State College's LignoLink wins federal dollars to develop improved feedstock
LignoLink, a State College startup and Penn State spinoff, has won a $750,000 Phase II Small Business Innovation Grant from the National Science Foundation.
Hot in Pittsburgh: 2013 was a watershed year for economic development
Pittsburgh�s economic development community is reporting 2013 results that reflect a watershed year with strong growth and investment, and a robust entrepreneurial climate.
Shale innovators win funding and exposure in third annual Innovation Contest
Four companies will share a $100,000 purse to develop their innovative, shale-related product or service as winners of the Third Shale Gas Innovation Contest.
Blackstone LaunchPad Philadelphia boosts student entrepreneurship
Student entrepreneurs on two Philadelphia campuses have a major new resource with Blackstone LaunchPad Philadelphia, a new partnership between Philadelphia University,Temple University and the University City Science Center.
Penn State student entrepreneurs earn scholarship support
Two Penn State students have won scholarships to support their startup companies.
Robotics and technology keep Hatfield's Rodon Group 'cheaper than China'
Hatfield's Rodon Group has invested heavily in automation to compete with Chinese plastic manufacturers.
BFTP/SEP invests $975,000 in nine startups
Startups working on social gaming, a meal-planning app, a sports video publishing platform, and medical technology and devices are among nine early-stage regional companies that have been approved for a total investment of $975,000 from BFTP/SEP.
A father-daughter team spearheads Kempton's Tree Armor
Jill Saunders and her father Jim invented a tree guard; they're now partners at Kempton's Tree Armor.
Carnegie Mellon and Broadway's Tony Awards team up to honor theater educators
Carnegie Mellon University has been named as the Tony Awards' first exclusive higher education partner.
PA businesses -- large and small, east and west -- to be honored with ImPAct Awards
An array of Pennsylvania companies are finalists in the 2014 Governor�s ImPAct Awards.