Key Change Episode 1: Manatawny Still Works raises the bar
In the first episode of our new podcast series, we speak with Derek Menaldino, co-owner of a PA distillery, about the challenges of 2020 and his hopes for 2021.
Gilson Snow channels the spirit of experimentation and adventure
A pair of former science teachers are creating winter sports equipment like no other. With an artisanal manufacturing process, local materials, and patented design, they're turning their Snyder County-based company into a powerful force in the snowboarding world.
The Slinky factory springs back to life
Slinky is an American icon and it's also the ultimate "Made in PA" story, one with twists, turns, drama, and a happy ending for Hollidaysburg.
This buy-local homecoming in Brownsville was centuries in the making
A wood worker with deep roots in the Mon Valley plots his return, and hopes his businesses can help boost the community.
Anxious consumers turn to PA's small organic farms
Ever since March, the interest in locally grown food is on the rise. The state's small-scale farms are benefitting, selling out their CSA shares and growing their farmers' market businesses.
Scientists and wineries team up to squash the Spotted Lanternfly
These colorful insects are decimating the state's grapevines, hop farms, orchards, and flower beds. (What do they have against our craft beverage industry?) Learn more about how you can join the fight against the spotted menace.
COVID-19 testing takes to the streets
A Conshohocken event production company is pivoting, launching an off-shoot dedicated to manufacturing (in PA!) mobile testing trucks. These versatile vehicles will hopefully have a life long after the pandemic, providing vaccines and other targeted relief to communities in crisis.
PA's newest maker of fine wines just happens to be kosher
Binah Winery is an upstart operation crafting premium wines from East Coast grapes out of an industrial space in Allentown. Across the country, a passionate community of kosher wine lovers has taken notice.
What if you could safely reuse an N95 mask 20 times?
LifeAire, a Lehigh Valley company that specializes in air purifiers, has pivoted their technology to help health care providers, hospitals and patients better weather the pandemic.
Gear up with these #MadeInPA masks
Welcome to the new fashion frontier. Buy a #MadeinPA face mask to protect yourself and the people around you, while also supporting a local business. An added bonus: Many of these makers are also contributing masks or dollars to worthy causes in their communities.