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2009 in Review: Movers and Shakers

Joe Petrucci Thursday, December 10, 2009

Innovators, game-changers and risk-takers make up our list of the year's most interesting and successful story subjects, from downtown York to Greater Scranton and from video games to medical school.

Business Services, Design, Entertainment Technology, Entrepreneurship, High Technology, Higher Education, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences, Sustainability, Venture Capital

Bethlehem, Williamsport, Pittsburgh, Erie, Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Allentown, Reading, Scranton, Lancaster-York, State College

Spectacle: The Year in Green

Michael Persico Thursday, December 10, 2009

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.

Advanced Manufacturing and Materials, Entrepreneurship, High Technology, Life Sciences, Sustainability

Bethlehem, Williamsport, Pittsburgh, Erie, Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Allentown, Reading, Scranton, Lancaster-York, State College

Going Green From the Pulpit

Rory Sweeney Thursday, December 03, 2009

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.

Life Sciences, Sustainability

Harrisburg, Scranton, Lancaster-York, State College

Q&A: Denise Prince, Geisinger Ventures

Joe Petrucci Thursday, November 05, 2009

As Geisinger Health System in rural Danville has garnered national attention for its efficiency and patient care, one woman has helped form and shape its innovation through its corporate venture arm, Geisinger Ventures.

Entrepreneurship, Higher Education, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences, Venture Capital

Williamsport, State College

Penn State Students Reach for the Stars--and the Sun

John Steele Thursday, August 27, 2009

At Penn State's Student Space Programs Laboratory, student innovators are working on projects that could power future space programs--or revolutionize emerging earth-bound industries like solar and satellite technology.

High Technology, Higher Education

State College

All Hail the Billtown Craft-Beer Revolution! (part 1 of 2)

Dan Eldridge Thursday, July 23, 2009

Formerly known by microbrew snobs as "The Wasteland of Good Beer," the whistlestop city of Williamsport and its surrounding Lycoming County have suddenly become the state's hippest spots to quaff a hoppy IPA. Here's how it all went down.

Entrepreneurship

Williamsport, State College

Out of the Classroom, into the Market: The Growing Business of Tech Transfer

John Steele Thursday, June 04, 2009

As research universities across the Commonwealth focus more resources on innovation and industries, they're getting savvy about how to turn laboratory and classroom ideas into cutting-edge technology companies.

High Technology, Higher Education, Intellectual Property, Robotics

Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, State College

Pennsylvania's Infrastructure Realignment: Technology Driving Renewal

John Steele Thursday, January 15, 2009

President-elect Obama has announced plans for massive infrastructure investment, and scientists and engineers across the Commonwealth have taken note. As concern over our crumbling infrastructure grows, researchers at Penn State are hoping for a chance to show what they can do.

Advanced Manufacturing and Materials, High Technology

State College

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