Two local legends receive nation's highest engineering honor
Two esteemed Pittsburgh researchers were elevated to the ranks of the nation�s most prestigious organization of engineers, the National Academy of Engineering.
AccuSpec Electronics expands production capacity in new building, increases sales staff
AccuSpec Electronics is moving this month into a former warehouse that has been renovated and newly equipped to provide the company with a new 60,000-square-feet manufacturing facility.
Local group looks to manufacture progress with study
Manufacturers in Southeastern Pennsylvania will have the chance to take the recession � and their futures � into their own hands with the Next Generation Manufacturing Study that�s being conducted by the Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center.
PA Legislature's investment in Ben Franklin Tech Partners earns triple payback
Pennsylvania's investment in technology innovation is economic development that pays for itself-several times over.
Rethinking Office Space: A Different Way to Work
Across Pennsylvania, companies that rely on creativity are crafting new kinds of work environments--and in the process reshaping the way employees think and work
The Curious Case of Button Oil Company
Since 1933, the Buttons have kept their family business going strong in Northeast Pennsylvania through innovation and perseverance--even in the most difficult circumstances.
Q and A: Inaugural Twestivals
On Thursday night, Twitterers in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh will join Twitterers on every continent, in more than 100 cities worldwide, in a massive "Twestival"
Waters Corp. buys Pittsburgh's Thar Instruments; company staying and hiring
One of Pittsburgh�s most promising green technology companies, Thar Instruments, was purchased by global laboratory giant Waters Corp. this month.
Powercast begins to commercialize wireless broadcasting of electricity, plans to add engineers
Pittsburgh-based Powercast expects to add about 10 new technical staff to support its push this year to commercialize at least five applications of its unique, patented technologies for transmitting electricity without wires.