Faces of Energy: Ben Tabatabai, Penn State-Harrisburg
The Hershey native is among those in Central PA modifying the genetic structure of plants that alternative energy proponents hope will be cultivated here and be converted to fuel.
Q and A: Alexandra Wenger, DressDibs
"OMG, she's wearing my dress!" This recent Cedar Cliff High School graduate knows the feeling, and she built a website that allows high school girls to get first dibs on their formalwear and avoid dress duplication on their big nights.
Q and A: Sairam Rudrabhatla, Penn State University-Harrisburg
He has quietly worked to build interest in biotech in Central PA, and now he and area students and faculty will have a place to conduct serious biofuels research and give Pennsylvania several renewable energy solutions.
Q and A: Karen Gunnison, Murata Business Center
Minor Leagues, Major Success in Hershey-Harrisburg
It�s Opening Day on City Island. And how �bout them Bears? Hershey-Harrisburg has all the right moves, which is why it has been recognized as the nation�s top minor league sports market.
Central PA's Innovation Matchmaker
Pennsylvania is a big place. The Innovation Transfer Network is helping scale it down for entrepreneurs, businesses and more than a dozen colleges who are open to collaborating on the long, winding road to commercialization.
Harrisburg's History Making Household
Rising utility rates motivated the Wilsons to make some changes. In the process, they became the world's first homeowners to sell a carbon credit, and they're hoping others follow their lead.
Simple is Better for Entrepreneurial Food Scientist
Malathy Nair left her career with a large food manufacturer to form Better Bowls, and she is trying to convince shoppers that her all-natural instant puddings and gelatin mixes are healthier and tastier.
Innovating Investing: Complex Made Manageable
The market's irrational. So now what? A Harrisburg investment firm relies on complex systems analysis to guide a new mutual fund.
Going Green From the Pulpit
Clergy across multiple denominations are preaching green ideology alongside their respective religious beliefs, hoping to inspire environmntally responsible behavior at home and in churches and synogogues throughout PA.