Harrisburg -- PennDOT and state organizations recently collaborated on a pilot project to pave part of Ridley Creek State Park roadway with pavement made from asphalt mixed with recycled plastic. Involved groups include PennDOT, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Depar…
Penn College considers its Plastics Innovation and Resource Center to be one of international recognition. A summer plastics workshop confirmed a national appeal, drawing industry professionals from seven companies across three states - Massachusetts, Illinois, and Pennsylvania.
Pittsburgh, Pa. -- At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many organizations adapted their services to an online format, if possible. Even hospitals joined the trend, offering virtual patient care. The UPMC health system has been recognized for their advanced technology use this past year.Â
Allentown, Pa. -- Electric vehicle charging stations will soon line highways as utility companies commit themselves to sustainable transportation networks.
Sullivan County, Pa. -- Comcast announced a recent network expansion to bring gigabit broadband internet to its service area in Sullivan County. Comcast also plans to investment in five additional Pennsylvania counties – together connecting nearly 3,400 rural homes and businesses.
Loganton, Pa. - Following its ground breaking on May 26, Nicholas Meat LLC has chosen Quandel Construction Group, Inc. as the construction management firm that will oversee the development of its Sustainable Resource Facility (SRF), the first of its kind in the United States.
Harrisburg, Pa. – It looks like better broadband access is coming to rural Pa.
Pennsylvania Furnace, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania Timber Show kicked off today with more 60 exhibitors showing off their forest product related machinery and equipment, technology advancements, financial options, and business assistance programs. Pennsylvania is the leading hardwood-producing s…
Lewisburg -- With the COVID-19 public health emergency forcing much of the world's workforce to stay at home, people across the globe are now working remotely for the first time. About half of American workers are now working remotely, according to the Brookings Institution Center on Childre…
Harrisburg, PA - Manufacturers that are currently producing, or can pivot to producing, COVID-19-related supplies are being asked to submit their information to the newly developed Pennsylvania Manufacturing Call to Action Portal.
SpaceX, owned by Tesla founder Elon Musk, said it signed a deal with Texas-based startup Axiom Space to fly private astronauts to International Space Station in 2021. In the first mission under the deal, the flight on SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft will include three tourists and a flight c…
Facebook, one of the world's most popular social networking sites, has turned 16 today. Facebook was founded by Mark Zuckerberg and a few other fellow Harvard University students in the university dormitory room on February 4, 2004. Zuckerberg's idea was to create a social networking platfor…
Norwalk, Conn. – Customers of Frontier Communications in the Northern Tier and Union County may soon be out of luck when it comes to telephone and Internet service. The communications company is planning to file for bankruptcy within the next two months, according a report from Bloomberg.
President Donald Trump has urged Apple to help unlock iPhones used by an attacker during a fatal shooting at a U.S. naval base last month. "We are helping Apple all of the time on TRADE and so many other issues, and yet they refuse to unlock phones used by killers, drug dealers and other vio…
Microsoft has released a security update to fix a dangerous vulnerability that impact Windows 10 operating system. The bug was discovered and reported by the US National Security Agency. A spoofing vulnerability exists in the way Windows CryptoAPI validates Elliptic Curve Cryptography certif…
Boeing Co. (BA) said it has delivered the core stage of NASA's first Space Launch System, or SLS, rocket, which is designed to carry people and cargo into deep space. The core stage was moved earlier this week out of the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans and loaded onto the agenc…
The Consumer Technology Association or CTA Foundation is hosting a business pitch contest for the second year in a row at the Consumer Electronics Show or CES in Las Vegas. The contest is scheduled for Thursday, January 9. This year's event features eight startups developing sports and fitne…
CES 2020, the world's largest tech show, begins in Las Vegas this week. It is seen as a global stage for displaying the latest products and technologies in consumer electronics. The CES is organized by the Consumer Technology Association, or CTA, a trade association representing the $401 bil…
Marking a milestone, Tesla Inc. delivered its first set of cars built in China Gigafactory 3, its first plant outside the United States. The luxury electric car maker tweeted that the first 15 customers to get the Model 3s built at its Shanghai plant were its own employees. The first owner i…
Tesla will begin delivery of its first China-built Model 3 cars on Monday, according to reports citing a company representative. The development marks a major milestone for the luxury electric car maker as it seeks to expand its presence in China, the world's biggest market for electric vehi…
Live Nation Entertainment Inc. has reached a settlement with the Department of Justice to resolve charges related to its 2010 merger with Ticketmaster. The concert promoter was accused of violating the terms of antitrust deal connected to the merger, by pressuring concert venues to work with…
Facebook, Inc. (FB) acquired Spanish cloud gaming startup PlayGiga, with the social media giant confirming the deal to CNBC as well as on Twitter. The acquisition is part of Facebook's increased focus on the video gaming market in recent years. Last week, Spanish business newspaper Cinco Dia…
