America’s AI future won’t be stopped by China, energy shortages, or a lack of investment. It will be stopped by a lack of workers.

That reality hit hard at the Energy & Innovation Summit in Pittsburgh last month, hosted by Senator Dave McCormick , Carnegie Mellon President Farnam Jahanian, and a remarkable roster of business executives, industry leaders, and federal cabinet secretaries. Pennsylvania sits at the center of this future—with the Marcellus Shale, leading universities, and advanced manufacturing hubs powering some of the nation’s most ambitious energy projects.

While headlines celebrated $90 billion in new private investment for energy and data infrastructure, they missed the bigger story: the federal government is finally cutting the red tape holding back $1 trillion in sta

See Full Page