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Issue 6 Volume 1 | Week of 11/13/08

At EthosGen, Ethanol is a Family Affair

By: Rory Sweeney, 11/13/2008 About 20 years after Bill Abrams figured out an efficient way to make ethanol, his son Jim is figuring out how to make it profitable.

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Going to Work Playing Games

By: John Steele, 11/13/2008 In terms of annual revenue, which is expected to top $57 billion next year, video games are the new Hollywood. So shouldn't game developers get the same incentives to do business here that filmmakers do?

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Video/Lo-ResTV: Andy Warhol Museum

Pittsburgh's Andy Warhol Museum is more than a storehouse for art--it's a vibrant cultural center teeming with multi-media exhibitions, events and performances. Currently, it's host to 1958, an exhibit that helps commemorate the 250th anniversary of Pittsburgh by referencing the last time the city celebrated an important anniversary.
This Week's Blogger:
John Davidson
As Managing Editor of Keystone Edge, John Davidson spends a lot of time learning about new companies, industries and technologies in Pennsylvania and beyond. This week, he'll be posting about some of the more interesting people, companies and projects he comes across that, for one reason or another, might not otherwise get onto the site. John is also fascinated and creeped out by robots, so you'll probably see some of those on here this week.

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featured growth area

Higher Education
It's no secret that some of the most innovative, profitable technologies coming to market nowadays are incubating in colleges and universities. This is especially true for Pennsylvania, where research and development programs are setting the bar for schools nationwide.

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featured growth Company

ARB GeoWell Systems
100 Four Falls Corporate Center, Suite 215
Conshohocken, PA 19428
610-940-4420
www.arbgeowell.com

Count ARB GeoWell Systems among the growing number of companies committed to sustainable building techniques not because it's fashionable, but because it's simply the most economical way to do things.

The Conshohocken-based company has developed unique products and technology around the use of standing column wells (or water wells) that reduces the cost for large tonnage projects by approximately half over standard installations, and results in less power requirements.

ARB represents the next generation in water wells and geothermal HVAC technology. The firm is committed to alternative energy and sustainable building practices, and targets its GeoWell technology to green commercial buildings, schools and developments.

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featured city

Scranton

Nicknamed "The Electric City" for having the nation's first electrified streetcar in 1886, Scranton is leveraging its rich history to attract new interest and investment, especially in the city's historic downtown. Money Magazine recently ranked Scranton as one of the ten fastest growing real estate markets in the country.


The Electric City is home to the New York Yankees AAA team, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, and also the Sno Mountain ski resort and the Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain, an amphitheater seating 17,500.


And of course Scranton has Dunder Mifflin, the fictional paper company from the hit NBC sitcom "The Office," which has brought national attention to the city.

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