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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May 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.
Dec. 19, 2017 12:58 pm
Pa. community colleges are staffing a plant that hasn’t been built yet
A handful of community colleges are building the pipeline of workers that will staff Royal Dutch Shell's $6 billion ethane cracker in the 2020s.
Dec. 4, 2017 11:48 am
This lawyer says the Marcellus Shale is back
Lillian Harris, whose firm represents energy companies looking to tap back into the Marcellus Shale, is busy again.
Nov. 20, 2017 12:39 pm
How 4 leaders from across the Commonwealth want to #GrowPA
Leaders in healthcare, higher ed and infrastructure, all hailing from different parts of the Commonwealth, convened to share lessons and create a growth agenda.
Nov. 13, 2017 10:41 am
Pennsylvania’s struggling rural broadband is about to lose out on $140 million
The state's Public Utility Commission is making a last-ditch effort to capture federal funding that Verizon turned down.
Nov. 6, 2017 9:13 am
Robert Morris University is retraining Pittsburgh’s workforce, one company at a time
The new approach to leadership development pulls in RMU's communications and nursing schools — for a chemical company.
Oct. 20, 2017 9:58 am
Pittsburgh workforce org to get 100 IT scholarships from Google
The initiative includes a $10 million grant to Goodwill Industries, helping the organization bridge the digital divide.
Oct. 9, 2017 10:57 am
A small Pa. city is getting a startup incubator, thanks to two unlikely partners
The local paper is teaming up with a private college to breathe some business activity into the downtown corridor of Washington, Pa.
Sep. 28, 2017 10:44 am
This program wants to get ahead of manufacturing’s workforce problem
A collective in Pittsburgh is drawing on research from Brookings to make sure a promising sector has the workers it needs.
Sep. 25, 2017 10:13 am
Pittsburgh startups navigate a brave new world with the same old problems
Transportation outside the city, difficulty accessing capital and challenges finding and retaining talent persist in Steel City.