the government and assistance with exporting. Graphic design, printing and electronic mapping services are available to the region’s county and local governments.
"Kolb Net Works is always a pleasure to work with. Their highly knowledgeable staff has been enthusiastic about each of the projects we've had them do. They have always been able to add a unique twist to our preconceived ideas, offer fresh perspectives when we were clueless, and even educate us when necessary. I would recommend them to anyone." James Baker, Chief, Information Technologies Group, SEDA-Council of Governments, June 2001



Matreya www.matreya.com A leading Biotech firm needs an E-commerce website for the world. The site includes over 300 chemical products with full documentation and shopping cart.



Larson Design Group www.larsondesigngroup.com Leading area architectural firm - web site showcases their capabilities and recent high profile projects.



Williamsport/Lycoming Foundation www.wlfoundation.org This site includes more than 50 pages of information on this large trust organization and the community it serves.



Susquehanna Valley Community Net www.lycoming.org Growing into the area's non-commercial home. Includes a custom KNW built search engine.



Lewis Lumber Products www.lewislp.com Featuring a Lori Wannop design, this site includes extensive custom KNW vbscript programming that allows for pricing and ordering of over 300 items with complete site usage data reporting (shows LLP what products are being searched for and how often).



Robert M. Sides Family Music Center www.robertmsides.com Featuring a Jim Haizlett design, this site visually says MUSIC.
"We're very pleased with the responsiveness and customer service from the team at Kolb Net Works. Their high quality, original design helps our web site stand above the crowd. The gave us professional service at a competitive price."- Peter Sides, Robert M. Sides Family Music Center



Central Pennsylvania Chambers' of Commerce Information Technology Committee (CPaCCIT) www.cpaccit.org


Additional Client Quotes: James V. Brown Library - www.jvbrown.edu - Williamsport, PA "Thanks for being our capable guide through the wilderness of cyberspace… Fortunately for us you have been able to do what we wanted and give us some fresh ideas and valuable advice as well."- Janice Trapp, Director, James V. Brown Library and North Central Library District (comprised of 44 libraries in 11 Pennsylvania counties) Country Accents - www.piercedtin.com "Our knowledge of computer technology was nil when we embarked on the project of developing a web site. Kathy has guided us through the maze of new phraseology and concepts with patience and humor. Her advice has meant a lot to bring what seemed an insurmountable obstacle at the outset to an attractive and highly visible site on which we receive many positive statements from our customers. 'Easy to find, well put together and maintained'...are some of the comments we've heard. Compared with other sites we've seen from companies who offer similar products ours is far and away the best!" - Marie & James Palotas, Country Accents Moistglow - www.moistglow.com "Designing a web page was a big step for our company. I am not as computer savvy as many people out there but Kathy at Kolb Net Works made the design and implementation of our Web page a user-friendly experience. We loved the design from the beginning and they were extremely helpful in setting up our cybercash system. Kathy was always just an e-mail or phone call away and that was very reassuring. Overall it was a great experience." - Elizabeth Stines, Vice President, Shagbark Research Albion's MO - www.albionsmo.com"When deciding on a web design firm for our E-commerce web project, Albions' MO, we interviewed several other Williamsport area web designers. In the areas of understanding the Internet, experience building web sites and the ability to communicate technical concepts, Kolb Net Works is clearly the leader." - Al and Carol Smith, Albion's MO JanWay Company - www.janway.com "The knowledgeable staff at Kolb Net Works has helped JanWay create an attractive, easy to navigate, quick loading site that has become a valuable part of our marketing mix. We receive orders, quotation requests and catalog requests daily." -Gary Stebbins, JanWay Company -

More See our portfolio focus page on Education Solutions and don't miss our Multimedia examples page. Founded in early 1996, Kolb Net Works, Inc. has been involved with the design development or maintenance of more than 80 web sites. Call us today to talk about how you can have our experienced staff work with you on your commercial web site project.