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Beaver County small business owners impacted by the train derailment in nearby East Palestine, Ohio can turn to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and our resource partner network for continued in person and online support. Rest assured, we’re continually working with our federal, state and local partners to coordinate ongoing support efforts for you. The University of Pittsburgh Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is providing boots-on-the ground assistance…

By Egreenews: https://egreenews.com/four-ways-that-engaging-with-schools-benefits-your-talent-stream/ The manufacturing community has long struggled with finding skilled workers, citing, among other things, the misperceptions that manufacturing jobs underpay, are monotonous and involve working in dirty factories. With the adoption of Industry 4.0 - automation and robotics - the task at hand for the industry is as much about raising awareness and creating interest for high-tech careers in advanced manufacturing as it is about changing…

By Todd Miller Whit Little, Catalyst Connection’s new CFO, has spent more than 30 years in senior management at multiple startup technology and manufacturing companies in the Pittsburgh region. In many of those roles, Whit was a loyal client of Catalyst Connection. Those experiences enabled him to gain a solid understanding of Catalyst Connection’s mission of providing consulting and training services to small manufacturers in southwestern Pennsylvania, accelerating revenue…

Just as American iron and steel and manufacturing emerged from the Greater Pittsburgh region in the Industrial Revolution, today a new revolution of advanced manufacturing (AM) technologies grows from southwestern Pennsylvania’s innovations in robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, and other leading-edge digital technologies. According to a McKinsey Global Institute report titled “Making it in America: Revitalizing U.S. Manufacturing” (November 2017), these “Industry 4.0” manufacturing technologies have the potential to…

by Todd Miller After 34 years of helping Pittsburgh’s technology and manufacturing communities grow, Jeanne Straw is retiring from Catalyst Connection on December 31 as senior vice president of administration. As second in command under President and CEO Petra Mitchell, Straw has been responsible for compliance, government grant reporting, tax, finance, human resources and operations. She will use her well-deserved leisure to spend more time with her five grandchildren…