Check out these articles from yesterday’s Inquirer that highlight family-owned “green” companies in our region.

Nowhere but up: Window-maker feels stimulus

Brothers hoping LED business shines

This is what John Bloom, co-founder of JKB, a lighting business, had to say when asked “Why Pennsylvania?”

“The Eastern Seaboard [has] huge population density, it consumes a huge amount of energy, and Pennsylvania is smack in the middle of that…the opportunity to grow a business like this, especially in a climate like today – it seems crazy to me that someone hasn’t already done it.”

Do you know about other small businesses with big green goals?