The Amish can do much more than make pretzels and raise barns. In fact, they operate businesses better than most, boasting a 95 percent success rate according to this author's new book about Amish entrepreneurship in Lancaster County and beyond.
"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.
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.
Organic food and beer, a new restaurant and brewery, and arts-and-crafts aesthetic signal a new era at the venerable Shawnee Inn in Monroe County and in the tourism industry.
The company that is a forerunner in wind energy development in Pennsylvania has taken a different path to success and is now ready to apply those principles to solar power.
She connects legislators, companies and resources to better utilize technology across Pennsylvania, and her job is becoming increasingly more important as government and industry look to get leaner and more efficient.
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.
This Bucks County startup maker of all-natural soaps has a degreaser that could help clean wildlife affected by the massive Gulf Coast oil spill, and the best part is it's a natural byproduct of used vegetable oil.
It's her company's mission to help nonprofits fulfill theirs, and the affordability and functionality of its GiftWorks fundraising software goes a long way toward that end. She's also good at asking for money.
Once driven mostly by tourism, Monroe County's explosive population growth left a void that the $72 million makeover of Northampton Community College's branch campus here is expected to fill, resulting in a redefined workforce and community center.