The National Flag Foundation salutes Walnut Capital, the Pittsburgh Technology Council, Google and the University of Pittsburgh’s Human Engineering Research Laboratories for their partnership in hosting a globe-trotting American Flag on July 3, 2026, one of 13 community gatherings through the 4th of July across three counties of southwestern Pennsylvania.

“Pittsburgh is a place where revolutions begin, from the opening shots of the French and Indian War that led to the American Revolution through the Industrial Revolution and on to today’ revolution in Deep Tech and the Life Sciences. Bakery Square unites these themes in one of the final stops of the global sojourn,” said Romel Nicholas, chairman of the non-profit, non-partisan National Flag Foundation. “We are grateful to our partners at Walnut Capital, the Pittsburgh Technology Council, Google and the University of Pittsburgh’s Human Engineering Research Laboratories for their support of the Pittsburgh Regional Sojourn 250 by raising the flag over Google in Bakery Square on July 3rd to emphasize the Innovation Revolution underway across the Pittsburgh region.”

More than 40 agencies, organizations, governments, and businesses have come together to plan 13 gatherings across three southwestern Pennsylvania counties, one stop for each stripe on th

“All of us at the Pittsburgh Technology Council welcome this unique American flag to our region on behalf of everyone involved in life-changing breakthroughs in Deep Tech and the Life Sciences,” said Audrey Russo, president & CEO of the Council. “The revolutions that began in our region in the 1750s continue to shape the future of the world.”

“For 2 decades, Google has sent its toughest problems to Pittsburgh to solve,” said Gretchen Clutter, site co-lead. “We’re honored to welcome the Sojourn Flag to Google Pittsburgh to symbolize our region’s transformation to a center for AI, robotics, and advanced manufacturing. It’s not about where we are today; it’s about where we’re heading next.”

“As a veteran myself, it’s especially meaningful to represent the University of Pittsburgh and our Human Engineering Research Laboratories in celebrating the globe-trotting Sojourn Flag and the values it represents, said Dr. Rory Cooper, PhD PLY, director of HERL Our laboratories offer a one-of-a-kind setting for developing solutions for people with disabilities by people with disabilities that are improving lives worldwide.”