Work to own in Pennsylvania
Employee ownership is a growing movement in the Commonwealth, in no small part due to a new organization dedicated to promoting this exciting model.
An employee-owned PA company joins the national vaccine push
Participants in Operation Warp Speed, NewAge Industries' piping is an essential tool in the fight against COVID-19. And they don't just innovate on the manufacturing line: The company is 100 percent owned by its workers.
Fostering the next generation of manufacturing workers
At the new the Manufacturing Center of Excellence for Apprenticeship and Training in York, they're showing young workers — and high school students — just how exciting and lucrative the modern industry can be.
Key Change Episode 2: Barrio Alegría gets creative in Reading
In our latest episode, we chat with Daniel Egusquiza about how an arts organization that specializes in in-person engagement adapted to these trying times.
In the 2020 election, PA business leaders are getting out the vote
In a crazy year, companies large and small are leaping into the fray to encourage and facilitate safe voting. From giving employees time off to cast their ballots, to sharing pertinent deadlines, to funding PPE for poll workers, Pennsylvania's business community is working hard to make your voice heard.
A Bucks County teen bridges the gap between blind and sighted
At just 17 years old, Amy Lui has already launched her own nonprofit organization and been honored with a Young Heroes Award for her work on literacy and access in the blind community.
A Lancaster coworking space evolves with the times
The Candy Factory was hit hard by the pandemic shutdown, but they're making it work with new safety policies, emphasis on community building, and an on-site learning pod for members' kids.
PA's racial justice movement goes beyond the big cities
"How can we plan on resolving this big world topic if we can’t even do it in our hometown first?" That question, asked by a protest organizer in Aston, PA, is being echoed across the state.
The fight to fund arts and culture in the Lehigh Valley
With municipal budgets stretched to the brink, two local officials get creative in order to boost the region's essential arts, culture, and tourism economy.
Chester Made encourages the city to #RemainCreative
An arts organization in this historic city is urging connection and creativity during this trying time, employing digital tools and partnerships with local artists to keep the juices flowing.