Silver lining department: Bethlehem's TechVentures finds tough economy boosts tech entrepreneurship
Ben Franklin TechVentures, one of Pennsylvania's first technology incubators, continues to rack up awards and attract fledgling companies.
Small but mighty: Bedford County Business Center attracts large grants for expansion, 20 new jobs
With two highly competitive large grants in hand, the Bedford County Business Center is expanding.
Keep it short: Grove City student's Sand Chariot a winner at northwest PA elevator pitch competition
Twenty-five teams from five schools gathered recently at the eCenter@LindenPointe, a new Hermitage business incubator, for the 2012 Northwest Pennsylvania College Elevator Pitch Competition.
Separation Design Group in Waynesburg wins national award for high-tech excellence
Separation Design Group in Waynesburg, a research and product development firm, was one of 18 companies honored as "beacons of promise and models of excellence in high technology" with a 2012 Tibbetts Award from the Small Business Administration.
Truckin': J.B. Hunt cashes its chips in Harrisburg with a new, green shop and 30 new jobs
Arkansas-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services has put down roots in Harrisburg with a new, green facility and the promise of about 30 new jobs.
iPipeline of Exton scores eighth-largest first-quarter VC deal in U.S.
At more than $71 million, iPipeline of Exton has racked up the 8th largest venture capital investment in the country for the first quarter of 2012.
Ocean Spray juiced for Lehigh Valley, hiring 165 for $110M bottling plant
In a juicy new business locate for the Lehigh Valley, Ocean Spray, the multi-billion-dollar beverage giant, is building a new, $110 million bottling plant on 44 acres in Upper Macungie Township, bringing with it 165 jobs.
Bethlehem's EcoTech Marine goes from undergrad tinkerers to award winning entrepreneurs, hiring five
Patrick Clasen, Justin Lawyer and Timothy Marks were Lehigh University undergrads, aquarium hobbyists and tinkerers when they had their first big idea. Today, the three are principals of EcoTech Marine in Bethlehem.
Wisconsin paper converter comes east to East Stroudsburg with plans to hire up to 80
After 12 years in Wisconsin, Northwoods Paper Converting's first expansion is up and running in East Stroudsburg, PA.
Simulation software stimulates another 20 new jobs at Education Management Solutions in Exton
Education Management Solutions (EMS) in Exton is a fast-growing provider of software and audio-video devices used for training, evaluation and documentation by medical and nursing schools and others.