Kelly Austin, vice president for commonwealth campuses at Penn State and pictured left, shares a laugh with Zack Moore, vice president for government and community relations at the University, during the grand opening of the Digital Foundry at New Kensington, a partnership between Penn State New Kensington and the Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland.
Tom Giannantonio, program director at Siemens Healtineers (left), and Melanie Spare of Siemens Digital Industries Software, enjoy the grand opening of the Digital Foundry at New Kensington, a partnership between Penn State New Kensington and the Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland. Siemens is a founding Technology Partner at the Digital Foundry.
The Nittany Lion applauds at the grand opening celebration of the Digital Foundry at New Kensington, a partnership between Penn State New Kensington and the Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland.
Tom Guzzo, mayor of the city of New Kensington, speaks at the grand opening of the Digital Foundry at New Kensington. The new facility, a partnership between Penn State New Kensington and the Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland, is just blocks away from the campus' Invent Penn State innovation hub, the Corner Launchbox, along Fifth Avenue in the city, which was credited as a catalyst for revitalization in the city.
Neil Weaver, acting secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED), speaks at the grand opening of the Digital Foundry at New Kensington, a partnership between Penn State New Kensington and the Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland County. The DCED provided nearly nearly $200,000 in funding towards the project through the Manufacturing Training-to-Career (MTTC) program in 2021.
Keynote speakers at the Digital Foundry at New Kensington prepare to celebrate the opening of the new facility by pulling a lever to open the doors. Speakers included, from left to right, Jim Smith, president of the Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland; Neil Weaver, acting secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development; Kevin Snider, chancellor of Penn State New Kensington; Tom Guzzo, mayor of New Kensington; Sherri McCleary, executive director of the Digital Foundry at New Kensington; and Neeli Bendapudi, president of Penn State.
Jim Smith, president and CEO of the Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland, makes remarks at the grand opening of the Digital Foundry at New Kensington. The facility is a partnership between the organization and Penn State New Kensington.
University leadership, along with state, regional and local officials, joined to celebrate the grand opening of the Digital Foundry at New Kensington on June 1. The new facility in downtown New Kensington is a partnership between Penn State New Kensington and the Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland.
Face masks are now required to be worn indoors on five additional Penn State campuses, in accordance with public health guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that advises that masks be worn in counties with high COVID-19 Community Levels.
