Democrat Josh Shapiro was sworn in as Pennsylvania governor Tuesday, Jan. 17. During his campaign, he said he would focus on encouraging more businesses to locate and expand within the state. Two days following Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s inauguration, Pittsburgh-area business leaders voiced optimism that the Democrat will usher in a new era of economic competitiveness. The state has struggled to turn research and innovation that occurs at its universities into broad-based job creation, research shows . But Shapiro shows signs he prioritizes the issue, encouraging local economic development groups they could soon receive more support to implement strategies for expanding high-tech industries in the Pittsburgh region. On the campaign trail last summer, Shapiro embraced policies to encourage business investment and workforce development. Once elected, he formed a transition team to develop a broader economic development strategy. “We have a governor who wants to work with us and is going to lay out the plan to get there. And we as a region have positioned ourselves to respond and partner accordingly,” Allegheny Conference on Community Development CEO Stefani Pashman said during a webinar that her organization hosted Thursday. Pashman and other boosters have crafted thorough proposals in recent years […]
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Invest The Invisible Impact
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