Wash Cycle Laundry forges a new path for socially conscious investing
A new loan for Wash Cycle Laundry isn�t just a way to grow the bottom line -- it�s also a challenge for it to meet major new hiring goals in line with its mission.
Connecting the dots in Philly's neighborhoods
The Community Connectors program employs a diverse stable of advocates -- from high school students to crossing guards to stay-at-home moms -- to unify and energize neighborhoods across Philadelphia.
Higher Ed News: Award-winning team at Penn works to make fracking safer
The winners of the 2015 Y-Prize competition have harnessed Penn nanotechnology for use in cutting-edge tests of groundwater affected by fracking.
Philadelphia Macaroni to the Rescue: Harrisburg acquisition saves 43 jobs
Philadelphia Macaroni Company, a more than 100-year-old, family-owned company, is operating a new pasta-making plant in Harrisburg, saving 43 jobs in the process.
With a big NSF grant and new accelerator, UPenn takes technology from lab to market
The University of Pennsylvania�s new Penn Center for Innovation has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant to foster entrepreneurship and commercialization.
Higher Education News: Temple boosts student entrepreneurship with its Blackstone LaunchPad Center
A new center for entrepreneurship at Temple promises to take a uniquely inclusive approach for students considering an independent career.
A Hero's Journey: Building better communities -- and making some cash -- through design
Whether you're a 16-year-old who's never touched a power tool, a union carpenter, a design student, or a 20-something skateboarder, Public Workshop's Building Heroes program offers an opportunity to design, build and even sell your next big idea.
Founder Profile: Tessie McNeely, PhD of PhotoSonix Medical Inc.
This innovative company uses low-level ultrasound and blue light to eradicate stubborn bacterial colonies. They are currently working on an acne treatment.
Development News: Penn makes a major move with fab new center for political science and economics
The university takes on an iconic piece of West Philadelphia�s historic commercial corridor with its new Ronald O. Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics, slated to open in 2018.
Philadelphia schoolyard aims to become a citywide model for play and sustainability
After three years, a Northwest Philly coalition is seeing exciting progress at an empty five-acre schoolyard in the historic Germantown neighborhood.