Allegheny County transit to launch state's first smart fare card
Port Authority of Allegheny County will premiere the state's first smart card system for transit fares in 2011.
Entrepreneurship education gets seeded in Philly with NFTE
Curriculum has been provided for Philadelphia school children for 20 years by the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, a nationwide organization that provides entrepreneurship education programs to young people from low-income communities.
Blue Bell's McGrath Systems honored for amazing growth in staffing industry
Even with the industry down 35 percent and struggling in the undertow of the lingering recession, human capital management firm McGrath Systems has managed to grow.
Southwestern PA forms energy alliance including $10M for energy start-ups
The Allegheny Conference and Innovation Works are among the partners of the Energy Alliance of Southwestern Pennsylvania, a new project to coordinate investment in the energy sector.
EDMC expands in Pittsburgh; will add 600 jobs
Education Management Corporation will expand its operations in Pittsburgh, adding 600 jobs.
Duquesne University to share FDA contract
A consortium including Duquesne University has received a $652K contract from the Federal Drug Administration to train pharmaceutical drug inspectors.
CB Transportation founder makes perfect sense of complicated logistics
When veteran logistics specialist Carole Borden had to make a decision whether to go out on her own or work for a large company in 2005, she wound up choosing both.
Pittsburgh's 44 Tech gets funding to develop battery for power grid; now hiring
A Carnegie Mellon University spinoff, 44 Tech, has received a $5 million federal grant to develop a high-volume storage battery for electric utilities.
Going Green From the Pulpit
Clergy across multiple denominations are preaching green ideology alongside their respective religious beliefs, hoping to inspire environmntally responsible behavior at home and in churches and synogogues throughout PA.
Eating Without Wheat
Gluten-free dining options and resources are becoming more available throughout the state thanks to a growing awareness of celiac disease and some enterprising citizens and restaurant owners.