Young Entrepreneurs: Former E-Town Triathlete Grows Granola into Big Business
A new Lancaster County facility will increase production and distribution as Nuts About Granola creates up to 20 jobs in the new year. We're nuts about that, too.
Walk This Way: Why We Love to Stroll in West Chester, Lancaster
The most walkable cities in the Commonwealth pack the needs of residents and visitors into dense urban cores and encourage them to leave their cars parked.
Spectacle: Salvaging Creativity in York
In the last 10 years, this resourceful, innovative effort has grown from a 140 square foot silo in Maryland to a 26,000 square foot repurposed historic factory in south Central PA. Its impact can be seen all over downtown York.
Faces of Energy: James Cartledge, BrighterEnergy.org
This journalist moved to south-central PA from England to help care for his ill mother-in-law and has since launched a news website focused on shining a light on energy developments nationwide.
Food for Thought: Elizabethtown College Takes Scraps to the Farm
While many schools are addressing food waste issues on campus, E-town has gone all out, partnering with a Lancaster farm and company to recycle food waste, reducing water consumption, trash fees and environmental impact and creating energy.
Co-Working is So Sweet at Lancaster's Candy Factory
The efforts of two local business partners have grown a palpable community inside a former candy-maker's building, and Mashable recently included it in its list of top 10 nontraditional workspaces.
Central PA Startups Delve into Nanotech for Solar Solutions
The next big thing in solar technology just may be germinating inside labs in Lancaster and State College, where researchers are tweaking nanotechnology to cut the costs and boost the efficiency of solar panels.
Faces of Energy: Dave Patton, Illuminex
When this 24 year-old Mechanicsburg native isn't moving boundaries for Lancaster-based Illuminex, using nanotechnology to build smarter solar power systems, he's repairing motorcycles and running marathons.
Spectacle: York Made It
They don't call York County the Factory Tour Capital of the World for nothing. Manufacturing has served as the area's backbone since it was settled, and we captured the sector's most enduring images on a recent tour of several hot spots.
Faces of Energy: Dustin Eplee, Energy Wall
He's not even 30 yet and has already done more in his career than most entrepreneurs hope to accomplish in a lifetime. The Penn State graduate has developed technology and served as a thought leader to create more energy efficient buildings.