Need a job? Go to Altoona. That's right, that Altoona in Blair County. The old railroad town has erased industrial decline thanks in large part to the work of the Altoona-Blair County Development (ABCD) Corporation.
In bowling parlance, one could say Lancaster sets 'em up and York knocks 'em down. The rural Central PA strongholds are rapidly outgrowing the hyphen that often connects the sister cities.
And Pittsburgh thought it couldn't get any better. A sixth Super Bowl ring was a great way to start the year. But with the world's attention on the city for the G20 Summit in the fall, it had only just beginin the Steel City.
It's been a couple years now that you can get a Starbucks coffee in downtown Wilkes-Barre. The real signs of the times in the Diamond City haven't even happened yet.
We know many of our story subjects and readers will get a much-deserved opportunity to break away from the office during the next several weeks. As a result, Keystone Edge will take a holiday break from publishing from Dec. 24 through Jan. 13.
Our photographers captured the best of PA's people and places in 2009.
Brunner Inc., the second largest ad agency in Pittsburgh, is ramping up for the new year with the hiring of 25 people at its downtown headquarters.
More than 50 people came out for the Philadelphia Young Nonprofit Leaders' annual holiday happy hour last week at Fado Irish Pub. They collected 15 bags of toys to be distributed to needy children
With apologies to Kermit, it is easy being green in Pennsylvania, where our photographers chronicled the rapid development of green technology, companies and products throughout 2009.
Green jobs, green technology and green behaviors are being touted as the country's escape from the economic recession and its re-emergence.