Recycle Bank points to Philadelphia roots, funding for explosive growth
When RecycleBank started with a novel idea � reward people for recycling � in Philadelphia in 2005, it pounded the pavement to drum up about 2,500 recyclers for a pilot program.
OraSure expanding its array of rapid diagnostic products
Locust Walk Partners sprinting to develop life sciences companies
Locust Walk, the red-bricked stretch of Locust Street that runs through the University of Pennsylvania�s campus between 34th and 38th is the hub of the Philadelphia school.
Rock star promoter offers start-up bands online package to make their own low-cost pitches
Ron Shock, president of family-owned Impact Artists, says that today�s tight money is having a positive effect inside his niche market�the promotion of small startup bands.
UPenn student's DormNoise hopes to catch on to co-ed's calendars
Considering how Facebook established its social networking on college campuses before explosive mainstream growth, University of Pennsylvania sophomore Jay Rodrigues may be onto the next big thing at universities across the country.
CMU Computer Science students lend innovation to global product from worldwide classroom
When OutSystems announced enhancements to its widely used Agile Platform last week, it credited students in Carnegie Mellon University's Masters Program in Human-Computer Interaction.
Environmental Defense Fund places PA businesses on a growth map for carbon caps
A new online data base created by the Environmental Defense Fund maps a new growth sector for Pennsylvania's economy.
Brookwood Media Arts, LaSalle University to educate businesses on integrating green initiatives
With most businesses paying closer attention to their travel budgets, among other line items throughout the office, one-time skeptics are starting to come around to what Brookwood Media Arts has been developing for more than a decade.
Bentley's British invasion brings green design software home to North America
Exton-based Bentley Systems, a leading developer of software used worldwide for building design, construction, and operations, introduced its Energy Performance software series to the North American market this week.
AmeriHealth Mercy Family addresses $60B industry problem with nation's first health literacy guide
Do you know what it means if you�re asymptomatic, or have had an infarction? It�s estimated that 43 percent of people who visit a healthcare provider can�t fully understand what is said or written, or have below-average health literacy.