Keystone Edge - Innovation & Job News

Energy ideas wanted; apply now

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA offers grants for energy innovations.

myYearbook ramping up for more growth with new hire and select collaborators

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

There's been plenty of activity at social networking juggernaut myYearbook, the New Hope, Bucks County-based company founded by the teenage brother-and-sister entrepreneurial team of Dave and Catherine Cook.

Eeek, bed bugs! Ambler company introduces cure for U.S. creepy crawlers

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The bedtime salutation �Don�t let the bed bugs bite� is slowly becoming less of a childlike nicety and more of a clinical mantra.

Dentist with Philly ties, two PA firms create a new vibe for dental injections

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The mere sight of that needle is enough to make patients squirm in their chairs. Fact is pain, or the mere prospect of an injection, keeps half of Americans away from the dentist.

Innovation in STEM takes the field to promote regional collaboration, education

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

As Research and Engineering department head for the Naval Ship Systems Engineering Station at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pat Woody has seen the organization grow from 650 employees to nearly 1,700.

This Foundry makes quality of life; now hiring entreprenuers

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:25:45 GMT

The Quality of Life Technology Foundry at Carnegie Mellon University commercializes adaptive products.

Peeps contests sweet for Bethlehem's Just Born

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:33:23 GMT

National contest to place marshmallow Peeps in unique settings help manufacturer Just Born Candies.

Pittsburgh's Thermal Therapeutics wins FDA approval

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:18:34 GMT

Pittsburgh's Thermal Therapeutics wins FDA approval for new biomedical device.

Loans strong, employers stronger in Greater Harrisburg

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

In a year where plenty of undesirable economic records were set, the Greater Harrisburg region can claim one of 2009�s bright spots�a record year for loan programs through the Capital Region Economic Development Corporation.

Daflure helps make net zero energy LEED-Platinum home a reality in Central PA

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Justin McClure admits he�d be bending the truth if he said net zero energy homes are close to becoming a mainstream concept. But the LEED-Platinum Standard home his company worked on, the first of its kind in Central PA, is a pretty good example of what it will take to get the idea done.

Wyoming Valley native creates spotlight for environmental work

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Brian Oram is helping shine a light on the Pocono Northeast Resource Conservation and Development Council.

Patients and MDs peek at same records with technology from UPMC, Google, dbMotion and Blackberry

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Patients and doctors look at electronic medical records with technology from UPMC, Google, dbMotion and Blackberry.

Help on the way for sustainable growth in Allegheny County, Allentown

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Allegheny County and Allentown have different needs, but both were selected to receive expertise from the Sustainable Design Assessment Team through the American Institute of Architects

Rebranding yields new name and spirit for SeventySix Capital

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

ETF Venture Funds has a new name, and it has as much to do with its location as it does the historic innovation and entrepreneurship it represents.

Ernst Biomass expands operations in Crawford County

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:49:40 GMT

Ernst Biomass will expand operations in Crawford County with a new pelletization facility.

Axion adapts lead acid batteries for renewable energy age

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:45:54 GMT

Axion Power International receives state grants to develop lead acid battery storage for renewable power.

Global Data Consultants expands in Central PA, hiring

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:42:12 GMT

Global Data Consultants expands in Central PA, hiring 14 in second quarter 2010.

PedalPA offers northern crossing tour

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

PedalPA brings back cross-state cycling vacations.

Penn Libraries get $4.25M boost for special collections expansion

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Thanks to a recent gift that ranks as the largest to the library from a living donor, the University of Pennsylvania's library system will become even larger.

Semiconductors, nanoparticles among ideas that earn Ben Franklin Technology dollars in NEPA

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania announced nearly $600,000 in funding earlier this month for startup and established companies throughout the region.

National Gateway rail projects create SW PA jobs

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

National Gateway rail projects get TIGER funds to create southwestern PA jobs.

Nothing retiring about pharma veteran and his rapidly growing new Philly company, Tarsa Therapeutics

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Veteran pharmaceutical executive David Brand retired from a 30-year career with GlaxoSmithKline a few years ago, but his grandchildren might tell a different story, he admits.

Penn team solves problems by scratching the surface with new materials technology

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Arjun Srinivas and a team of University of Pennsylvania Materials Science and Engineering researchers didn�t just want to develop a commercially feasible technology for their senior thesis project two years ago. They were just as adamant about finding a solution to a real-world problem.

Southeast PA duo brings tradeshow feel to Bucks County Health and Fitness Fair and area businesses

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

As founder and president of Red Cedar Marketing, Traci Browne has long worked with healthcare companies on tradeshows. When she and a colleague saw a sports complex in Bucks County make an attempt to draw non-sports conferences and events to its facility, they saw another kind of opportunity.

400,000 rural PA businesses to get better broadband thanks to federal grants

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:33:09 GMT

400,000 rural PA businesses will get better broadband access through $130 million in federal grants.

Optical Filters expands in Meadville

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:26:52 GMT

Optical Filters expands specialty EMI-shield glass operations in Meadville; will double staff and space.

Small Farm Central brings farm products online

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Based in Pittsburgh, Small Farms Central brings farm products online.

Crowdsourced snow removal: howsmystreet.com

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A team at CMU develops crowdsourced snow removal at howsmystreet.com.

In Clearfield County, River Hill coal says green mining is not an oxymoron

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

In Clearfield County, River Hill Coal Company is trying renewable energy partnerships for green mining.

Hobo chic Tshirts by 'Burgh designer help end homelessness

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Proceeds from T-shirts by Pittsburgh designer Shea Mullen help end homelessness and aid other charities.