Reading

By all counts, Reading is well on its way to an historic period of revitalization and prosperity. With tens of millions in private funding coming into the city for various development projects, the city's population and economy are on the rise.

It might have begun with The GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, a community art and cultural resource center founded in 2003 in a former safety goggles factory. Since GoggleWorks opened, downtown has been flush with new projects: luxury apartments, a 10-screen Imax theater and a $56 million hotel and conference center--just to name a few.

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Made in Pennsylvania

Elizabeth Daley Tuesday, May 05, 2015

Whether its producing baseball bats, copper piping, kale chips or high-tech coatings, manufacturing is growing and changing across the state. It's all part of a larger trend of revived domestic production that's luring the next generation of high-skill workers.

Custom Processing Services

Susan L. Pena Tuesday, July 22, 2014

This Reading company uses cutting-edge methods to grind a wide range of materials into ultra-fine particles for the manufacturing industry -- and they're growing rapidly. Since 1998, they've gone from a two-man team to a roster of 120 employees.

Drexel leads the charge in an exciting new field

Susan L. Pena Thursday, June 19, 2014

Plasma could have groundbreaking applications in energy, health care and technology -- and some of the most promising research and commercialization efforts are coming out of PA.

Andi Funk, CEO of Cambridge-Lee Industries

Lee Stabert Tuesday, April 29, 2014

With the help of its new head honcho, this Reading manufacturer continues to innovate and expand, recently adding a new plant that will employ 250 in Berks County. Keystone Edge chatted with Funk about how she got into manufacturing, the company's shifting vision and the strength of PA workers.

Delux co-owner Joseph Bakanowski (left) and dental technician Billy Mcater inspect a 3-D map of a patient's dental work

Manufacturing with a bite

Susan L. Pena Thursday, March 27, 2014

Downtown Reading's Delux Dental Laboratories fought off the dual industry forces of outsourcing and consolidation by embracing cutting-edge technology.

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