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A job search can feel like an uphill battle. But uphill battles can reap rewards. Just ask someone who climbs mountains.

In Japan, August 11 is Mountain Day, a holiday meant to encourage appreciation for mountains and the benefits they bring. One benefit is giving us a durable metaphor for ambition, obstacles and perspective.

If your job search is about taking you closer to the summit of your career, this week’s jobs are waiting below.

The News

Technical.ly is launching a yearlong reporting series on North Carolina’s Research Triangle, focusing on the scientists, technologists and entrepreneurs building here.

From architecture to readymade cocktails to digital marketing to daycare, learn about 10 Black-owned businesses growing in Philly.

Northern Virginia AI data company Enabled Intelligence hired all 50 apprentices from its first eight-month training cohort, and plans to bring on as many as 40 more locally plus about 30 in St. Louis.

Columbia cybersecurity startup Balance Theory raised a $19 million round to advance its software for security-investment decisions while recruiting heavily from Maryland’s intelligence and technical workforce.

Pittsburgh physical AI startup Shelfmark secured $3.5 million in seed funding to expand its manufacturing inspection technology, enter Europe and make roughly six Pittsburgh hires over the next 18 months.

A DC.gov overhaul is bringing automatic translation and, this fall, AI-powered search to the city’s government website as officials also work to improve access to 311 and other public services.

Philadelphia biotech Fore Biotherapeutics added another $67 million to its Series D financing to support late-stage development of plixorafenib, an oral cancer drug targeting BRAF mutations.

Partner Spotlight

At Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business, every student engages with AI and emerging technologies through hands-on coursework that aims to build responsible, intentional digital fluency for modern business environments.

Pamplin students begin with two cornerstone first-year courses: Foundations of Business Problem-Solving and AI Literacy for Business. In these classes, students engage in team-based projects, work through real-world business challenges, and build early AI literacy.

Learn more here about how Pamplin’s curriculum is designed to teach students the skills needed to excel in a world shaped by data, technology, and global change.

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The Jobs

Greater Philly

DC, Maryland + Virginia

Pittsburgh

Louisiana

Remote

The End

Onward and upward.