A refreshed design guide and a big annual event will boost efforts to nurture place-based tourism and development in this scenic Pennsylvania region. Ed McMahon, a national expert on sustainable growth, headlines a April 27 banquet in DuBois.
The first PA Wilds Conservation Shop is open at the Kinzua Bridge State Park, offering a dynamic slate of locally-made products and providing a new outlet for the region's talented craftspeople.
A mother-daughter team have worked tirelessly to transform this historic property into the perfect place for a rustic, gorgeous getaway, complete with fine wines and locavore eats.
Thanks to a swath of new businesses and innovative reuse projects, this historic PA downtown is blossoming. Whether you're looking for a cold beer, a charming public space or an artfully restored building, Williamsport has you covered.
Thanks to a change in state law, small-scale distilleries have been popping up across the Commonwealth. That includes North-Central PA, where three new businesses are bringing the booze to the people.
The PA Wilds Artisan Trail -- now visualized via a website and interactive map -- connects craftspeople, breweries, wineries, distilleries, galleries and public art in an effort to boost the area's growing heritage tourism industry.
The couple behind Country Squirrel Outfitters moved their business to Pennsylvania from Colorado thanks to a growing outdoor tourism industry and tight-knit community.
After a devastating fire crippled Main Street, this mountain hamlet got creative. Enter Tionesta Market Village, a proving ground for local artisans and entrepreneurs, bringing life to downtown.
Fifty DCED staffers visited a record 65 sites throughout six counties over four days and found some of the state's brightest entrepreneurial gems.
Once extinct in Pennsylvania, the mighty elk mean an awful lot to small businesses, tourism and nature-lovers in the Pennsylvania Wilds.