Working for the nation's most active driller of new natural gas wells, she has the sometimes difficult task of explaining the process, benefits and precautions in shaping the future of Marcellus Shale development.
The 1910 theater once carried vaudeville acts. Now it's carrying the Schuylkill County seat's hopes of creating an arts and cultural center in a vibrant downtown reminiscent of better times.
Steve Ebner's passion for anything wood has helped build a sustainable sawmill operation unlike any other in the region when it comes to offering historic lumber for restoration, renovation and construction.
Next year, entrepreneurial cooks in the York area can look forward to a business incubator just for them. YorKitchen will be available for rent to aspiring business owners and companies that need the space to expand or test new products.
The Wayne Economic Development Corp. recently gave its Innovator of the Year award to Sculpted Ice Works, based in the Pocono Mountain town of Lakeville.
Roaring Spring Paper Products, near Altoona, is spending about $1 million to turn paper into a substitute for coal.
Veterans attending classes at Robert Morris University recently got an extra token of appreciation for their military service: A free iPad, complete with an app designed just for student veterans at the college outside of Pittsburgh.
The Greater Reading Keystone Innovation Zone is running a business idea contest for students from five colleges in Berks County. The only stipulations are that the businesses have to be for profit and must somehow focus on technology.
A Chester County company, Momentum Dynamics, has figured out a way to charge electric vehicles' batteries without wires. Next year, plans call for the technology to be beta-tested on buses serving the Reading area.
Everyone's talking about Jibbigo, the born in Pittsburgh voice translation app for Apple products that's breaking the language barrier and generating an international buzz.