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Nov 4, 2024 | 
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By Rick WillsPublished November 4, 2024Print/DownloadFor many residents of Bradford in McKean County, a doctor’s appointment often means a trip to Pittsburgh – a 155-mile drive on curvy secondary roads that for much of the year can be clogged with snow and ice. “There’s a rural health care crisis in this country. Many people here now have to go as far as Pittsburgh just to visit a primary care doctor,” said Alicia Dankesreiter, manager of the Bradford Regional Airport.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
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By Rick WillsPublished October 7, 2024Print/DownloadRenewing a passport just got much easier and faster. Americans can now, at no extra cost, renew their passports online, eliminating a slow paper application process by mail that frequently caused delays. The State Department announced last week that its online renewal system is now fully operational and available to adult passport holders whose passport has expired within the past five years or will expire in the coming year.
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Aug 12, 2024 | 
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By Rick WillsPublished August 12, 2024Print/DownloadThe recent $300 million investment in a Pittsburgh AI startup, including money from the likes of Jeff Bezos, seemed to come from nowhere. Yet the substantial backing for that company, Skild AI, did not surprise those who follow the city’s growing technology sector. Skild AI is developing software that will enable robots to perform increasingly sophisticated tasks.
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Jul 23, 2024 | 
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By Rick WillsPublished July 23, 2024Print/DownloadTravelers at Pittsburgh International Airport hoping to fast-track enrolling in TSA PreCheck will now have the opportunity to sign up at the checkpoint. CLEAR, an authorized Transportation Security Administration PreCheck administrator, now offers TSA PreCheck signup. CLEAR members already have identification documents verified and have their own line at airport checkpoints.
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Jul 17, 2024 | 
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Jul 8, 2024 | 
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By Rick WillsPublished July 8, 2024Print/DownloadCarry-on luggage can sometimes be complicated, often because it’s too bulky. Or maybe because something is fragile. No carry-on is more fragile than the two Guam kingfisher chicks that a bird expert recently carried on a Delta flight out of Pittsburgh International Airport. Extinct in the wild for 40 years, there are fewer than 150 kingfishers on the planet – all in Association of Zoos and Aquarium-accredited facilities across the United States.
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Jun 17, 2024 | 
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By Rick WillsPublished June 17, 2024Print/DownloadA Pittsburgh robotics company whose technology strips paint from jets is relocating to an office park near Pittsburgh International Airport, the latest tech company to expand in the region. Titan Robotics, company officials say, has outgrown its current office space on Pittsburgh’s South Side. The move also puts the company closer to a hangar at the airport where it has done testing for five years.
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Jun 17, 2024 | 
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By Rick WillsPublished June 17, 2024Print/DownloadTwo iconic and now rare World War II bomber planes are on display and available for rides at Allegheny County Airport (AGC) this week and weekend. Maid in the Shade, a B-25 Mitchell, and Sentimental Journey, a B-17 Flying Fortress, will be at the airport – located about 10 miles from Downtown Pittsburgh in West Mifflin, Pa. – from Tuesday through Sunday. Paid flights are available Friday through Sunday.
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May 13, 2024 | 
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By Evan Dougherty and Rick WillsPublished May 13, 2024Print/DownloadBritish Airways’ nonstop service to London isn’t solely about connecting Pittsburghers to Europe and beyond. It also transports valuable products between the region and the rest of the world. While the carrier is seeing surging passenger numbers on its Pittsburgh-London route, a similar trend is occurring in its cargo holds below the passenger cabin.
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May 13, 2024 | 
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By Rick WillsPublished May 13, 2024Print/DownloadA Pittsburgh robotics company has won a $30 million contract with the United Arab Emirates’ state-owned oil company—a deal reflecting the growing reach of the city’s many tech companies. Gecko Robotics Inc. will use robots to perform maintenance, improve efficiency, reduce carbon dioxide emissions and maintain safety for the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company. The UAE aims to be carbon neutral by 2050.
