Get off the couch with Play Impossible's interactive smart ball
This Lewisburg startup is working hard to get tech-savvy consumers into the action with a multi-sport ball that connects to an Android or iOS mobile app for exciting, physical play.
Bringing the Globe Store in downtown Scranton back to life
This shuttered institution -- long a locus of holiday cheer, school shopping and family meals -- will be transformed into the The Lackawanna County Government Center at the Globe. It's a huge boon for the area, bringing 700 employees and thousands of visitors back downtown.
Applications open for the Sixth Annual Shale Gas Innovation Contest
Calling all Commonwealth entrepreneurs: Apply by February 6 to win $20,000. Interested in learning more about the industry? Attend the finals in May.
The 'Internet of Things' arrives at TechVentures
Arkados Group, a fast-growing provider of scalable and interoperable high-tech solutions, has landed in the Lehigh Valley. The company plans to conduct its core research and development in Bethlehem.
Lesson #6: What would Captain Kirk do?
In the next installation of our "Incubating Innovation" series, Wayne Barz encourages entrepreneurs to embrace the spirit of exploration.
On a mountaintop in the Lehigh Valley, students revive an industrial ruin
At LaunchBayC, passionate young people spend the summer honing their entrepreneurial vision free from grades and benchmarks. This Lehigh University program has transformed an old Bethlehem Steel facility into a hotbed for 21st century innovation.
Shop Talk: Our 'Made in PA' Holiday Gift Guide
Want to be extra popular this holiday season? These amazing items -- all made by Commonwealth companies -- will wow.
Stunning National Museum of Industrial History opens in Bethlehem
An old Bethlehem Steel facility has been transformed into an homage and examination of the country's -- and the Lehigh Valley's -- industrial legacy. Open since August, the museum provides a chance to get up close and personal with major machinery.
Red Castle Brewpub brings craft beer to Carbon County
Looking for some refreshment in the Poconos? Look no further than this eatery and microbrewery in Lehighton (about five miles from Jim Thorpe). Owner Frank Potoczak is serving up 16 types of suds alongside bar food classics and Polish specialties like kielbasa and haluski.
And the winner of Ben Franklin Venture Idol is...
The annual competition for Northeastern PA startups -- a combination of 'American Idol' and 'Shark Tank' -- has crowned its 2016 winner.