Fayette County residents who rely on DSL or wireless home internet services are being asked to participate in the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority’s (PBDA) broadband service challenge process.

“The broadband authority has a list of addresses that they claim have broadband availability at their residences,” said Scott Dunn, chair of the county commissioners. “We have to look at this list and say this is right or this is wrong. We will challenge these addresses, because we’re sure that many of them don’t have the required megabyte speed to be considered reliable internet. If an area needs broadband, we want to get a grant to cover the area.”

Armstrong County’s board of commissioners is requesting that residents who rely on DSL or wireless home internet services participate by May 22 in the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority’s (PBDA) broadband service challenge process, according to a recently issued press release.

Residents can go to: SPCBEADchallenge.com — and follow the instructions to identify their location on the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) map and take the speed test.

Executive Director of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission, Rich Fitzgerald, joins Larry in the studio to discuss lots of projects and things happening in our region. Suzie Cool also joins them for her “Cool Scoop” weekly segment.

Listen to the full interview at audacy.com.

Public and private organizations in area counties are requesting that residents who rely on DSL (digital subscriber line) or wireless home internet services participate in the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority’s broadband service challenge process, which is ongoing through Wednesday at 11 p.m.

People in Southwestern Pennsylvania will have multiple opportunities later this month to learn more about the region’s future transportation and infrastructure plans, while offering their own suggestions on what improvements they would like to see happen.

The Southwest Pennsylvania Commission is holding separate town hall meetings in Washington and Fayette counties next week, and another one in Greene County at the end of the month.

People in Southwestern Pennsylvania will have multiple opportunities later this month to learn more about the region’s future transportation and infrastructure plans, while offering their own suggestions on what improvements they would like to see happen.

The Southwest Pennsylvania Commission is holding separate town hall meetings in Washington and Fayette counties next week, and another one in Greene County at the end of the month.

In just a matter of days, the City of Pittsburgh could find out if they’ll be hosting the 2026 or 2027 NFL Draft. Channel 11′s Jenna Harner has been talking with city officials over the last month to find out what a draft here in Pittsburgh would look like, from where the stage goes to where the events are, and the preparations the city is making already, even before it’s official.

The road to completing transportation improvement-related projects is most crucially paved with governmental funding dollars.

Appreciation for efforts to acquire such funding from the state and federal levels, particularly as it pertains the three ongoing initiatives in Armstrong County, represented a fair portion of the detail and dialogue voiced during Tuesday’s public meeting of Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC) leaders to gather feedback from county residents, which was held at Kittanning Township Volunteer Fire Dept.

The West Newton Bridge is among a list of projects that could be brought to life with $300 million in road, transit and bridge improvement funds that Westmoreland County is slated to receive as part of regional infrastructure work.

The metal truss bridge, built in 1909, carries about 6,500 vehicles each day on Route 136 over the Youghiogheny River, connecting two parts of the borough.

This spring, the Pittsburgh Business Times is launching a new project called Newly Minted.

This special publication, running in June, will highlight 24 top executives who have assumed their new roles since fall 2023. These include CEOs, presidents, executive directors and equivalent roles.