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Issue 86 Volume 1 | Week of 7/29/2010

Second Life: Old Building Materials Are Big Business for Big Dreamers

By: John Steele, 7/29/2010 Reclaimed materials from 19th century barns and other structures are providing a living for crafty entrepreneurs and a more sustainable way for DIYers to complete projects across PA.

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Central PA Startups Delve into Nanotech for Solar Solutions

By: Joel Berg, 7/29/2010 The next big thing in solar technology just may be germinating inside labs in Lancaster and State College, where researchers are tweaking nanotechnology to cut the costs and boost the efficiency of solar panels.

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Faces of Energy: Atta Gueye, Plextronics

By: Joe Petrucci, 7/29/2010 She's an adrenaline junkie who is part of a team that's "changing the world." If she and her company continue to establish efficiency excellence, more accessible solar technology will soon be a reality.

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Video/LoRes-TV: A DreamIt Summer

Billed as a life-changing summer experience, the intense three-month program with DreamIt Ventures in Philadelphia offers the brightest startups access to capital, coaching and connections, helping great people turn great ideas into great companies.

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featured growth area

Advanced Manufacturing and Materials
An historic pillar of Pennsylvania industry, manufacturing remains an important part of the state's economy. With a robust infrastructure for shipping, and intellectual capital coming from the state's colleges and universities, Pennsylvania manufacturers have adapted to remain competitive in key industries of the future.

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InfraScan
Most hospitals in the U.S. have what has been considered state-of-the-art technology for diagnosing brain hematoma--Computer Aided Tomagraphy (CAT) scanners. An estimated two million people seek treatemnt for head trauma in the U.S. and 10 million worldwide and many do not immediately receive a CAT scan. This is especially critical in what is known as the "golden hour," or the 60 minutes after a traumatic brain injury occurs in which patient outcomes can be significantly improved. Out on the battlefield in far-flung locales like Afghanistan, that golden hour is even more valuable, but CAT scans aren't an option there.

That's where InfraScan comes in. The Philadelphia-based medical device startup that provides cost-effective mobile medical imaging for detecting bleeding in the brain. In mid-July the company announced it signed a $2 million contract with the U.S. Marine Corps and Navy for advanced technology development, safety testing and field evaluation activities to develop a next-generation version of the company's Infrascanner, which has been lauded for helping first responders understand head injuries almost instantly through the use of near infrared (NIR) technologies.

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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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