Stephen Roth was a half step away from retiring when reps from a two year-old Boston life sciences company approached him with their idea, and how they believed serotonin was a critical growth factor for lymphocytes.
A few weeks ago, Richard Madeira found himself face to face with U.S. Energy secretary Steven Chu in Bensalem at the Clean Energy Economy Forum, the last in a series of events also held in Colorado and Michigan.
Oil analysis of machinery is a well-established and competitive industry in the U.S. But grease, used as a lubricant in four times as many of the world's bearings than oil, is not.
Orrstown Bank is among a growing number of well-established, small-town banks that are ditching the brick and mortar for Internet banking, and interest seems to be growing quickly.
A national survey by the American Wind Energy Association shows Pennsylvania's capacity grew at a rate second only to Arizona in the thrid quarter of 2008.
When the Altoona-Blair County Development Corporation was honored as the 2008 Large Agency of the Year by the PA Economic Development Association last month, it was recognized for creating or retaining more than 2,300 jobs in the last year.