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Pittsburgh Tech Week and StartUP PGH: A guide to 9 days of events and how it all came together
More than a dozen regional organizations joined forces to attract capital, talent and founders to the city from Sept. 10 to 18.
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Civic Tech, Policy & Government
Entrepreneurship & Business
Workforce & Jobs of the Future
Quarterly VC dealflow
BootcampS & Tech Training Programs
Career success stories: ‘how i got here’
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Harrington blocks one data center, but a larger Delaware project remains a mystery
The city rejected a zoning change for a proposed 24-megawatt facility, while an unnamed 100-megawatt project somewhere in Kent County is still unaccounted for.
Pennsylvania is turning data center guesswork into real, mandatory impact reports
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s executive order requires operating tech facilities to disclose annual energy and water usage to environmental regulators.
PA’s new executive order won’t halt data centers — but it could reshape where they get built
Pennsylvania’s new data center rules could reshape which sites developers choose, putting a premium on places with existing power infrastructure and access to lower-carbon energy. An executive order on Tuesday signed by Gov. Josh Shapiro does not impose a moratorium, as many advocates called for, but it changes the economics…
Outside El Paso, data center public meeting ends with physical clash and arrests
Project Jupiter — part of OpenAI’s $500B Stargate project with Oracle and SoftBank — touts $4.7B in economic impact. Residents say they’re not being heard.
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The IndyCar race brought mass road closures and airline pauses to DC, and the investors, founders and engineers at the downtown party barely looked at the TV.
Efficient Computer reports $93.1M in fresh funding as it aims for a $100M+ raise
Plus, PA agtech gets a $10 million boost, a nonprofit commits $25 million to rare disease therapy and more Pittsburgh money moves.
IT contractor TekSynap warns 69 employees of potential layoffs
The Reston company is looking for alternative assignments to keep the engineers and project managers on board as a federal contract ends.
Pittsburgh’s potholes may finally get a faster fix thanks to Silly Surfacing’s patent-pending robot
Backed by an Innovation Works grant, the team is seeking $5 million to automate street maintenance with 3D camera tech.
What happens to new connections after the conference? This startup has an AI answer
ConcordeApp is building a platform to match attendees by their expertise and needs, while helping them follow up on new connections.
Philly govtech startup FSH Technologies raises $20M Series A, plans nationwide expansion
The company is hiring to quadruple staff size as founder Lilly Chen bets her people-first approach to public sector IT can successfully scale.
How this founder got her teen body wash into Walmart: Don’t take no for an answer
Jil Ross of Chicago’s Funda Brands is learning retail from scratch. She hopes her journey inspires other women to launch their second act.
Robot safety startup FORT Robotics sets sights on going public in $556M deal
The Philadelphia company plans to list on the Nasdaq via a SPAC merger, marking the region’s second major robotics exit announcement this year.
Rules for human writing in the AI age
The world is busy writing rules for the machines. These are for the people who still write — like Technical.ly does.
For Kenya Porter, Pittsburgh’s tech future is personal
The founder of Explore PGH Tech Week, which returns Sept. 10-16, has a long relationship with the city’s innovation scene — going all the way back to her grandfather.
Hillman Foundation grant backs TiE Pittsburgh’s effort to connect local startups with global VCs
Executive Director Alex Dalton is partnering with the region’s robotics network to bring outside investors to town during StartUP Week.
Everybody loves New Orleans. Why doesn’t Louisiana?
Despite ranking among America’s favorite metros, the city is shrinking rapidly while political friction with Baton Rouge stalls a turnaround.
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