Energy and Manufacturing in Southwest PA

Policy Committee    September 4, 2025

FINDLAY TOWNSHIP, Sept. 4 – Innovation, manufacturing, and energy-related initiatives at Pittsburgh International Airport have helped make it a hub for far more than just transportation. The airport is situated at the nexus of energy and manufacturing job creation. The House Majority Policy Committee convened a hearing at the airport to discuss how one manufacturer plans to bring jobs to southwest Pennsylvania and further grow the state's energy and manufacturing sector. 

• Host: Rep. Emily Kinkead (D-Allegheny), Rep. John Inglis (D-Allegheny)
• Testifiers:
  • Matt Smith- Chief Growth Officer, Allegheny Conference
  • Kevin Hennessy- Senior Director of Policy, Mainspring Energy
  • Meghan Cox- Vice President of Corporate and Government Relations, Allegheny County Airport Authority

Agenda + Testimony

• Hearing agenda and testimony: Energy and Manufacturing in Southwest PA

Media Release + News Coverage

• Airport will be hub for travel, manufacturing with arrival of Mainspring, September 4, 2025
• Pittsburgh Business Times, Mainspring Energy's $174M Pittsburgh factory delayed over DOE grant, September 4, 2025

Video + Photos

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