Kim Lyons is an experienced business and tech journalist based in Pittsburgh. Her bylines have appeared in numerous regional and statewide publications, including the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh City Paper and others. A native of Boston, Kim was a 2015 Kiplinger Fellow in Public Affairs Journalism at Ohio State University, and is a founding member of the Pittsburgh chapter of the Online News Association. Find her on Twitter @socialkimly.
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civicJun. 13, 2018 1:30 pm
Pittsburgh’s UpPrize just funded these 3 idea-stage startups for social good
The competition that connects technologists with communities in need announced its 2018 Great Ideas winners, which are trying to solve problems relating to nonprofit measurement, blight and language access.
civicMay 30, 2018 4:53 pm
Startups and the city: Why PGH Lab connects civic-minded companies with local gov
The goal is to make the City of Pittsburgh more efficient, transparent and sustainable while giving startups a short-term test bed.
civicMay 23, 2018 12:45 pm
Pittsburgh’s future civic technologists are being trained in and outside the classroom
Programs such as Codefest Jr. at Carnegie Library are training kids to solve real-world problems with STEM. Think of them as pre-technologists.
civicMay 17, 2018 9:28 am
Code & Supply is here for Pittsburgh’s ‘awesome’ software community
How the coworking space and event org is making way for real connections in a fragmented industry.
civicMay 9, 2018 11:44 am
3 women you should know in Pittsburgh civic tech
Here's how technologists Eleanor Tutt, Rachel McGrane and Ellie Newman view the region’s efforts to connect people with data.
civicMay 2, 2018 4:38 pm
Pittsburgh’s civic tech community is decentralized, grassroots, fragmented, distributed — and that’s OK
How the efforts of individual technologists, city agencies, civic groups and universities have led to unique, homegrown projects and a burgeoning network with real impact.
businessAug. 14, 2017 12:39 pm
The long and winding road to Pittsburgh
Connecting Johnstown to Pittsburgh will take some creative transportation solutions. But who's leading the drive?
civicAug. 4, 2017 12:06 pm
An innovation district seeks to bridge an economic divide
Pittsburgh's new “EcoInnovation District” hopes the success of its tech cluster will bleed into two of the city's lowest-income neighborhoods.
businessJul. 17, 2017 11:51 am
A building-trades program is reconstructing lives in Pittsburgh
The Trade Institute of Pittsburgh invests in the formerly incarcerated — building skills and self-respect through counseling and coursework.
businessJul. 10, 2017 10:09 am
It’s a wonderful life in Indiana County
How officials in the birthplace of Jimmy Stewart are working together to ensure the health of the local economy.
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