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Pennsylvania's innovation economy suffers from 'lack of a drumbeat,' policy experts say
The factors and effects of Pennsylvania's lagging innovation economy are wide-ranging and diverse.
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BROOKINGS
- Oct 20, 2022
- 4 min
Commonwealth of innovation: A policy agenda for revitalizing Pennsylvania’s economic dynamism
“Few states possess as many of the assets needed for innovation-driven growth as Pennsylvania,” Brookings’ researchers wrote in the study.
Pittsburgh Inno
- Oct 14, 2021
- 3 min
VIT's acquisition further 'validation' of Pgh's growing entrepreneurial community, fmr investors say
Pittsburgh-based hardware accelerator AlphaLab Gear, a platform offered through Innovation Works, served as an early investor in VIT.
Ben Franklin 4 PA
- Oct 1, 2021
- 5 min
Pittsburgh — From Steel City to Smart City
Pittsburgh has always been known as a diverse city & features 90 distinct neighborhoods with their own sub-cultures, with 302,000 residents
NextPittsburgh
- Sep 23, 2021
- 3 min
NextPittsburgh: Pgh ranks 23rd in global emerging startup ecosystem report
“Over the last 5 years we’ve had about 300 investors from around the world investing in Pgh & last year alone, 42 first-time new investors"
Technical.ly
- Sep 22, 2021
- 4 min
Pgh ranked on a global list of ’emerging’ startup ecosystems & these local leaders aren’t surprised
The 2021 GSE report placed Pittsburgh as the 23rd top emerging market, with strengths in funding, performance, adv. manufacturing & robotics
Pittsburgh Inno
- Sep 22, 2021
- 3 min
Local leaders react to Pittsburgh being named among top 25 global emerging startup ecosystems
This article was originally published in the PittsburghInno. By Nate Doughty | September 22, 2021, 03:27pm EDT On Wednesday, a new...
Ben Franklin 4 PA
- Sep 22, 2021
- 2 min
Pittsburgh Gets High Marks as a Place for Innovation
Pgh has one of the world’s top emerging startup ecosystems from which companies are born from new ideas, talented innovators & investment
Philadelphia Business Journal
- Sep 22, 2021
- 2 min
Philadelphia’s startup ecosystem climbs 15 spots into the top 30 worldwide, report says
This article was originally posted on PHLINNO. By Kennedy Rose | September 22, 2021, 12:01am EDT Philadelphia’s startup ecosystem ranks...
Ryan E. Glenn
- Aug 23, 2021
- 3 min
An In-Depth Look at Pa.’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Highlights the Strength and Importance of BFTP
Partnerships like the one between DCED and Carnegie Mellon, as well as investments like the $14.5 million we saw in the 2021-22 General Fund
Ben Franklin 4 PA
- Aug 12, 2021
- 2 min
Wolf Administration and CMU Present Findings of Report on Pennsylvania’s Innovation Economy
August 11, 2021 Harrisburg, PA – Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Dennis Davin joined Carnegie Mellon...
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