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Hackaball Kickstarter Campaign Gains Essent Backing
3/30/2015
The toy teaches children computer programming skills. The funding is the latest Essent contribution to a computer programming literacy project.
Essent-backed +POOL New York Passes Major Eco-Friendly Milestone
10/7/2014
Smell-to-Sell Promotional Products Can In-scent-ivize
3/25/2014
New bacon-scented products are bringing fragrances where fragrances usually haven’t gone before, a growing opportunity for promotional products.
Inventors Create Eco-Friendly Plastic Literally From Thin Air
1/10/2014
Two inventors in California have discovered a way to pull carbon out of the air at dairy farms, solidify it and use it to make eco-friendly plastic called AirCarbon.
Essent Receives Keepsake for Aiding Eco-Friendly Pool Project
11/14/2013
Essent donated to the project because it was impressed with the effort to use technology for the common good.
Robot Turtles programming-for-kids game gets Essent Kickstart
10/1/2013
A dad’s innovative idea to teach kids computer programming fundamentals has received a boost from promotional products software maker Essent.
Essent Donation Dips into Innovative Community Pool Project
6/20/2013
Essent has made a KickStarter donation to PlayLab to create a + POOL, what's envisioned as the world's first water-filtering floating pool. The creation of the pool would mark the first time in 100 years that people could swim in clean New York river water.