Ready for the Big Play: Penn Tech Launches Marcellus Shale Training Center
As natural gas companies descend on central Pennsylvania, eager to tap the Marcellus Shale, Penn Tech is rushing to train Pennsylvanians for careers in an emerging industry.
Burning the Ships at the Shore: A Young Entrepreneur's Success in--get this--the Housing Market
When Scranton native Tim O'Brien decided to go to work for himself in the real estate business, he did his homework. Four years and a national mortgage crisis later, the 25-year-old is still in the game, and gaining ground.
Trailblazing: Ecotourism in the Former Coal Belts of Northeast Pennsylvania
A series of trails through the northeast are linking together Commonwealth lands once thought of as casualties of King Coal, and forming the backbone of what could become a thriving ecotourism industry for the region.
The Big Play: Risks and Rewards in the Marcellus Shale
As natural gas drilling rigs come online across northeast Pennsylvania, landowners and energy companies alike are hoping the Marcellus Shale will yield billions of dollars worth of natural gas and reinvigorate the region's economy.
At EthosGen, Ethanol is a Family Affair
About 20 years after Bill Abrams figured out an efficient way to make ethanol, his son Jim is figuring out how to make it profitable.