Jobs Features

Pittsburgh offers a climate of innovation, partnership and entrepreneurial support that foreign startups cannot find in other cities, says Babs Carryer in this column. A few powerful partnerships, including the Carnegie Mellon-Portugal Program, resulted in some key Portugal startups visiting Pittsburgh last week. Here's her report on what happened and what could lie ahead.

Why would a Beltway power couple move to Pittsburgh? Because unlike in D.C., they could be part of a community here and make a difference. While one was returning to town, another was cajoled into coming. Here's how they adapted--quite well we would say--and what they're doing now in "the city that cares back."

One recent study estimates that the Marcellus Shale and the new natural gas renaissance in Pennsylvania could create 175,000 new jobs in the next 10 years alone. This development could last more than a century, says Matt Pitzarella of Range Resources.  It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and we can all play a part, he asserts. The best thing? If we all work together, we can lead the world's new energy evolution from right here in Pittsburgh. The second of a series on energy jobs in Pittsburgh.