Partners & Funders

Catalyst Connection

Catalyst Connection is a private not-for-profit organization headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. We provide consulting and training services to small manufacturers in southwestern Pennsylvania, accelerating revenue growth and improving productivity. Through active collaboration with our clients and the manufacturing community, they contribute to the growth, vibrancy, and ongoing robustness of manufacturing in our region. Catalyst Connection is supported, in part, by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development, and by the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership.

Catalyst Connection serves as a partner in the Shale POWER initiative for the fifteen counties in Pennsylvania. They communicate and promote activities including training, workshops and events planned for Shale POWER. WVMEP will also provide direct technical assistance, make connections to experts and a suite of tools to small and medium enterprises who seek Shale POWER assistance in the shale-manufacturing sector.

Catalyst Connection is a private not-for-profit organization headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. We provide consulting and training services to small manufacturers in southwestern Pennsylvania, accelerating revenue growth and improving productivity. Through active collaboration with our clients and the manufacturing community, they contribute to the growth, vibrancy, and ongoing robustness of manufacturing in our region. Catalyst Connection is supported, in part, by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development, and by the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership.

Catalyst Connection serves as a partner in the Shale POWER initiative for the fifteen counties in Pennsylvania. They communicate and promote activities including training, workshops and events planned for Shale POWER. WVMEP will also provide direct technical assistance, make connections to experts and a suite of tools to small and medium enterprises who seek Shale POWER assistance in the shale-manufacturing sector.

Catalyst Connection Staff 

Tom Reed, Director, Communications and Community Outreach
treed@catalystconnection.org
(412) 918-4269

Erica Frischmann, Senior Consultant
efrischmann@catalystconnection.org
(412) 918-4212