In Shenandoah, Lee's Oriental Gourmet Foods ups its dumpling game
A well-timed investment helps this PA manufacturer maximize its production capacity and meet the growing demand for its tasty products.
At SRUI's new Bensalem showroom giant touchscreens and kale grow together
How much innovation can one building handle? A new showroom in Bensalem is home to state-of-the-art, gigantic touchscreens, a hydroponic farm, and a cutting-edge energy system.
Lancaster Food Company promises $15 minimum wage and stock options for employees
The fast growing organic food company recently announced that it is raising wages (to more than double the Pennsylvania standard), and setting aside 30 percent of the company for its workers. It's all part of the founders' mission to address poverty in Lancaster City.
'Bringing the World to PA,' one company at a time
Running September 12 to 23, this statewide event provides "speed dating for entrepreneurs." It's a chance to connect with exporting experts and take the leap into international markets.
An inside perspective on Pennsylvania's new wine law
The State has taken a first step towards modernizing its liquor laws with a new measure that will allow wine sales in grocery stores for the first time since Prohibition. But don't pop a cork just yet.
The Farm at Bartram's Garden cultivates community
Every year, this four-acre plot in Southwest Philadelphia produces 12,000 pounds of food, welcomes 10,000 school kids, employs 22 high school interns, hosts 45 families in a community garden, distributes 80,000 seedlings, supplies 50 farmstands and welcomes 1500 volunteers. And that's only the beginning.
142 years and counting at the Centre County Grange Fair
This beloved annual event (running August 19-27) is the largest encampment in the country and a big economic boon to the region. Families wait for years to earn one of the fair's coveted tent spots. Now, thanks to a new equestrian center, the fun lasts all year long.
Small but Mighty: York's business community rises together
With a population of only 43,000 in a compact five square miles, York has an entrepreneurial ecosystem that rivals many of its big-city counterparts. Now a growing slate of incubators and development programs is boosting local food, tech and manufacturing startups.
Building something big at Rusty Rail Brewing Company in Mifflinburg
A labor of love by two brothers has turned a dilapidated industrial center into a modern-day brewpub, breathing new life into this Union County town.
Q&A: Colin A. Lennox from Altoona's EcoIslands
No industry or economy can exist without clean, plentiful H2O. Since 2010, Altoona's EcoIslands has been building and installing wetlands-in-a-box to remove metals and other pollutants from water, solving a major ecological challenge.