Entrepreneurship

Altoona-based Wildfire increases awareness for low-waste living while providing eco-friendly alternatives. Photo: Provided. Emily McCarty lives by the mantra to “follow what you love and never [...]

Melissa and Kreutzberger are in the process of opening their second Firehouse Subs location in Altoona. Photo: Provided. Not all businesses are built from the ground up. Some entrepreneurs enter [...]

Danielle Mallozzi started Momma Earth Movement as a way to help her community and showcase local makers. Photo: Provided. Did you know rocks have metaphysical properties that can be used to [...]

Every week, The Alleghenies features innovation and business news happening in Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon and Somerset Counties. Here are five of the most-clicked articles from [...]

In the five years since Startup Alleghenies began to help entrepreneurs turn their dreams into growing businesses, its coaches have helped more than 350 new businesses launch, and more than 500 [...]

Photo: Provided. Do you need help with patents or trademarks for your business? The Penn State Law Intellectual Property Clinic offers free counseling for Pennsylvania entrepreneurs in [...]

Kris Runk started Chow Korral as a way to reconnect with art and creativity. Photo: Provided. Fresh out of high school, Arizona native Kris Runk enlisted in the United States Marine Corp. She [...]

Innovative Extracts diversified from hemp farming to creating CBD products. Photo: Provided. In 2019, farmers Andy and Vince Golden and investor Matt Sinosky were growing hemp when the market [...]

Photo: Provided. Do you know the difference between an LLC and a sole proprietorship, and which one is best for your new business? Don’t worry, the Penn State Law Entrepreneur Assistance Clinic [...]

Isaac Fisher is a third-generation auto mechanic who has created a niche motor works company in Duncansville. Photo: Provided. Unless you are a car enthusiast, words like intake plenum, chassis [...]