R.K. Mellon Foundation donates $100 million to Pitt to create life sciences BioForge at Hazelwood Green
The biggest single-project gift in the foundation's history is expected to create hundreds of highly skilled jobs.
17 Nov 2021
ATI moving headquarters to new Strip District building
"Many businesses are taking the opportunity to 'right-size' their office space and upgrade their experience."
12 Aug 2021
Top 10 toxic polluters in Pittsburgh. Meet the new #1
On a positive note, the list shows that progress is possible. The McConway & Torley Foundry in Lawrenceville has reduced emissions of chromium compounds by 90% and nickel compounds by 97%, and dropped out of the Toxic Ten this year.
15 Jun 2021
BotsIQ receives $498,000 grant to train middle school students in high-tech robotics, manufacturing
The BotsIQ Cobot Challenge directs middle school teams to build “cobots" (collaborative robots) that work beside humans to accomplish a task, like a robotic arm.
19 Apr 2021
Dynamics Inc. creates Nanowave Air, a device that kills airborne Covid with UV light
The Nanowave Air device can inactivate up to 99% of the Covid virus in the air at up to 300 liters per minute using ultraviolet light.
16 Nov 2020
What kinds of high-tech innovation will this year’s Manufacturing PA grants help fund?
“My administration continues working to foster a robust innovation culture and strong partnerships between academia and the business sector," said Governor Wolf.
25 Jun 2019
5 minutes with Catalyst Connection’s Petra Mitchell: on the state of manufacturing in the Pittsburgh region
“I think it would surprise people to know the diversity of the kinds of manufacturers that we have in our region."
02 Apr 2019
What’s so cool about manufacturing? Check out the winners of Catalyst Connection’s student video contest.
Teams from 20 Pittsburgh-area middle schools produced these creative videos.
21 Feb 2019
The pros and cons of the Shell cracker plant: what you should know
Proponents of the Shell cracker plant are anticipating an economic windfall. Environmentalists are waving red flags. Both make their case here.
15 Aug 2016
SolePower chosen to represent Pgh at White House Maker Faire
Sole Power, which makes sole inserts that harness energy, was chosen to attend the Maker Faire as an example of a new generation of Americans “that will change the planet because they are makers of things, not just consumers of things.”
21 Jun 2014