We are thrilled to kick off the week with Bill Strickland, President and CEO of the non-profit Manchester Bidwell Corporation, which he formed in 1968 to focus on art, education and music. He is a winner of the MacArthur Genius Award and the 2011 Goi Peace award. An internationally acclaimed speaker, author, artist and community builder, Bill has remained active locally, but simultaneously internationally, as he expanded his work around the world. Bill will talk about Pittsburgh, the state of our world now through his eyes and experience, paired with his continued passion to build social enterprises around the world based upon his original vision that emanated from Pittsburgh's North Side organization in Manchester.

MECCO CEO Dave Sweet talks about his company's more than 130 years of innovation in Pittsburgh. MECCO offers the latest innovations in direct part marking for traceability, verification, and part identification in manufacturing, assembly, and other harsh environments. MECCO features a full range of marking technology, including MeccoMark fiber lasers, as well as CO, diode-pumped, and flash lamp lasers as well as a complete line of dot-peen indent markers with portable, benchtop, integrated, and custom systems available. Thanks to Comcast for powering up the #50PGHSummerStories!

Neysha Arcelay of Prexica, Kelly Fetick of Landis Consulting and John Miller of Real CIO merged minds to talk about the importance of developing an agile mindset and methodology around People, Process and Technology. It is defining who will emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic on top and those who might not survive.

DataBank, a leading provider of enterprise-class colocation, connectivity, and managed services, announces the opening of its second Pittsburgh data center (PIT2) in North Fayette Township, PA. The facility, DataBank’s second in the Pittsburgh area, brings the company’s total data center count to 20 facilities in nine markets. DataBank CEO Raul Martynek gives us the details of the data center and its plans to keep growing in Pittsburgh.

This Business as Usual is both fascinating and informative as we welcome CivicScience CEO John Dick to discuss how his company is gauging the general mindset of the consumer during the current phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. What’s John going to talk about? Probably: data, human behavior these days, commerce & marketing ... if you’ve not heard him talk about his work, his life, his family and his witticisms aplenty ... eat your lunch with us!

Learn how BNY Mellon activated its tech team to keep employees and operations running smoothly through COVID-19.

Chris Kowalsky was chosen as the CIO Choice Winner for the 2020 CIO Of the Year Awards to recognize a lifetime of achievement in Pittsburgh's tech industry. The event is set virtually for July 15, 2020.

TechVibe cohosts Audrey Russo and Jonathan Kersting detail the local tech industry's reaction and adaptation to COVID-19

The Nashville metro region has ranked among the fastest-growing metro region’s in the United States in recent years, and is projected to grow in population by 50 percent in the next 20 years. Join us on Business as Usual as we host Nashville Technology Council President Brian Moyer to talk about the forces in play in driving Nashville’s success and the role of the technology sector in helping to attract newcomers to their region.

Touchtown SVP Mike Rethage talks about Touchtown's growing presence in Pittsburgh after its acquisition by Uniguest last year. Through the acquisition of Touchtown, Uniguest is expanding as the most relevant customer engagement solution in hospitality and senior living. Uniguest and Touchtown will jointly focus on the shared needs of their clients by continuing to provide solutions and services that enable business growth and operational efficiency through centralized content management.