Entrepreneurial mom/lawyer makes business out of beauty in Philly
Philadelphia's Gritty City Beauty Company, begun as a personal quest for natural skin care, grows out of a lawyer's Port Richmond kitchen.
Statewide information-sharing system for police and courts is finalist in Computerworld Honors
The Pennsylvania Justice Network stores information like driver's license photos and outstanding warrants. The agency was recently awarded in the Computerworld Honors Program for an application that makes it easier to find criminals' addresses.
Carbon County company makes unhealthy trees into pellets for home heating
Great American Pellets, which operates out of a renovated factory in Palmerton, takes trees that would otherwise choke the growth of healthier trees and turns them into pellets for wood-burning stoves.
Custom drug maker plans expansion and hiring near Erie
Pharmacy Innovations, a custom pharmaceutical company based in western New York, is in the midst of plans to move to a new building near Erie. The company has seven employees at that location and plans to hire another 23 over the next three years.
Concrete blend developed in Lancaster County makes buildings reflect more heat
This month High Concrete Group started selling its newest formulation of concrete made with white cement rather than conventional gray cement. The mixture is notable because of its ability to reflect heat rather than absorb it.
Pittsburgh's SpectraGenetics uses gene-tagging tech in drug development, hiring
Developing and discovering new drugs requires time and money. Pittsburgh-based SpectraGenetics is working to address those constraints with a unique, gene-tagging technique.
Azavea hiring to keep up with growth, new projects in Philly and Toronto
Philadelphia based geographic software developer Azavea continues to fill staff positions and is on track for 20 percent growth in 2011.
Innovation Above: Solar Drives Roofing Advances in PA
You probably don't think much about what's up there until you need to fetch a lost Frisbee, but the humble roof plays an increasingly large role in energy production. PA roofers large and small are entering that market.
Q and A: Jamila Payne, Greenspace
She's been an entrepreneur, fashion designer, community organizer, political candidate, and author. Up next: a green co-working space in West Philly.
New business incubator at York College provides access to expertise on and off campus
The new business incubator at York College of Pennsylvania isn't just a building. The incubator is also a place where budding businesses can benefit from access to experts and assistance from on and off campus.