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Fight for the future: Science Town Hall gives Philadelphians a chance to question elected officials on budget cuts

Written by Marion Leary and Amanda Rabinowitz May 27, 2025May 27, 2025

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What Pennsylvania stands to lose if federal research dollars dry up

Written by Thomas P. Foley May 27, 2025May 27, 2025

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Economic development has something to learn from — and teach — ecosystem building

Written by Christopher Wink May 25, 2025May 25, 2025

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Ecosystem building is more than a buzzword — it’s a full-time job

Written by Sameer Rao May 24, 2025May 25, 2025

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Artscape 2025 brings tech and talent downtown

Written by Danya Henninger May 23, 2025May 23, 2025

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Trump says US Steel will stay in Pittsburgh and enter a ‘planned partnership’ with Nippon

Written by Katie Malone May 23, 2025May 27, 2025

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Experts split on how to handle AI’s role in US-China relations

Written by Sameer Rao May 23, 2025May 23, 2025

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How Pittsburgh’s Alcoa is undermining a rare forest to fuel its global aluminum empire

Written by Jamie Wiggan, Quinn Glabicki and PublicSource May 20, 2025May 20, 2025

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Despite Trump’s actions and rhetoric, Ukrainian tech workers are laying stakes in the US

Written by Kaela Roeder May 19, 2025June 9, 2025

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Philadelphia’s civic tech powers key community projects — but it’s overlooked and underfunded

Written by Amanda Soskin May 19, 2025May 16, 2025

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Pittsburgh startup gets $265k to build interactive job training games for people with disabilities

Written by Alice Crow May 19, 2025May 16, 2025

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How tech and entrepreneurship can boost economic mobility

Written by Christopher Wink May 18, 2025May 28, 2025