Business & Tech News Archives

How can Pittsburgh keep its leading role in the autonomous tech industry?

“We have all the puzzle pieces. We just need to put them together strategically and collaboratively -- with a coordinated regional plan -- or we’ll fall behind the competition.”

13 Sep 2021

Self-driving car company Aurora making Pittsburgh its headquarters

Aurora’s decision to name Pittsburgh as its corporate headquarters underscores the city’s position as the home of automated vehicles.

09 Sep 2021

UPMC Enterprises invests $20 million in startup changing the way we fight cancer

“The new wave of treating cancers is by boosting the body's immune cells — your own immune cells — to go and attack tumors."

31 Aug 2021

On Media: No longer limited to print, Trib Total Media makes documentaries

“Olympic Oak” tells the story of John Woodruff, who broke racial barriers to win a gold medal -- and an oak sapling -- at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

31 Aug 2021

Army selects Pittsburgh startups to collaborate on exoskeleton project for soldiers

If successful, this could result in a contract worth up to $2 million to develop a working prototype.

25 Aug 2021

Rivers Casino hotel makes strides, new zoo CEO, fly cheap to Phoenix and more in ETC.

Say thanks to local hospitality workers on Tuesday at the Allegheny Overlook.

23 Aug 2021

What are Pittsburgh’s fastest-growing private companies?

The highest-ranking company in the region is Medical Monks in Canonsburg at 474 with a 1,014% growth rate.

18 Aug 2021

Pitt researchers partner with International Space Station on biomanufacturing

“At the cellular level, stem cell behavior changes in microgravity."

04 Aug 2021

Pittsburgh’s expertise in self-driving tech attracts Waymo

“Pittsburgh is one of the main hubs for autonomous driving technology development in the U.S."

26 Jul 2021

World War II codebreaker speaks out in CMU history podcast

“The intentions of storing these are so that researchers, biographers, documentary makers, people writing their theses can access these histories and draw on them for their own research."

22 Jul 2021