Pittsburgh Local Lab

Bridging craft, industry, and communities to define the future of production in the Pittsburgh area.
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Community & Connection in Manufacturing

Bridging craft, industry, and communities to define the future of production in the Pittsburgh area.

Strategies to overcome challenges for food and beverage businesses in Western NC

Uniting manufacturing leaders to inspire local knowledge exchange and action

Transforming the manufacturing ownership succession ecosystem

Understanding making and manufacturing ecosystems in cities

Using Design Jams to explore a circular economy and its buildout in Appalachia

How community-based lenders combined inclusion and manufacturing to promote equity

Inspiring local knowledge exchange and action to make manufacturing hiring more dynamic

Creating a development strategy for a Dayton, Ohio makerspace based on national best practices

Tailoring a makerspace to the unique needs of South LA communities

Creating the Greater Cincinnati Makers Collaborative

Insights, challenges, and success in the design, manufacturing, and reuse of textile-based products

Local strategies for a more inclusive innovation economy

Workforce intermediaries collaborating with employees and workers to improve job quality

How physical space can anchor manufacturers & support production ecosystems