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US Steel Convo with Matt Smith

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US Steel Convo with Matt Smith
June 2, 2025

The 2025 City & State Pennsylvania Trailblazers in Economic & Workforce Development

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The 2025 City & State Pennsylvania Trailblazers in Economic & Workforce Development
May 27, 2025

Trump says US Steel will keep HQ in Pittsburgh as part of $14B 'partnership' with Japan-based Nippon

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Trump says US Steel will keep HQ in Pittsburgh as part of $14B 'partnership' with Japan-based Nippon
May 23, 2025

Nippon Steel Deal — Allegheny Conference CEO Stefani Pashman

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Nippon Steel Deal — Allegheny Conference CEO Stefani Pashman
May 23, 2025

Allegheny Conference leads push for 'Appalachian Innovation Corridor' in AI and energy tech

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Allegheny Conference leads push for 'Appalachian Innovation Corridor' in AI and energy tech
May 22, 2025

Stefani Pashman: It's coming down to the wire: Nippon Steel, yes or no?

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Stefani Pashman: It's coming down to the wire: Nippon Steel, yes or no?
May 15, 2025

At PIT, a Legacy of Innovation Continues

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At PIT, a Legacy of Innovation Continues
April 16, 2025

Pittsburgh Region Celebrates Hitachi Energy’s Expansion Plans

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Pittsburgh Region Celebrates Hitachi Energy’s Expansion Plans
April 11, 2025

Pittsburgh Region Sparks Key Energy Opportunity with New Power Generation Facility

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Pittsburgh Region Sparks Key Energy Opportunity with New Power Generation Facility
April 9, 2025

Pittsburgh's burgeoning AI hardware manufacturer eyes expansion to Bakery Square

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Pittsburgh's burgeoning AI hardware manufacturer eyes expansion to Bakery Square
April 7, 2025

Pittsburgh Region Welcomes Country’s Largest Natural Gas-Powered Data Center Campus

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Pittsburgh Region Welcomes Country’s Largest Natural Gas-Powered Data Center Campus
April 3, 2025

A Big Coal Plant Was Just Imploded to Make Way for an AI Data Center

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A Big Coal Plant Was Just Imploded to Make Way for an AI Data Center
April 2, 2025

Creating Jobs and Economic Growth: Shapiro Administration Invests in New Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Factory in Beaver County to Expand Energy Manufacturing Sector

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Creating Jobs and Economic Growth: Shapiro Administration Invests in New Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Factory in Beaver County to Expand Energy Manufacturing Sector
March 19, 2025

Eos Energy Secures Strategic Naval Base San Diego Project to Strengthen U.S. National Security with American-Made Energy Storage

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Eos Energy Secures Strategic Naval Base San Diego Project to Strengthen U.S. National Security with American-Made Energy Storage
March 7, 2025

Steelite breaks ground for new distribution building

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Steelite breaks ground for new distribution building
January 16, 2025

How Pittsburgh Is Leading the AI Industrial Revolution

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How Pittsburgh Is Leading the AI Industrial Revolution
January 15, 2025

'That really puts us on the map:' 4 The Record learns about new facility coming to Pittsburgh region

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'That really puts us on the map:' 4 The Record learns about new facility coming to Pittsburgh region
December 15, 2024

Viewpoint: Downtown’s third renaissance underway with new $600M plan

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Viewpoint: Downtown’s third renaissance underway with new $600M plan
December 13, 2024

Brace for a Nationwide Shuffle of Corporate Headquarters

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Brace for a Nationwide Shuffle of Corporate Headquarters
December 9, 2024

Pittsburgh-area battery plant Eos Energy secures $303M loan to scale up clean energy storage

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Pittsburgh-area battery plant Eos Energy secures $303M loan to scale up clean energy storage
December 6, 2024

Mitsubishi Electric subsidiary invests $86M in switchgear factory

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Mitsubishi Electric subsidiary invests $86M in switchgear factory
December 2, 2024

Robots greet students, sales force at third annual Robotics Discovery Day in Pittsburgh

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Robots greet students, sales force at third annual Robotics Discovery Day in Pittsburgh
November 20, 2024

With xBridge, Pittsburgh International Airport is positioning itself as a beacon for the airline industry's digital transformation voyage

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With xBridge, Pittsburgh International Airport is positioning itself as a beacon for the airline industry's digital transformation voyage
November 14, 2024

Mitsubishi to Build $92.7M Manufacturing Facility Near Pittsburgh

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Mitsubishi to Build $92.7M Manufacturing Facility Near Pittsburgh
November 11, 2024

Why German Companies Find Success in Pittsburgh

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Why German Companies Find Success in Pittsburgh
November 11, 2024

The Pittsburgh Region: Where Opportunity Meets Community

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The Pittsburgh Region: Where Opportunity Meets Community
November 8, 2024

Mitsubishi Electric Power Products to invest $86M in new facility in region

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Mitsubishi Electric Power Products to invest $86M in new facility in region
October 28, 2024

Mainspring Energy to Build New Manufacturing Plant Near PIT

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Mainspring Energy to Build New Manufacturing Plant Near PIT
October 28, 2024

Pittsburgh’s biotech leap

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Pittsburgh’s biotech leap
October 28, 2024

Innovation: It’s taking off at Pittsburgh International with xBridge

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Innovation: It’s taking off at Pittsburgh International with xBridge
October 23, 2024

Innovation Works: Interview With President & CEO Ven Raju About The Early-Stage Investor

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Innovation Works: Interview With President & CEO Ven Raju About The Early-Stage Investor
October 17, 2024

Pittsburgh’s Innovation Districts

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Pittsburgh’s Innovation Districts
October 16, 2024

Making Pittsburgh a Leading Hub for Robotics and AI

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Making Pittsburgh a Leading Hub for Robotics and AI
September 24, 2024

Why the Pittsburgh region is a distribution and logistics hub

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Why the Pittsburgh region is a distribution and logistics hub
September 20, 2024

Tackling Dangerous, Dark, Dirty Jobs with Pittsburgh Robotics

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Tackling Dangerous, Dark, Dirty Jobs with Pittsburgh Robotics
September 17, 2024

Mach9 Robotics accelerates geospatial data processing for infrastructure industry

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Mach9 Robotics accelerates geospatial data processing for infrastructure industry
September 16, 2024

Advanced Construction Robotics TyBOT is now available for purchase

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Advanced Construction Robotics TyBOT is now available for purchase
September 10, 2024

The AI-Powered Renaissance: How Re-Emerging Cities Like Pittsburgh Are Redefining The Future Of Tech

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The AI-Powered Renaissance: How Re-Emerging Cities Like Pittsburgh Are Redefining The Future Of Tech
August 29, 2024

Carnegie Robotics acquires Duro positioning product line from Swift Navigation

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Carnegie Robotics acquires Duro positioning product line from Swift Navigation
August 21, 2024

CNBC Ranks PA a Top State for Business in 2024 and Pittsburgh Played a Big Part

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CNBC Ranks PA a Top State for Business in 2024 and Pittsburgh Played a Big Part
August 6, 2024

These smart materials are key to advancing regenerative medicine

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These smart materials are key to advancing regenerative medicine
August 1, 2024

Growing Together in the Pittsburgh Region: Nextracker and JM Steel

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Growing Together in the Pittsburgh Region: Nextracker and JM Steel
July 24, 2024

Robotics in Pittsburgh

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Robotics in Pittsburgh
July 24, 2024

Expansion Investments Dominate Business Activity in Pittsburgh Region, 2007-2023

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Expansion Investments Dominate Business Activity in Pittsburgh Region, 2007-2023
July 11, 2024

Balancing clean energy with legacy industries is crucial to Pittsburgh’s energy transition, local leaders say

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Balancing clean energy with legacy industries is crucial to Pittsburgh’s energy transition, local leaders say
June 18, 2024

JM Steel Advances the U.S. Energy Transition from Pittsburgh

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JM Steel Advances the U.S. Energy Transition from Pittsburgh
June 14, 2024

Pittsburgh Region Data on Demand

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Pittsburgh Region Data on Demand
June 11, 2024

Paradise Pittsburgh? The city that knows how to attract Germans

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Paradise Pittsburgh? The city that knows how to attract Germans
June 10, 2024

Using the body as ‘a bioreactor’ — a regenerative medicine expert on where the field is headed

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Using the body as ‘a bioreactor’ — a regenerative medicine expert on where the field is headed
May 21, 2024

3 up-and-coming US biotech hotspots

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3 up-and-coming US biotech hotspots
May 21, 2024

KeyState Energy, CNX Resources Corp. and Pittsburgh International Airport unite to establish sustainable aviation fuel hub

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KeyState Energy, CNX Resources Corp. and Pittsburgh International Airport unite to establish sustainable aviation fuel hub
May 17, 2024

Shapiro announces investment in Hempfield site, touts proposed program expansion

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Shapiro announces investment in Hempfield site, touts proposed program expansion
May 9, 2024

Approachable Autonomy in Pittsburgh - CES 2024

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Approachable Autonomy in Pittsburgh - CES 2024
May 2, 2024

Our Region's Business - Nextracker

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Our Region's Business - Nextracker
April 28, 2024

JM Steel doubles steel output for solar industry, with plans for continued growth

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JM Steel doubles steel output for solar industry, with plans for continued growth
April 27, 2024

Nextracker and JENNMAR Subsidiary JM Steel Bolster U.S. Supply Chain with New Facility Expansion to Triple Capacity for Solar Energy Projects

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Nextracker and JENNMAR Subsidiary JM Steel Bolster U.S. Supply Chain with New Facility Expansion to Triple Capacity for Solar Energy Projects
April 26, 2024

How Eos Is Powering the Future from Pittsburgh

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How Eos Is Powering the Future from Pittsburgh
April 25, 2024

Pittsburgh Business Investment Wins (2021-2023)

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Pittsburgh Business Investment Wins (2021-2023)
April 24, 2024

Yesterday, Boo! Today, Bravo!

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Yesterday, Boo! Today, Bravo!
April 18, 2024

Medical Device Innovation in Pittsburgh

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Medical Device Innovation in Pittsburgh
March 13, 2024

Everything has changed since Apollo': Why landing on the moon is still incredibly difficult in 2024

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Everything has changed since Apollo': Why landing on the moon is still incredibly difficult in 2024
March 1, 2024

CMU Cloud Lab - Democratizing the Discovery Process

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CMU Cloud Lab - Democratizing the Discovery Process
February 27, 2024

AI in Pittsburgh

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AI in Pittsburgh
February 8, 2024

FDI In Pittsburgh

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FDI In Pittsburgh
January 23, 2024

TechVibe Radio: Recap of CES 2024

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TechVibe Radio: Recap of CES 2024
January 21, 2024

Excelitas Technologies Plans Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Headquarters

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Excelitas Technologies Plans Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Headquarters
January 11, 2024

Global tech firm Excelitas to move headquarters and 250 jobs to Pittsburgh's Strip District

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Global tech firm Excelitas to move headquarters and 250 jobs to Pittsburgh's Strip District
January 9, 2024

What Las Vegas can expect from Pittsburgh tech at CES 2024

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What Las Vegas can expect from Pittsburgh tech at CES 2024
January 9, 2024

Pittsburgh's autonomous tech will take the stage at annual CES convention in Las Vegas

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Pittsburgh's autonomous tech will take the stage at annual CES convention in Las Vegas
January 6, 2024

The Pittsburgh Region Will Be on the Global Stage with Its Premiere at CES 2024

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The Pittsburgh Region Will Be on the Global Stage with Its Premiere at CES 2024
January 4, 2024

Astrobotic Receives $4M Investment from Shapiro Administration

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Astrobotic Receives $4M Investment from Shapiro Administration
January 4, 2024

Two U.S. firms to launch spacecraft to the moon within weeks of each other

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Two U.S. firms to launch spacecraft to the moon within weeks of each other
December 24, 2023

Pittsburgh Startup Develops Wearable Medical Device that Detects and Reverses Opioid Overdose

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Pittsburgh Startup Develops Wearable Medical Device that Detects and Reverses Opioid Overdose
December 14, 2023

Pittsburgh’s Growing Space & Defense Innovation District

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Pittsburgh’s Growing Space & Defense Innovation District
December 11, 2023

Astrobotic ready to launch Peregrine lunar lander in early January

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Astrobotic ready to launch Peregrine lunar lander in early January
December 9, 2023

To the Moon and Back with Astrobotic in Pittsburgh

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To the Moon and Back with Astrobotic in Pittsburgh
December 7, 2023

The Great Allegheny Passage - A 150-Mile Trail Connecting Pittsburgh to Maryland

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The Great Allegheny Passage - A 150-Mile Trail Connecting Pittsburgh to Maryland
November 30, 2023

Pittsburgh – How a Steel City is Transforming Into a Space City

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Pittsburgh – How a Steel City is Transforming Into a Space City
November 29, 2023

Shapiro boosts state funding for Astrobotic with $4 million award for use on future office expansion

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Shapiro boosts state funding for Astrobotic with $4 million award for use on future office expansion
November 14, 2023

The New Portrait Of Leadership: Evan Frazier Of The Advanced Leadership Institute (TALI) On Which Legacy Ideas About Leadership Need To Be Discarded, And Which New Approaches To Leadership Should Be Embraced

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The New Portrait Of Leadership: Evan Frazier Of The Advanced Leadership Institute (TALI) On Which Legacy Ideas About Leadership Need To Be Discarded, And Which New Approaches To Leadership Should Be Embraced
November 13, 2023

$2B+ in Capital Investment in the Pittsburgh Region (2012-2022)

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$2B+ in Capital Investment in the Pittsburgh Region (2012-2022)
November 8, 2023

ORB- Strategic Investment Fund

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ORB- Strategic Investment Fund
October 29, 2023

The Pittsburgh and Germany Connection

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The Pittsburgh and Germany Connection
October 27, 2023

Westinghouse Plans Etna, Pennsylvania, Nuclear Battery Technology Accelerator

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Westinghouse Plans Etna, Pennsylvania, Nuclear Battery Technology Accelerator
October 26, 2023

Krystal Biotech in Pittsburgh Advances Gene Therapy Research

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Krystal Biotech in Pittsburgh Advances Gene Therapy Research
October 25, 2023

2023 Signature Business Investments in the Pittsburgh Region

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2023 Signature Business Investments in the Pittsburgh Region
October 25, 2023

Westinghouse to base

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Westinghouse to base "game changer" eVinci microreactor venture at 51 Bridge Street in Etna
October 24, 2023

Richard Tumushime's Love of Solar Lights the Way From Pittsburgh to Rwanda

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Richard Tumushime's Love of Solar Lights the Way From Pittsburgh to Rwanda
October 20, 2023

Bringing Pittsburgh to the World: Pittsburgh Regional Alliance Travel Recap 2023

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Bringing Pittsburgh to the World: Pittsburgh Regional Alliance Travel Recap 2023
September 22, 2023

Q&A with Stack AV autonomous trucking founder Bryan Salesky

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Q&A with Stack AV autonomous trucking founder Bryan Salesky
September 22, 2023

Feds Invest in Pittsburgh for Next Gen Battery Technology

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Feds Invest in Pittsburgh for Next Gen Battery Technology
September 18, 2023

SoftBank backs new autonomous trucking startup from founders of defunct Argo AI

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SoftBank backs new autonomous trucking startup from founders of defunct Argo AI
September 7, 2023

SoftBank places big bet autonomous trucks will ‘fundamentally change’ supply chains

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SoftBank places big bet autonomous trucks will ‘fundamentally change’ supply chains
September 7, 2023

Back To the Moon — From Pittsburgh

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Back To the Moon — From Pittsburgh
September 1, 2023