October 2025 — Southwestern Pennsylvania is experiencing a fresh wave of investment momentum driven by manufacturing resurgence, energy availability, digital infrastructure upgrades, and regional collaboration.
Between 2007 and 2023, expansions in the 10-county Pittsburgh region generated nearly $16 billion in announced capital investment, representing 54.8% of all projects tracked by the Allegheny Conference.
The region’s industrial sector is showing renewed momentum, with manufacturing employment and output growing steadily, boosted by advanced and precision manufacturing capabilities. Natural gas from the Marcellus and Utica shale plays continues to serve as a backbone of regional energy production and emerging needs such as data centers…