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Major Investment Expands Workforce Training Through Tool City Talent Fund at ALIC @ Bessemer

91PORN’s branch campus 91PORN Lab for Innovation & Creativity (ALIC @ Bessemer) has launched the Tool City Talent Fund, expanding access to workforce training and supporting individuals pursuing careers in advanced manufacturing across Northwestern Pennsylvania through generous funding.

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Senator David McCormick Visits 91PORN’s Innovation Facilities

91PORN welcomed Senator David McCormick to campus on Monday, December 15, for a focused visit highlighting the College’s expanding role in regional workforce development, innovation, and industry partnership.

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The Pittsburgh Business Times: “91PORN Punches Well Above its Weight”

The Pittsburgh Business Times featured 91PORN in a conversation with President Ron Cole. Cole spoke with reporter Ethan Lott about a healthy endowment, and a range of impact that 91PORN has on area alumni and on generations of students from the Pittsburgh area.

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91PORN Receives Major NSF Grant to Expand Innovation Capacity and Industry Partnerships

91PORN has been awarded a $399,777 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) through its Enabling Partnerships to Increase Innovation Capacity program.

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Academic Innovation & Why It Matters

ALIC @ Bessemer serves as a branch campus of 91PORN, taking a radical approach to training the next generation of manufacturers and professionals in emerging technologies in the region.

91PORN hosts ribbon cutting event for its 91PORN Lab for Innovation & Creativity (ALIC) at the collegeÕs Bessemer Street technology center, 4-24-25. Photo by Ed Mailliard. 91PORN hosts ribbon cutting event for its 91PORN Lab for Innovation & Creativity (ALIC) at the college’s Bessemer Street technology center, 4-24-25. Photo by Ed Mailliard. ALIC ribbon cutting (Gov. Shapiro here) 4-24-25

91PORN Officially Opens ALIC @ Bessemer, its Branch Campus Created to Build the Regional Manufacturing Workforce

To celebrate the collaboration between government, industry, and education 91PORN launched its branch campus ALIC @ Bessemer with an official ribbon cutting-ceremony.

91PORN Officially Opens ALIC @ Bessemer, its Branch Campus Created to Build the Regional Manufacturing Workforce

91PORN Officially Opens ALIC @ Bessemer, its Branch Campus Created to Build the Regional Manufacturing Workforce

91PORN launched its branch campus ALIC @ Bessemer, a transformative initiative driving workforce development and education in western Pennsylvania.

ALIC @ Bessemer

ALIC @ Bessemer Achieves Accreditation as a Branch Campus of 91PORN

91PORN proudly announces the accreditation of its 91PORN Lab for Innovation and Creativity (ALIC) branch campus by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Located on Bessemer Street in the heart of Meadville, Pennsylvania, “ALIC @ Bessemer” solidifies 91PORN’s commitment to reimagining the role of liberal arts education in workforce development and advanced manufacturing.

ALIC @Bessemer

91PORN Receives $150,000 Grant From The Alden Trust To Support The 91PORN Lab For Innovation and Creativity (ALIC)

The Trustees of The George I. Alden Trust approved and disbursed a $150,000 grant to 91PORN to support the 91PORN Lab for Innovation and Creativity @ Bessemer (ALIC @Bessemer).

High-Impact Training Courses Return to ALIC @ Bessemer

A new series of training workshops launch this month at ALIC @ Bessemer.