In 1994 Barbara VanKirk started her own business to combine her experience in software with her love of helping companies solve problems. Now that business, IQ Inc., employs about 45 people and has clients all over the country.
Over the next five years Penn State will get $27.3 million in federal grant money as part of an effort to speed the time it takes for medical breakthroughs to translate into benefits for patients.
Palram, which opened its Lehigh Valley production facility just over a decade ago with 15 workers, now employs more than 200 people at its plant outside of Kutztown. And the manufacturer of plastic sheets is poised to grow again later this year.
A new facility at the Modern Landfill outside of York allows truckloads of recyclable materials from south-central Pennsylvania can be dumped at the landfill. Full truckloads will then go to a recyclable-processing facility in King of Prussia.
When you consider that Mack Trucks found a way to use less fuel and meet federal emissions standards, it shouldn't come as a surprise that they're selling more vehicles. The company is adding a new shift of workers to meet demand for these trucks.
The Diamond City has a new jewel, and it was spawned by one of Luzerne County's most important businessmen, hotelier Gus Genetti, and his trip to Portland.
A new report from Brookings on the immigrant labor force in metro areas ranks Pittsburgh as having the most educated "immigrant flows" in the country.
The Pittsburgh Regional Alliance is taking a unique approach to economic development and learning from 150 companies in the region that are doing it right.
Across PA, colleges and industry groups are ramping up training programs for a variety of future workers, including a growing number of manufacturing and non-scientific positions.
There are many reasons why girls lag behind boys in pursuing STEM-related careers. Erie's Behrend College is among six Penn State branch campuses expanding girls' STEM opportunities.