Various studies indicate higher education impacts PA to the tune of tens of billions of dollars every year. We found the industry continues to evolve across the state in our higher education progress report.
It might be a bit of an understatement to say 2009 was a challenging year. I imagine there are a few who will be celebrating less that a new year is coming and more that this one is ending.
Our photographers captured the best of PA's people and places in 2009.
From Hegins to Hershey and hydrogen to healthcare, our list of PA's most compelling companies is as diverse as it is promising. They not only survived the recession, they thrived.
A successful entrepreneur by the time she was a high school junior, Catherine Cook is a driving force behind the wildly popular social networking site for teens she founded with her older brothers, myYearbook.
While the economy staggered around them, these Pennsylvanians stood strong, driving innovation and working tirelessly to expand possibilities and opportunities throughout their respective companies, organizations and institutions.
With apologies to Kermit, it is easy being green in Pennsylvania, where our photographers chronicled the rapid development of green technology, companies and products throughout 2009.
PA ranks second in the country in programs that convert gas from landfills into energy that is sold to regional power suppliers, and more are on the way.
Nearly 200 vendors and 100 speakers provided a stirring sampling of what is simmering in Pennsylvania's rural areas as well as it is in the state's urban strongholds.
Faced with rising energy bills, Pocono Raceway plans to build the world's largest solar energy project by any sports facility.