In one fell entrepreneurial swoop, a 26 year-old with no business background captured the essence of his revitalized native city. Mike Pasquini's Crimson Lion Hookah Lounge best represents the vibrant college town the Diamond City has become.
He never chose the conventional route, which makes his various entrepreneurial pursuits all the more promising. The biodiesel lab he created in Carlisle is educating the next generation of outside-the-box thinkers.
When the veteran graphic designer was laid off, it didn't take long to realize he should start his own firm. Entrepreneurship is sometimes the only option for the suddenly jobless and Nathan Frohm is among those successfully executing their vision.
The Hershey native is among those in Central PA modifying the genetic structure of plants that alternative energy proponents hope will be cultivated here and be converted to fuel.
The next big thing in solar technology just may be germinating inside labs in Lancaster and State College, where researchers are tweaking nanotechnology to cut the costs and boost the efficiency of solar panels.
When this 24 year-old Mechanicsburg native isn't moving boundaries for Lancaster-based Illuminex, using nanotechnology to build smarter solar power systems, he's repairing motorcycles and running marathons.
They don't call York County the Factory Tour Capital of the World for nothing. Manufacturing has served as the area's backbone since it was settled, and we captured the sector's most enduring images on a recent tour of several hot spots.
More than 1,200 Pennsylvania food-processing companies produce edibles on every segment of the food pyramid. Penn State University's Berks campus is planning a center to feed their efforts to innovate.
"OMG, she's wearing my dress!" This recent Cedar Cliff High School graduate knows the feeling, and she built a website that allows high school girls to get first dibs on their formalwear and avoid dress duplication on their big nights.
He's not even 30 yet and has already done more in his career than most entrepreneurs hope to accomplish in a lifetime. The Penn State graduate has developed technology and served as a thought leader to create more energy efficient buildings.