Building Knowledge Town:

Local industries cluster to help train and give direction to workers for the jobs of today

By Christine H. O'Toole

WQED Pittsburgh Mag
April 2002 

When President Bush suggested in a February appearance here that Pittsburgh should be called "knowledge town," he struck a chord with an army of local folks: the ones working to make sure that education and skill-building serve the region's economic needs.

As the region's most experienced skilled workers retire, openings are popping up in the fields that have been economic mainstays, such as health care, finance and manufacturing. Burgeoning fields like information technology and hospitality offer promise to both CEO wannabes and fledgling tekkies. The question is, can local workers take advantage of those opportunities? Who's going to help them get there?

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