DreamIt Ventures Teams With Ben Franklin Technology Partners to Keep Successful Startups in Philly
Companies like scvngr and Notehall have come and gone, but DreamIt Plus will aim to keep its successful startup accelerator grads here.
Q and A: Andrew Butcher, GTECH
The 30 year-old co-founder of Pittsburgh's premier green economy initiatives, this nonprofit aims to help Pittsburgh grow by transforming vacant land, connecting people to the green economy, and using green strategies.
Fight On, Governor's School: Alumni Organize to Resurrect Impactful Science Program
Eliminated with budget cuts in 2009, the summer program for promising math and science students could be revived by its many successful alumni, who have already raised $100,000.
The easiest $5,000 you'll ever win: Pittsburgh's Business Bout contest:
About 840 showed up in Shadyside to eat, mingle and drink IC Light. $5000 was raised for Business Bout, a contest that hopes to help other aspiring entrepreneurs in the region.
Research from Penn State could lead to disposable, compostable paper products
A group of researchers at Penn State University is trying to come up with a compostable coating for paper products. This could mean the development of paper utensils, dishes and packing material that could be buried underground and turn into compost.
Payment-processing company looking to hire sales staff in Scranton area
In search of a sales job in northeastern Pennsylvania? Blue Square Resolutions might be looking for you. The company provides businesses with services like processing credit- and debit-card payments and creating customer loyalty programs.
Lehigh Valley company building monoski for the disabled to take to the slopes
Inspired by a student rendered paraplegic after a mountain-biking accident, a Lehigh University professor developed an improved monoski so he could ski again. A new company is making a prototype for a monoski more people can use.
We're Off For the Fourth: No Keystone Edge Next Week
We hope you have big holiday plans, as we're making some of our own. Keystone Edge will not publish the week of 4th of July, returning with a fresh edition on the 14th of July.
The Arts in Crisis: Pittsburgh Makes Its Case
Mind the Gap: Why You (Yes, You) Should Consider a Gap Year
Gap years are mostly popular in the U.K., but this Philadelphia University student's series uncovers how a gap year can transform the job prospects, resume, and spirit of any student -- or workforce veteran.