Philly StartUp Weekend wades through pretenders, crowns clear favorites
Forty-eight pitches were whittled down to three, and a startup known as Git Hacking earned top honors.
Recent Duquesne grad launches website for discussion about Marcellus Shale
In October C. Arthur West IV launched NaturalgasPA.com as a place for information and discussion about the Marcellus Shale formation. Features include job listings, news articles and a discussion forum.
From FlyCast to appMobi: $6M investment brings Lancaster firm closer to smartphone app developers
Angel investors are pouring $6 million into a Lancaster company that helps smart phone application developers make their apps available on multiple platforms.
Lehigh University gets $1.2M in grants to continue materials and energy research
Lehigh University is receiving $1.2 million in state grants to continue initiatives that put academic research to work in the business world.
New medical research lab space planned for Hershey expected to lure world-class scientists
A stimulus-funded renovation will give the Penn State College of Medicine new laboratory space, which is expected to lure world-class research scientists.
Reading-area consultant's "Clean Out Your Inbox Week" goes worldwide
Four years ago Marsha Egan launched "Clean Out Your Inbox Week" to raise awareness of how e-mail can steal productivity. Business people all over the world are paying attention.
Wayne County Hospital Among PA Recipients of Telemedicine Grants
Nobody knows the challenges of connecting a growing rural population to the healthcare it needs better than Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale, which earned a major telemedicine boost courtesy of the USDA.
Philly's SUMO Heavy Industries makes a big dent in e-commerce
In just eight months, SUMO Heavy Industries is doing brisk business, marketing through word of mouth, relying on social networks, skype and blogging instead of office furniture and overhead.
Radio for the People, By the People: PA's Innovating Internet Broadcasters
They want the airwaves, and they've got 'em. You'll find all kinds in PA's internet radio community, largely because of its cost effectiveness, improved technology, and freedom from the FCC.
Super Steelers Also a SMaSh Hit in Mobile Space
Not like they need any more fans or dominating statistics, but our Super Bowl-bound squad can fill Heinz Field with their text message subscribers, among the largest groups of its kind in the U.S.