From the pool table to vegan bar to netting draped across the ceiling like a giant hammock, Google's new office might be the coolest place to work in Pittsburgh.
It's not about that warm, fuzzy feeling left over from a successful service mission, but rather about 'co-creating,' according to these Nittany Lions who are tackling societal woes with entrepreneurial discipline.
Sure, it's been called America's Most Livable City by Forbes, but this writer's look at other rankings that include Pittsburgh indicates the city has something for everyone.
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Learning the business from her father, she has risen to become the leader of the family business as well as an industry leader in distributing eco-friendlier products like a cleaner diesel fuel and waste oil furnaces.
As a way of keeping talented young people in northwestern PA, the Erie Community Foundation's new Pay It Forward Fund will provide $500 grants to help recent college graduates pay off their student loans.
Chemistry students at Indiana University of Pennsylvania came up with mathematical formulas showing how much money Gorell Windows & Doors products have saved their owners over time.
A prototype developed by State College venture GinzVelo is an aerodynamic shell that looks like a car and attaches to a recumbent bike or trike. Riders can bike where they need to go at as much as 45 miles per hour and be sheltered from bad weather.
Plenty of attention and money has been lavished on Hawley-based eVendor Check's system allowing companies to go online and check out prospective suppliers. The company plans to grow its customer base tenfold and hire almost 20 more workers.
After pre-ordering an iPad this spring Steve Zaharakis improvised a stand for it out of a business card holder. His 11-year-old son Dino thought he could do better and invented the dzdock One, built for all kinds of tablets and smartphones.