PA is a hub for creative reuse, evidenced by thriving centers in Lancaster, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia that takes used or recycled materials and turns them into works of art or other useful items.
AlphaLab's seed funding and mentorship is on display with several promising startups, including several involving Carnegie Mellon University.
With a premium on public input and a focus on economic development, placemaking is increasingly being employed in cities around the world.
They do work for MTV, Burning Man, the Flaming Lips and in Iceland, gaining international respect for their hand-crafted masks, spectacular costumes and alarmingly real-looking appendages.
Small presses in Pennsylvania don�t see e-readers as competition; instead, these publishers and booksellers are finding ways to use the shift in the literary landscape to their advantage.
The city's South Side will be the home of a public sculpture 14 years in the making and made from repurposed Pittsburgh-area industrial discards.
When Jen Blodgett returned to Pittsburgh, she bought and renovated a three-story building on First Ave., turning it into very cool space for her spa and above, a great space to live.
A mere 0.03 percent of PA businesses accounted for more than 24,000 new jobs from 2004-09. Meet Pennsylvania's most dynamic and innovative companies.
Pulse Motors, the third and most promising startup for 22 year-old Lebanon County native Micah Toll, could be a regular part of Pitt campus life by the spring.
Video games could be the state's next big industry if techies, academics and politicians in the Capital Region can stay on the same screen.