Collaboration Puts Philly Ahead of Creative Curve
The same collaborative spirit Ben Franklin used to transform the city nearly 300 years ago is thriving once again in Philadelphia, where a growing group of creatives are shaping the new economy.
Hacker Haven: Far McKon Makes It
Far McKon has hacked his way into Philadelphia's maker scene in less than two years, and anyone who has longed to do it themselves is better off for it.
Q and A: Ann Dugan, Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence
Ann Dugan took the hard, unlikely road to entrepreneurial success. The leader of the University of Pittsburgh's Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence talked to Keystone Edge about lessons culled and taught through the years.
Q and A: Jesse Schell, Schell Games
Jesse Schell's life has followed a winding path, much like the rapid changes that have defined entertainment technology in the past 10 years.
Q and A: Bill Hennessy, Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Association
Last summer, 11,000 people flocked to rural Kempton in Berks County for the Pennsylvania Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Festival.
Q and A: Robert D'Alessandri, Dean and President of The Commonwealth Medical College
The state's first new medical school welcomed its inaugural class last month in Scranton, so we talked to dean and president Robert D'Alessandri about the The Commonwealth Medical College's challenges, expectations and assets.
From Arts to Industry: Reviving Downtowns Through Investment in the Arts
In Phoenixville, an arts and entertainment redevelopment strategy has put its downtown on centerstage. It's one of several examples throughout Pennsylvania that illustrate how the arts can elicit economic development as well as standing ovations.
Culinary Incubator in West Philadelphia to Cook Up a Batch of Entrepreneurs
A planned culinary incubator in West Philadelphia is looking to produce successful food entrepreneurs with a new recipe that includes economic and community development.
Philadelphia Non-Profit Leader's Approach Nourishes Region
Bill Clark, executive director of the region's largest hunger relief agency, Philabundance, says he gets weird stares when he tells people his Philadelphia-based organization is in the middle of a capital campaign.
Q and A: Chris Haran of Great Valley Technology Associates
New York native Chris Haran has tried to bring a little of the Big Apple with him to Northeast Pennsylvania.