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Pittsburgh's Big Push! Sliding the I-376 Commercial Street Bridge Into Place

Getting Ready For Pittsburgh's Biggest Push

The Parkway East is getting ready for one of Pittsburgh’s biggest infrastructure moonshots: sliding a 22-million-pound bridge into place using hydraulic power, Teflon plates and a whole lot of local know-how. See how PennDOT, Fay, S&B USA and local trades are turning a month-long closure into a high-tech bridge-building feat for the City of Bridges.

Astrobotic’s Griffin Lander Takes Its Next Giant Leap

Behind the glass wall at Pittsburgh’s Moonshot Museum, Astrobotic’s Griffin lunar lander stood like a spacecraft cathedral, part engineering achievement, part regional rallying cry. The company unveiled Griffin-1 to government, public sector and partner leaders before the lander departs Pittsburgh for environmental testing, a critical step on its journey toward a planned Q4 2026 launch to the Moon.

Demo Day Returns: Look at Pittsburgh’s Startup Future

After a long pause, Innovation Works’ AlphaLab Demo Day returned with the kind of energy Pittsburgh’s startup community has been missing. Part showcase, part reunion and part launchpad, Demo Day brought together 21 companies from AlphaLab’s latest cohort, giving founders the chance to step in front of mentors, investors, customers and ecosystem connectors to show what they have been building over the last five months. Take a peek!

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From Zero to Eight Figures in Under Five Years

When Dan Desko started Echelon Risk + Cyber, he had pretty much nothing. No website. An intern was his first employee. No reputation as a firm. Today Echelon employs around 70 people across the United States and Mexico, and its first time on the Inc. 5000 we ranked No. 433, placing in the top 10% of the list and first in Pittsburgh. How did Dan and his team do it?

The Phoenix Pattern: Five Fires That Shape a Life

Every tech entrepreneur needs a purpose for starting his or her business. Often, what motivates executives involves writing some wrong or responding to a significant event by rising from the ashes to create something great life the legendary mythical creature called the phoenix. The phoenix is one of humanity’s oldest symbols of renewal. Chris Allison and his new book "Forged in Fire 12 Stories of Fantastic Transformation" explores pattern.

Equity Compensation: Turn Complexity Into Opportunity

At its core, equity compensation is an ownership interest in your company through stock options, restricted shares, or similar awards. That foundation provides clarity. But understanding your equity is only the starting point, the real value lies in how it fits into your broader financial picture. Fragasso Financial Advisors has expert insight to walk you through the topic.

Build a 1-Page Benefit Piece Employees Will Read

Employee benefits are only valuable if employees understand them. Yet many organizations rely on long, tedious guides, dense PDFs, or put the information on portals employees rarely open. A well-designed benefits one pager solves this problem by reducing what matters most into a clear, visual, and actionable summary. MBA has insights.