Co-Working is So Sweet at Lancaster's Candy Factory
The efforts of two local business partners have grown a palpable community inside a former candy-maker's building, and Mashable recently included it in its list of top 10 nontraditional workspaces.
Faces of Energy: Sean O'Donoghue Morgan, Sustainable Community Education Alliance
He never chose the conventional route, which makes his various entrepreneurial pursuits all the more promising. The biodiesel lab he created in Carlisle is educating the next generation of outside-the-box thinkers.
Faces of Energy: Ben Tabatabai, Penn State-Harrisburg
The Hershey native is among those in Central PA modifying the genetic structure of plants that alternative energy proponents hope will be cultivated here and be converted to fuel.
Bulding Supplies Al Fresco in Lancaster
Two Ricks, Frescatore and Scott, got their start in recycling 20 years ago and have taken their next sustainable step with Fresco Green Building Supplies, connecting sustainable products with customers and installers in Lancaster and beyond.
Central PA Startups Delve into Nanotech for Solar Solutions
The next big thing in solar technology just may be germinating inside labs in Lancaster and State College, where researchers are tweaking nanotechnology to cut the costs and boost the efficiency of solar panels.
Faces of Energy: Dave Patton, Illuminex
When this 24 year-old Mechanicsburg native isn't moving boundaries for Lancaster-based Illuminex, using nanotechnology to build smarter solar power systems, he's repairing motorcycles and running marathons.
Recycled Skateboards Jump From Passion to Profits for Hanover Entrepreneur
Wrecked skateboards are making the jump from trash to treasure. Artisan Rich Moorhead's Art of Board is set for expansion to meet a growing demand for his wildly popular skateboard art.
Innovating Investing: Complex Made Manageable
The market's irrational. So now what? A Harrisburg investment firm relies on complex systems analysis to guide a new mutual fund.
Bold Strokes Give Harrisburg a Midtown Makeover
The HodgePodgery is more than a mother-daughter owned and operated consignment store where shoppers can find recycled creations like computer-key cufflinks. It is a shining example of the arts' transformation of Midtown Harrisburg.
Community Banking Goes Direct in Shippensburg
Orrstown Bank is among a growing number of well-established, small-town banks that are ditching the brick and mortar for Internet banking, and interest seems to be growing quickly.