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		<title>Pennsylvania Website: Fifthroom.com</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 14:25:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I highly recommend that you check-out Fifthroom.com if you&#8217;re interested in finding Pennsylvania made and U.S. made outdoor furniture, garden structures, indoor furniture and home storage products.  Many of the products are made by Pennsylvania artisans &#8211; almost all are wood.  What I like about the website is that it represents several websites/retailers coming together [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=585&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Stink Bug Traps</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:06:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cats r Flyfishn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here in the Northeast and in the southern states, stink bugs have taken up residence after being introduced from Asia in the 1990&#8242;s.  They can damage your crops, fruits and vegetables and are a real nuisance around the house.  You&#8217;ll find them in your food, they crawl up your walls and can be found in [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=570&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Made in Pennsylvania: Kepner Scott Shoe Company</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 03:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paolilion</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You could drive through the tiny town of Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania (pop. 3,000) as you wind through the mountains on your way to Pottsville from Reading and you would never that it used to a major hub for shoe manufacturing.  In the late 1800&#8242;s the steel, coal and manufacturing workers needed shoes and the town of Orwigsburg [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=556&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Made in Pennsylvania: Coleman Trailers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 04:13:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paolilion</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since 1966, Fleetwood Folding Trailers has been making Coleman brand campers for outdoorsman&#8230;little did you know that the company is based right here in Pennsylvania.  The company employees 300 Pennsylvanians in Somerset, PA&#8230;a town of 6,500 in the shadow of Pittsburgh.  These campers are great if you like the comfort of a camper, but don&#8217;t [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=548&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Grown in Pennsylvania: Buy Fresh, Buy Local</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:54:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paolilion</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pennsylvania Buy Fresh, Buy Local has an excellent website that allows you to tap into a wealth of local retailers, farmers markets and  restaurants that sell Pennsylvania grown products.  They also feature a great blog that has everyday information on eating healthy, shopping smart and staying abreast of developments in Pennsylvania. I&#8217;ve read a lot [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=533&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Made in Pennsylvania: Unique Pretzel Splits</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:47:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paolilion</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The pretzel has popularized in Germany in the 12th century and made its way to America with emigration.  The German emigrants largely settled in Pennsylvania, giving birth to an industry that is still thriving today.  Americans consume $500M of pretzels each year, with Pennsylvania being the source of 80% of these goodies.  Pennsylvanians are also credited with consuming [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=526&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Made in Pennsylvania: Boyd &amp; Blair Potato Vodka</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:27:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paolilion</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the spirit of covering alcohol &#8211; Pittsburgh&#8217;s Boyd &#38; Blair Potato Vodka deserves attention.  Boyd &#38; Blair, like Bluecoat Gin, is one of two craft distillery &#8220;start-ups&#8221; that have filled a long void  in Pennsylvania&#8217;s history.  It has been decades since alcohol has been distilled in Pennsylvania&#8230;its conservative roots are still felt throughout the state.   You [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=520&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Made in Pennsylvania: Yuengling</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paolilion</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you ever travel to Pottsville &#8211; a town tucked in the mountains within the coal region of Pennsylvania, you will become an advocate for Yuengling - America&#8217;s most potable Lager (in my opinion).  It&#8217;s great that it&#8217;s the country&#8217;s oldest brewery and that they use high quality water perculating through the mountains, but much more [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=516&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pennsylvania Company: Emotion Kayaks</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paolilion</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There aren&#8217;t may outdoor companies in Pennsylvania that make their own products &#8211; but, Wyomissing (Reading area) based Emotion Kayaks (EK) has had great success doing just that. Entrepreneurs Tom and Diane Strauss launched Emotion Kayaks in 2002 after 20 years as the owner of several ski shops. I don&#8217;t know if they were disenchanted with [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=513&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Made in Pennsylvania: Kutztown Soda</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:17:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paolilion</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the world of Coke and Pepsi &#8211; small, craft soda and drink manufacturers haven&#8217;t stood a chance and they went out of business in droves throughout the 1900&#8242;s.  That began to change when consumers started looking for healthier and better tasting options in the 1990&#8242;s.  Companies like Snapple (now owned by the Dr. Pepper Snapple Group), [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=503&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Made in Pennsylvania: Lift-n-LOK Tackle Boxes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 18:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paolilion</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I always appreciate the companies that went into business because &#8220;they new they could build a better mouse trap.&#8221;  Companies that were started at a kitchen table, in a garage, in a coffeeshop, or a bar.  Such tales are what I think represent the true American spirit of hard work and innovation with a heavy dose [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=497&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Made in Pennsylvania: Xootr Scooters</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 02:53:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scranton, Pa based Xootr has been designing and manufacturing really nice, foldable scooters (and bikes) since 1999.  The scooter is made out of machined parts &#8211; lending itself to a extremely sturdy design meant for adults and children alike.  The Xootr was designed for &#8220;urban transport&#8221;, which is why it weighs less than 10 lbs, can carry a grown [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=491&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Made in Pennsylvania: ChannelLock Tools</title>
		<link>http://pennportal.wordpress.com/2009/05/21/made-in-pennsylvania-channellock-tools/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 10:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Channellock is the crown jewel of Meadville, Pa and has been so for over a century.  The company had it&#8217;s origins in 1886 when a enterprising blacksmith, George DeArment, would sell his hand forged tools off of the back of a horse drawn wagon.  His specialty was farrier tools (equine foot care)  and the company&#8217;s [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=483&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Made in Pennsylvania: Musselman&#8217;s Apple Juice</title>
		<link>http://pennportal.wordpress.com/2009/03/24/made-in-pennsylvania-musselmans-apple-juice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:50:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Musselman&#8217;s was started by (none other than) the Musselman family in Biglerviller, Pa&#8230;the heart of Pennsylvania&#8217;s apple growing region.  John Musselman started the company by purchasing the Biglerville Canning Company, but quickly expanded over the next 13 years to meet demand from Worldwar I.  At the time, quality canned goods were in high demand to feed [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=383&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Made in Pennsylvania: Deka Batteries</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[East Penn Manufacturing Company manufactures Deka Batteries and lays claim to being the worlds largest and most modern independent battery maker.  With over $1B in revenues, several million sq. ft. of manufacturing floor space and close to 5,000 employees &#8211; it&#8217;s easy to understand why they are the largest in the world.  The company was started [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=390&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Made in Pennsylvania: Bright Star Flashlights</title>
		<link>http://pennportal.wordpress.com/2009/03/21/made-in-pennsylvania-bright-star-flashlights/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:32:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bright Star makes industrial strength flashlights that you will not find in Walmart or even your neighbor&#8217;s closet.  At least&#8230;not in most of your neighbor&#8217;s closests anyway.  Purchasers of Bright Star products expect more out of their flashlights because they are often firefighters, police men and women, miners, or involved in some other serious occupation.  These [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=381&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Made in Pennsylvania: Gertrude Hawk Chocolates</title>
		<link>http://pennportal.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/made-in-pennsylvania-gertrude-hawk-chocolates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 16:37:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pennsylvania produces more confectionary products that any state in the country &#8211; while a large amount of  this comes out of Hershey, Pa - you will be pleasantly surprised that there are other well-known chocolatiers calling Pennsylvania home.  One of these well-known&#8217;s is Gertrude Hawk &#8211; based in Dunmore, Pa &#8211; a suburb on Scranton.  You&#8217;ve [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=377&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Made in Pennsylvania: Bloomsburg Carpet</title>
		<link>http://pennportal.wordpress.com/2009/03/12/made-in-pennsylvania-bloomsburg-carpet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:26:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to find a Pennsylvania manufacturer that makes everything in the average home &#8211; I was very happy to stumble across Bloomsburg Carpet.  You guessed it &#8211; they&#8217;re base in Bloomsburg, Pa.  Bloomsburg Carpet has been weaving high quality carpet for the past 30 years.  Bloomsburg Carpet and its subsidiaries weave a wide [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=374&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Made in Pennsylvania: Bluecoat American Dry Gin</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 02:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps, this lousy economy has me thinking of ways to drown my sorrows.  I got so excited that I found a Pennsylvania made spirit in Bluecoat American Dry Gin that I ran out and bought a bottle and quickly made up a martini.  Perhaps,  I could have waiting until after lunch    I jest&#8230;mostly anyway.  The truth [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=363&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Made in Pennsylvania: American Holtzkraft Umbrellas &amp; Outdoor Furnishings</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[American Holtzkraft is described as &#8220;the best kept secret in Central Pennsylvania.&#8221;  Understandably so &#8211; they&#8217;re located in Mount Pleasant Mills, Pa  (pop. 342) &#8211; which is lost somewhere between Harrisburg and Williamsport in the rural heartland.  To be a little more precise, the company is a few moments from the Susquehanna, an hour north [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=360&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Made in Pennsylvania: Emeco Chairs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hanover, Pa based Emeco cemented their place in history and in the design community when it won a contract with the Navy during WWII to produce a long lasting, lightweight chair and would withstand the blast of a torpedo.  What resulted with Emeco&#8217;s most celebrated product&#8230;&#8221;The Navy Chair&#8221; &#8211; also, dubbed the 1006 chair.  The Navy Chair [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=354&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Made in Pennsylvania: Artex Knitting Mills</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:13:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While many companies are finding it necessary to cut headcount and floor space &#8211; Conshohocken, Pa based Artex Knitting Mills is bucking the downward trend.  In fact, they&#8217;ve been doing so since 1926, when they fought through the Great Depression.  Their experience it seems has been valuable.  The expanded their facility by 30,000 sq. ft. in 2005 [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=347&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Made in Pennsylvania: Equinox Outdoor Gear</title>
		<link>http://pennportal.wordpress.com/2009/02/24/made-in-pennsylvania-equinox-outdoor-gear/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With over 83,000 miles of streams &#38; rivers, a 232 mile section of the Appalachian Trail, at least 6 other trails exceed 100 miles and a $3 billion hunting and fishing industry &#8211; Pennsylvania is a ripe ecosystem for outdoor gear &#38; equipment companies.  This is why the reknown Cabelas opened one of its few East Coast stores in Hamburg, [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=114&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Made in Pennsylvania: K&#8217;NEX Toys</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 14:38:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have children or know a child or have ever known someone who&#8217;s had a child &#8211; you probably know that K&#8217;NEX makes some of the very best toys for children of all ages.  Not only are they well built - but they are just plain extraordinary items.  Especially, for those children that are mechanically [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=39&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Made in Pennsylvania: Pyrex Cookware</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:23:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pyrex &#8211; the brand that 75% have in our cupboards &#8211; the tempered glass cookware that we use to cook and tote baked beans, casseroles, and sweet potatoes to Thanksgiving dinners, Super Bowl parties, and to our dining room tables &#8211; is, indeed, made in Charleroi, Pennsylvania.  Pyrex is a Corning product that was originally [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=311&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Made in Pennsylvania: Channel Craft Toys</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 04:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Channel Craft was started in the early 1980&#8242;s by Dean Helfer, Jr. &#8211; who used to set-up a &#8220;hand made toy&#8221; booth at folk festivals around the country.  He would sand and finish toys for his customers as they watched.  He later took his toys to arts &#38; crafts festivals and generated enough interest that [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=305&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Made in the USA: New Balance Shoes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:49:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although &#8211; this site focuses on products made in Pennsylvania &#8211; occassionally, I come across a company where it&#8217;s so extraordinary that they still make their products in the U.S. &#8211; that I need to give them an HONORARY Made in Pennsylvania designation.  One such company is New Balance Shoes.  New Balance Shoes is interesting [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=262&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Made in Pennsylvania: The Original Woodman&#8217;s Pal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 04:17:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boyertown, Pa based Pro Tool Industries is the proud manufacturer of The Original Woodman&#8217;s Pal &#8211; which, by all accounts looks like it could do some damage to Pennsylvania underbrush&#8230;.snaggle weed and trip grass.  Pick your poison.  This tool is &#8220;designed to trim, prune, chop, split, blaze trails, brush out lines, clear campsites, chop firewood, split kindling, [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=266&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Made in Pennsylvania: Baker Wood Stoves</title>
		<link>http://pennportal.wordpress.com/2009/02/01/made-in-pennsylvania-baker-wood-stoves/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 17:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Art Baker founded Baker Stoves in 1977 in York County, Pa, where the stoves are still manufactured today.  At the time Baker was concerned with our dependence on foreign oil and believed that wood &#38; coals stoves could be significantly more efficient.  Baker invented a brand new stove, for which he held several patents.  The stove is unique [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=257&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Made in Pennsylvania: Ener-Gel Insoles</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:26:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the neatest thing about Pennsylvania is that you&#8217;ll find small companies that you could easily miss driving 65 mph in and out of town.  Places that were started on the back of a good idea, small bank account, and a heckuva lot of elbow grease.  One of those companies is Ener-Gel Insoles &#8211; [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=246&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Made in Pennsylvania: Martin Guitars</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arguably the highest quality and most famous guitars in music &#8211; Martin Guitars &#8211; are made right here in Pennsylvania.  The Nazareth, Pa based Martin Guitars is still run by the Martin family - 6 generations after its beginnings in the 1800&#8242;s.  Martin Guitar has maintained its commitment to quality and innovation over its 175 history, having [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=35&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Made in Pennsylvania: Kobold Watches</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pennsylvania, known for it&#8217;s industrial strength manufacturing and workers more apt at swinging a slege hammer than twisting a precision screwdriver, isn&#8217;t exactly what many would associate with luxury watches, but Michael Kobold may change all of that. The Frankfurt, Germany born Kobold, launched Kobold Watch Co. in 1999 and has turned a lot of heads [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=174&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Made in Pennsylvania: Sun &amp; Earth Natural. Safe. Effective. Cleaning Products</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re the type of person that would be interested in buying natural, safe cleaning products from a local company &#8211; check out Norristown, Pa based Sun &#38; Earth.  You&#8217;ll recognize their logo if you&#8217;ve browsed the store aisles for something a bit less caustic than some of the brand name cleaners that litter the [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=169&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Made in Pennsylvania: Holgate Toys</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the spirit of the holidays &#8211; it would be nice to point out that Bradford, Pa based Holgate Toys still makes its wooden toys in Pennsylvania.  Holgate Toys was established in 1789 in Kane, Pa and relocated to Bradford, Pa in 1929.  The company chose Bradford, Pa because of it&#8217;s proximity to vast tracks [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=163&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Nominate a Company!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If there is a Pennsylvania company that you would like to see featured &#8211; send us an email. Happy Holidays! paportal@live.com<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=162&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Global Engine Manufacturer to Build North American Plant in Pennsylvania</title>
		<link>http://pennportal.wordpress.com/2008/12/11/global-engine-manufacturer-to-build-north-american-plant-in-pennsylvania/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:53:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vacon, a $320 million (2007 revenue) global engine manufacturer based in Finland, is locating its North American headquarters in Chambersburg, Pa.  The facility will hold both product development and testing facilities under the same roof and is projected to create 94 jobs.  If all goes as plan, the company will open the facility in 2009.  [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=159&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Western Pennsylvania Manufacturing Holding up in 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An article in the Pittsburgh Post this week highlights the relative strength of Western Pennsylvania&#8217;s manufacturing in 2008.   The survey was completed in September, so it doesn&#8217;t include the meltdown months of October and November that have sent manufacturing into a tailspin nation wide.  What&#8217;s interesting, is the article sites the fact that 78% of the [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=156&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Made in Pennsylvania: Double-H Boots</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You would think that with 12.5 million pairs of feet roaming our State that there would be several dozen shoe or boot manufacturers dotting the countryside.  We’ve grown to accept globalization and realize that some things will come from other places, but its nice to find a local manufacturer still selling wares in Pennsylvania.  Womelsdorf [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=73&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pennsylvania Economy: Rendell Signs Bill Expanded Economic Opportunity Zones</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:05:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Rendell signed an expansion of the State&#8217;s Keystone Economic Opportunity Zone (KOZ) program on July 10th.  The bill could add 15 new KOZ&#8217;s to the existing 10 throughout the state.  KOZ&#8217;s were established to reduce the tax burden on new businesses in areas that were deemed in high need.  KOZ&#8217;s are located in economically depressed [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=150&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pennsylvania Economy: PA Budget Includes Incentives for Renewable Energy &amp; Conservation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It would could be a huge boom for the solar industry in Pennsylvania, the latest Pennsylvania budget includes $650 million for tax incentives for energy conservation and use of alternative energy.  Governor Rendell pushed hard for the legislation, citing the fact that energy rate caps are set to expire in parts of Pennsylvania by 2011 [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=149&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pennsylvania Economy: Pennyslvania Unveils State Funding for Investment Managers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:43:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pennsylvania&#8217;s Treasurer, Robin Wiessmann, unveiled $400 million fund-of-funds aimed at investing in state-based emerging &#38; minority money managers.  This is part of the Treasury&#8217;s ongoing effort to increase returns to its portfolio, reduce management costs, while investing in Pennsylvania businesses.  Fund-of-funds are massive investment portfolios that invest in smaller money managers and venture capital funds.  The [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=146&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Made in Pennsylvania: Twizzlers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twizzlers was originally a product of Y&#38;S Confectionary dating way back to 1845.  The company merged with several others and became the National Licorice company in 1902 and then was renamed back to Y&#38;S in 1968 &#8211; finally, they were acquired by Hershey&#8217;s in 1968.  Twizzlers were not a traditional Hershey product for many years.  They [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=97&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pennsylvania Environment: Reliant Energy to Install Mercury Emissions Controls on PA Power Plants</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reliant Energy announced in mid-June that it would invest $50 million to install mercury emissions controls on 5 of its 19 power plants in the state.  The initiative is part of an effort to meet state mandated mercury reduction targets of 80% by 2010 and 90% by 2015.  Reliant Energy has planned investments to reduce [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=145&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Made in Pennsylvania: Peeps</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:42:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Peeps &#8211; the marshmellowly, soft, chewy candy that Americans associate with Easter as much as the Easter Bunny is produced by Bethlehem&#8217;s own Just Born.  Just Born acquired the original producer of Peeps, Lancaster based Rodda Candy Company, in 1953.  Today &#8211; Just Born produces over 1 billion Peeps per year and sells the product [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=143&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will be at Hershey Park on August 19th</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bruce Springsteen &#8211; the all-American singer &#8211; with his all-American band will be at Hershey Park on August 19th.  Tickets go on sale this Saturday at 10am at the Giant Center Box Office, Livenation.com, and Ticketmaster locations.     <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=142&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Made in Pennsylvania: Ashers Chocolates</title>
		<link>http://pennportal.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/made-in-pennsylvania-ashers-chocolates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:29:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Asher&#8217;s Chocolate was started by a Canadian/Scottish immigrant in Center City Philadelphia in 1892.  The company located to the historic Germantown section and expanded their product line to include jams, jellies, ice cream, and a number of other treats.  Today &#8211; Ashers Chocolates is still being run by the Asher family &#8211; it has a [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=140&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pennsylvania Biofuels: Promising new biofuel source being grown in northwestern Pennsylvania</title>
		<link>http://pennportal.wordpress.com/2008/06/16/pennsylvania-biofuels-promising-new-biofuel-source-being-grown-in-nw-pa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:28:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From an article in Gantdaily.com (link).  In Northwestern Pennsylvania, farmers have formed a co-op in conjuntion with Penn State Cooperative Extension to grow a promising source of biofuels &#8211; Camelina.  Camelina is a flower that produces a seed that consists of 40% oil compared to soybeans, which are only 20% oil.  A dozen farms have [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=137&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pennsylvania Gardening &amp; Farming: Pennsylvania produces more mushrooms than any other state</title>
		<link>http://pennportal.wordpress.com/2008/06/15/pennsylvania-gardening-farming-pennsylvania-produces-more-mushrooms-than-any-other-state/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 19:29:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pennsylvania produces roughly 55% of the Nation&#8217;s crop of fresh mushrooms every year and 78% of those used in processing.  The revenue from button mushrooms is close to $250 million and that doesn&#8217;t include the more valuable selection of portabellas, shittakes, and oyster mushrooms.  Amazingly, mushrooms add close to $391 million to Pennsylvania&#8217;s economy &#8211; [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=134&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Grown in Pennsylvania</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you know where your fruit and vegetables are grown? Do you know if pesticides cover your fruits and vegetables? In Boyertown, PA, on Saturday mornings, shoppers can find in season fresh fruit and vegetables at the Boyertown Farmers Market located on W. Reading Ave in the parking lot of the Boyertown Museum of Historic [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=133&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Made in Pennsylvania: TastyKake</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:06:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TastyKake is well-known in at least half of the State as the ultimate Pennsylvania company.  The company is as synomous with Philadelphia as cheesesteaks and pretzels.  TastyKake &#8211; known for its sweet, frosted cakes &#8211; was established in 1914.  The founder sold 280 cakes on his first day of business and over 3,000 in the first [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pennportal.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3720266&#038;post=131&#038;subd=pennportal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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