A chance meeting meeting while waiting tables in Washington, D.C., has led Ian Smith on an improbable path back to his native Erie County, where he is selling solar across the western part of PA, including his child home.
A Mechanicsburg bridge engineering firm that's been around for over a century continues to grow, despite the recent downturn in the economy. Modjeski and Masters, which has about 180 employees, grew its staff by 30 percent over the last 2� years.
Pennsylvania companies that want to do business overseas have a partner in state government. The state's Envoy program recently got an award from the U.S. Economic Development Administration.
Bioscience firms all over the Keystone State have been awarded grants and tax credits thanks to a federal program aimed at improving medicine and creating jobs.
David Levine's team scouted several locations on both coasts for its software company, Geostellar, and Bethlehem won out as the perfect spot. Geostellar's platform is designed to pinpoint how much solar energy can be generated from anywhere on Earth.
Companies across Pennsylvania are working to implement environmentally responsible business practices, but students in the Harrisburg area are taking on that task while they're still in high school.
The energy sector has thrust PA back into the national spotlight, and while mid-term elections have many caught up in partisan politics, it is hard to ignore the state's recent record on energy development and the need to keep it in the forefront.
State grants, Penn State, and a visionary new leader have turned this tiny Montour County town into a hip, forward-thinking place to call home. And they're nowhere near done with their must-see Main Street makeover.