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The Pittsburgh region has won a competitive federal grant that will provide almost $63 million dollars to help businesses invest in robots and other technology — and train workers to use them.
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Despite concerns of a recession, local businesses are experiencing steady demand for goods, servicesOn today’s episode of The Confluence: We look at the results of a recent survey on the regional businesses economic outlook for remainder of the year; the state Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of Pennsylvania’s mail-in-voting law, Act 77; and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson’s Pittsburgh home is opening to the public. Today’s guests include: Vera Krekanova, chief research officer with the Allegheny Conference on Community Development; Stephen Caruso, Capitol reporter for Spotlight PA; and Chris Rawson, board member of the August Wilson House.
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The Allegheny Conference report charts a middle-of-the-road path that rejects doing nothing to clean up the energy sector but falls short of the goals set by the global climate conference.
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On today’s episode of The Confluence: Allegheny County has surpassed 3,000 deaths due to COVID-19, but case rates have fallen; while the region is approaching pre-pandemic employment levels, analysis from the Allegheny Conference on Community Development suggests it may be a while until certain sectors have fully recovered; and we speak with the executive director of Industrial Arts Workshop of Hazelwood, which is giving new life to locks removed from the Clemente Bridge.
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President Biden announced sweeping new vaccine mandates for the workplace late last week. Pro-business groups in Pennsylvania are still digesting the news.
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Pandemic-related job losses hobbled the local economy through the winter, with the Pittsburgh region sustaining 87,800 fewer jobs in February compared to…
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The region’s leisure and hospitality sector is in dire economic straits, according to a report issued earlier this month from the Allegheny Conference on…
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On today's program: The Pennsylvania Prison Society says while facilities have followed COVID-19 safety guidelines, quarantine protocols have made it hard…
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A recent survey shows a decline in consumer confidence in southwestern Pennsylvania -- particularly how residents feel about their employment, personal…
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On today's program: Though the unemployment rate remains high, some sectors of the Pittsburgh economy are beginning the slow recovery process; the new…