It's easier for people in Pennsylvania to recycle, and they can recycle more materials than they could a few years ago. That turns into great news for people who make a living turning old things into new.
Pittsburgh's status, growth and innovation are increasingly becoming world class. The No. 1 Large American City of the Future will also get a workplace of the future.
Pittsburgh's industrial legacy, supportive arts community, available grant money and cost of living make it ideal for creators and dreamers.
The professor, along with a trio of IUP students, is helping shine a light on the many untold contributions of black soldiers to the Civil War through a virtual reality tool and old-fashioned re-enactment.
With a strong manufacturing base, plentiful green resources and a host of entrepreneurs passionate about clean and smarter power, alternative energy is primed to become a major industry in Western Pennsylvania.
It's about more than just needles, ink and skin for these artists. Through collaboration, unique gallery spaces, a passion for their work and a positive vibe, they're making quite an impact on the state's fine arts community.
Mission Critical Partners helps keep the people who keep us safe connected to the devices, information and systems that help them get the job done no matter what kind of unseen foe stands in their way.
Starting in telemarketing and now firmly planted in the energy sector, this CEO of a Pittsburgh-based company that helps building owners and managers run their facilities more efficiently is well-positioned to continue explosive growth.
A new breed of assisted technology firms is using computers and related devices to help the disabled go to work, a hope held by many and promoted by a number of public and private organizations across the state.
While the latest U.S. Census figures weren't very enlightening for Greater Pittsburgh, an annual report issued Wednesday on the region's economy shows significant recovery with manufacturing, jobs and several sectors on the upswing.