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Leaders are looking to programs like the CHIPS Act and Build Back Better for the money they need to revitalize local economies.

Up to six manufacturers from Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia will be enrolled in the network’s no-cost pilot Life Cycle Assessment.

 

Execs gathered Thursday night to see their peers rewarded for their work in the industry.

Through the Appalachian Regional Commission's ARISE grant program, Catalyst Connection will make manufacturers "greener, cleaner and leaner."

If the region can boast there are workers here who are trained in the semi-conductor industry, it could be a boon for economic development. That’s the thinking of Mary Salony, the executive director of the Tri-County Workforce Investment Board. And the group is set to receive $1.4 million in federal

Pittsburgh-based Catalyst Connection will receive funding from infrastructure law to support clean energy manufacturers in the region.

He’s quite a colorful guy.

On today’s episode of The Confluence: The White House designated Pittsburgh one of five \“workforce hubs,\” but what does that actually mean for the region and what growth are we seeing in the manufacturing industry; it’s been 50 years since excavation began at the Meadowcroft Rockshelter, which identified Paleoindians living in the region 19,000 years ago; and for WESA’s Good Question! series, a look at how the community of Fairywood got its name.

At the Global Manufacturing and Industrialization Summit America Forum, speakers discussed how digital technologies can accelerate the global energy transition.