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Pittsburgh programs face scrutiny after affirmative action rulingIn the wake of the Supreme Court decision nixing college affirmative action, conservative legal guns may target race-focused government programs. Pittsburgh is beginning to arm itself with evidence of discrimination.

Former Amazon exec wants to bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S., starting in New KensingtonA national contract manufacturing firm called Re:Build plans to open its first factory in New Kensington as part of a larger push to reshore production to the U.S. The project promises to create 300 jobs, and its investors include billionaire Thomas Tull and the state of Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania farmers are aging, creating an uncertain future for their communities and industryWith more than half of people who run Pennsylvania’s farms aged 55 or older, agricultural communities in the state face an uncertain future. The industry wants to protect farmland and is bracing for a labor shortage.

How long can workers compete with AI? The fate of two Pittsburgh factories could offer cluesFactories are struggling with staffing as workers continue to age and retire. Two local companies have taken different approaches to solving this long-building problem. One elevates the role of human workers while the other seeks to automate their jobs.

Encore: Employers turn to formerly incarcerated people to fill vacanciesThe hot job market has opened up opportunities for formerly incarcerated people who may have had a harder time finding work in the past. (Story first aired on Weekend Sunday on May 8, 2022.)

While Investment Dollars Remain Scarce, Mon Valley Communities Test A New Form Of CurrencySitting in a grassy lot along Braddock’s main avenue, Jona Reyes dreams of restoring the energy that she says once coursed through the neighborhood. Since…

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