Featured Stories

Why Are Artists Flocking to Oil City?

Bonnie MacAllister Thursday, January 17, 2013

They're revitalizing this Venango County outpost that is coming back once again.

Design, Entrepreneurship

Erie

KE-TV: Pennsylvania's Largest Wind Farm Now Operating on a Mountain in Wyoming County

Keystone Edge staff Thursday, January 17, 2013

Some 88 turbines lining the 9,000 acre, mountaintop site in Wyoming County are now turning, generating 144MW of electrical power.

Construction, Energy, Sustainability

Scranton, Wilkes-Barre

Inventing the Marketplace: Analytical Graphics Inc. Plots Growth

Rebecca VanderMeulen Tuesday, January 15, 2013

A software company that began in a living room in 1989 now has 250 employees, $50M in annual sales and a flagship product with wide-ranging applications. Read more.

High Technology, Investment - Southeast

Philadelphia

DCED's Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Investment Talks Service

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, January 15, 2013

The serial entrepreneur from Bradford left the private sector to serve the needs of entrepreneurs big and small. Read more.

Business Services, Entrepreneurship, Financial Services, Venture Capital

Making Marketers More Agile

Rebecca VanderMeulen Tuesday, January 15, 2013

When Ben Franklin funded the company $250,000 in 2008, it had three employees. Now it has over $20M in investment and 130 employees. Read more.

Business Services, High Technology, Investment - Southeast

Philadelphia

Marijuana Legalization Legislation Coming This Month in Pennsylvania Could Hold $1B Economic Impact

Joe Petrucci Thursday, January 10, 2013

State Senator Daylin Leach is sponsoring a bill that would make Pennsylvania like Colorado and Washington, which recently made pot legal.

Higher Education, Life Sciences, Sustainability

Innovation Nation: The Science Center turns 50

Lee Stabert Thursday, January 10, 2013

From its perch in University City, Philadelphia, the Science Center continues to invent the future.

Business Services, Entrepreneurship, High Technology, Intellectual Property, Inventing the Future, Life Sciences

Philadelphia

New Year, New Life for Governor's School

Mark Meier Thursday, January 10, 2013

Suspended after 2008, the PA Governor's School for the Sciences returns after a vigorous alumni campaign and a Department of Education grant.

Energy, High Technology, Higher Education, Life Sciences, Robotics, Sustainability

Pittsburgh's Top 10 Tech Companies to Watch for 2013

Deb Smit Thursday, January 10, 2013

One helped both presidential campaigns, while another forecasts doubling in size and revenues. Find out who they are and what's next.

Entertainment Technology, Entrepreneurship, High Technology, Intellectual Property

Pittsburgh

KE-TV: Pitt-Bred Mind-Control Robotics Feed Paraplegic

Keystone Edge staff Thursday, December 20, 2012

Incorporating electrodes implanted in the brain, this medical breakthrough has great promise.

Higher Education, Life Sciences

Pittsburgh

Happy Holidays: 'Tis the Season for a Break

Keystone Edge staff Thursday, December 20, 2012

We'll return in 2013 with a new edition on Jan. 10.

Postgreen: See What Philadelphia's Modern Urban Planners Are Developing Next

Greg Meckstroth Thursday, December 20, 2012

Two of the firm's affordable, energy efficient and mixed-use projects are coming to Frankford Ave.

Construction, Design, Sustainability

Philadelphia

Williamsport's Art Scene is Batting a Thousand

Bonnie MacAllister Thursday, December 20, 2012

First Friday, the local film office, a creative incubator and a variety of artists are delivering a new pitch in Lycoming County.

Design, Entrepreneurship, Intellectual Property

Williamsport

About Place: Year on the Edge Reveals Pennsylvania's Thriving Locales

Joe Petrucci Thursday, December 20, 2012

Sharon, Lewisburg, Lancaster and Bethlehem are among the state's fastest-growing -- and highly read -- locations.

The Marcellus Shale Documentary Project: the photographer's perspective

Brian Cohen Thursday, December 13, 2012

The traveling photo exhibit documenting social and environmental effects of natural gas drilling has gained international attention.

Design, Energy, Sustainability

Pittsburgh