The Advance - The Team Pennsylvania Newsletter - September 2025
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SEPTEMBER 2025

FEATURE

Bold 10-Year Roadmap Released Advancing Pennsylvania’s Leadership in Energy, Data Centers, and AI

Pennsylvania stands at a pivotal moment in global energy transformation, the unprecedented expansion of data centers, and the rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI). To capitalize on this opportunity, Team Pennsylvania — the Commonwealth’s nonpartisan, nonprofit partner dedicated to accelerating economic growth — released the 2025 Pennsylvania Energy, Data Centers, and Artificial Intelligence Roadmap.

The full roadmap, including long-term strategies and the near-term action plan, is available at: TEAMPA.COM/EDCAI-ROADMAP

Read the full press release

Since releasing the roadmap, Team Pennsylvania has heard from leaders across sectors — from business to academia to nonprofits, from energy to technology to healthcare — who are highlighting how the roadmap can accelerate innovation, collaboration, and statewide competitiveness as we move from strategy to execution.

See how leaders are engaging with the roadmap ↓

 

IN OTHER NEWS

 

Team PA Partners with Google on AI Accelerators

Team Pennsylvania is all in on AI adoption across Pennsylvania businesses. That’s why we are excited to partner with Google on their AI Accelerator initiative in Pennsylvania. President & CEO Abby Smith was on hand to help kick off the first AI Accelerator workshop for small businesses. See a list of live workshops and register now . . . READ ON

 
 
 

AgTech in Pennsylvania: From Opportunity to Action

Our Pennsylvania Agriculture Economic Analysis 2025 shows agriculture contributes $27.5B to the state’s GSP, yet our farms face mounting pressures. We believe there is an opportunity for home-grown agtech to be part of the solution. . . . READ ON

 
 
 

2026 Summer Fellowship Program

The Team Pennsylvania Summer Fellowship is a paid, 8-week program for graduate students who would like to gain experience working with a dynamic, public-private partnership that accelerates the commonwealth’s long-term economic future. . . . LEARN MORE AND APPLY BY OCTOBER 15th

 

STAFF SPOTLIGHT

 

Abby Smith

From part-time contractor to President & CEO, Abby Smith’s journey with Team Pennsylvania has been one of growth, resilience, and impact. Her leadership continues to guide Team Pennsylvania’s mission of driving economic growth through building partnerships across the commonwealth. . . . READ ON

 

Our Contributors

Accenture
Allegheny Hardwood Utilization Group
ASK Foods, Inc.
AT&T
B. Braun Medical Inc.
BEAM Collaborative
Bingaman & Son Lumber, Inc.
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
ByHeart
Carnegie Mellon University
Center for Dairy Excellence
ChatterBlast
Clean Air Task Force
Clemens Food Group
Consortium of Public Education
Core Natural Resources
Deloitte
DMI Companies
Doral Renewables LLC
Dunmore
Eichenlaub Inc.
Electro Soft, Inc.
Energy Transfer
Erie Insurance Company
FirstEnergy Foundation
Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba
Goodwill Keystone Area
Horizon Farm Credit
IBEW 3rd District
InnovatePGH
Insight Partners
Jefferson Health
Johnson Matthey
KPMG
Lampire Biological Laboratories
LS Power
Lycoming Engines
McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC
MHI Hydrogen Infrastructure
NRG Energy, Inc.
OraSure Technologies, Inc.
Painterland Sisters
Penn Medicine
Pennoni Associates Inc.
Penn State Health
Penn State University
The Philadelphia Foundation
Saxton & Stump
Science Center
Shell
Shippensburg University
Sigma Resources
Steinman Foundation
St. Luke's University Health Network
TE Connectivity
The Giant Company
Tierney
UGI Energy Services
United States Steel
United Steelworkers
University of Pittsburgh
Verizon
Washington & Jefferson College
Winner International Inc.
 
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