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Why You Should Start a Company in Philadelphia
Source: Fast Company, 3/18/2010
Josh Kopelman of First Round Capital in Philadelphia talks about the city’s assets for startups as part of an ongoing series in Fast Company.
With gas deal, Consol strives to turn coal green
Source: Forbes, 3/18/2010
Consol Energy announced a $3.5 billion deal on Monday to acquire 1.5 million acres of potential natural gas fields and 9,000 existing wells from Dominion Resources, with a third of the acreage coming in the Marcellus shale region, reports Forbes.
3D glasses to be made in Shamokin; global demand will produce 100 jobs here
Source: Daiily Item, 3/18/2010
Shamokin’s D/E Associates could hire up to 100 people by year’s end thanks to a project that will eventually produce at least 1.5 million pairs of 3-D glasses monthly, reports the Daily Item.
Incoming Drexel president has ambitious plans
Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer, 3/18/2010
Drexel University has found someone to fill the big shoes of its late former president, Constantine Papadakis, and John Fry’s Philadelphia connections will come in handy, reports The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Lehigh Valley juicemaker finds niche
Source: Morning Call, 3/18/2010
Smart Juice, which sources organic ingredients around the globe, is successfully tapping one of the fastest growing segments of the multi-billion dollar organic foods market, reports the Morning Call.

UPMC gets new partners in plan for vaccine factory
Source: Pittsburgh Business Times, 3/17/2010
UPMC gets new partners in plan for vaccine factory: Merck, Battelle, and IBM.
Google and Pittsburgh's Rollier's Hardware click
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 3/17/2010
Google AdWords helps Rollier's a small hardware store in suburban Pittsburgh, expand online.
Undergraduates break tradition, leap ahead with research
Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 3/17/2010
Science research by undergraduates grows at Pennsylvania universities, according to national statistics.
Westinghouse at core of nuclear power trend toward smaller reactors
Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 3/17/2010
Westinghouse Electric is designing smaller nuclear reactors.
South Side-based firm hopes to ride a coming wave of mobile technology
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 3/11/2010
In Pittsburgh, SMaSh has developed a texting app to ride a coming wave of mobile technology.

New Lehigh institute will coordinate business efforts
Source: Morning Call, 3/11/2010
A new institute created by Lehigh University and named for the school’s chief benefactor, will support entrepreneurship, reports the Morning Call.
Alternative energy time
Source: Patriot-News, 3/11/2010
Brian McNew and Chambersburg’s EarthNet Energy are making their move as alternative energy is creating more and more opportunities, reports the Patriot-News.
Turning a hobby 'addiction' into profits
Source: FOX Business, 3/11/2010
Lancaster County’s Laura Bergman and her line of recycled glass jewelry are among a growing number of “hobbypreneurs,” reports FOX Business.
Wynn gets a chance to revive Philly casino project
Source: Business Week, 3/11/2010
Billionaire casino magnate Steve Wynn, who helped remake Las Vegas, will try to rescue the long-stalled Foxwoods casino project on Philadelphia’s waterfront, reports Business Week.
He gave the City of Steel a sweeter side
Source: Wall Street Journal, 3/11/2010
Self-made chocolate mogul Frank Sarris, who died last week at age 78, is remembered in the Wall Street Journal.
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