Applying online for benefits like food stamps and child-care subsidies was once an ordeal in Pennsylvania. An upgrade to the state's portal for many social services simplified that process and netted recognition in the Computerworld Honors Program.
GreenCircle Certified, based northwest of Philadelphia, certifies whether products contain recycled components. Now it's partnering with the Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center to certify more Pennsylvania-made products.
Hanover is near a lot of communities with access to fast broadband Internet connections. But that access is harder to come by in Hanover itself. Several groups are partnering to get the town near the Maryland border more connected.
TransducerWorks, based in Centre Hall, designs products for clients that want to be able to see ultrasound images in better detail. It's growing out of its leased 3,000-square foot office and is hoping to buy a building about twice the size.
It�s been a long road for the Berks County seat, once a manufacturing powerhouse. New businesses, fresh investment and a variety of innovative ideas are finally changing perceptions and creating much promise.
Those looking for the next big discovery are no longer limited by the building blocks provided by Mother Nature. Research into exotic metamaterials � materials engineered to have certain characteristics � offers nearly unimaginable potential.
It's easier for people in Pennsylvania to recycle, and they can recycle more materials than they could a few years ago. That turns into great news for people who make a living turning old things into new.
While pharma has been heavily impacted by the recession, a steady, growing roster of medical device innovators are creating the technology, companies and jobs for the next generation of healthcare.
Sustainable farming has all but gone mainstream in PA as State College plays host to the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture's annual Farming for the Future Conference this week.
This small town in rural Union County has built community support and significant progress in its three-year quest to save energy and eventually produce its own.