Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading. To view unlimited content Subscribe now or Login

Please log in, or sign up for a new account to continue reading.

Thank you for Reading! We hope that you continue to enjoy our free content.

Welcome! We hope that you enjoy our free content. To view unlimited content Subscribe now or Login

Thank you for reading! On your next view you will be asked to log in or subscribe to continue reading.

Thank you for Reading! On your next view you will be asked to log in to your subscriber account or create an account and subscribe purchase a subscription to continue reading.

Thank you for signing in! We hope that you continue to enjoy our free content.

Thank you for reading! We hope that you continue to enjoy our free content. To view unlimited content Subscribe now or Login

Thank you for reading! We hope that you continue to enjoy our free content. To view unlimited content Subscribe now or Login

Thank you for reading! We hope that you continue to enjoy our free content. To view unlimited content Subscribe now or Login

Thank you for reading! We hope that you continue to enjoy our free content. To view unlimited content Subscribe now or Login

Thank you for reading! We hope that you continue to enjoy our free content. To view unlimited content Subscribe now or Login

Checking back? Since you viewed this item previously you can read it again. To view unlimited content Subscribe now or Login

Please purchase a subscription to read our premium content. If you have a subscription, please log in or sign up for an account on our website to continue.

Your current subscription does not provide access to this content.

Purchase an Online Subscription to receive access to all website content of INDIANA GAZETTE.

Already a Print Subscriber? Register here to access your free website content of INDIANA GAZETTE.

Sorry, no promotional deals were found matching that code.

Promotional Rates were found for your code.

Partly cloudy. High 63F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph..

A clear sky. Low 41F. Winds light and variable.

Miller Fabrication Solutions’ Homer City plant was one of two locations visited Friday in Indiana County by state Department of Community and Economic Development Deputy Secretary of Technology and Innovation Steve D’Ettorre.

Miller Fabrication Solutions’ Homer City plant was one of two locations visited Friday in Indiana County by state Department of Community and Economic Development Deputy Secretary of Technology and Innovation Steve D’Ettorre.

Pennsylvania’s observance of Manufacturing Day brought two top officials of the state Department of Community and Economic Development to area counties Friday.

While acting DCED Secretary Neil Weaver visited three locations in Bedford County, the department’s Deputy Secretary of Technology and Innovation Steve D’Ettorre went to locations in Homer City and Indiana.

“The manufacturing industry relies heavily on technology and innovation to stay current,” D’Ettorre said at Miller Fabrication Solutions in Homer City. “The two truly go hand-in-hand.”

The company, which also has two plants in the Brookville, Jefferson County, area, delivers high-quality metal parts and assemblies through its extensive value-added and manufacturing solutions with a focus on modern technology and robotic automation.

In the 249,645-square-foot Homer City plant, Miller produces a line of hydraulic excavator attachments and other parts for original equipment manufacturers in construction and transportation.

While they can be as small as a few hundred pounds that fit comfortably on a 3-foot-by-4-foot pallet, company officials said parts produced at Homer City often are huge. A recent project, for example, weighed 6.5 tons and measured 4 feet high, 4 feet wide and 12 feet long.

“His visit underscores our company’s commitment to technology and innovation in fabricating high-quality parts for some of the biggest equipment manufacturing brands in the world,” Miller President Eric D. Miller said.

D’Ettorre also visited the new Technology and Entrepreneurship Center in the Atrium along Philadelphia Street in downtown Indiana.

“We’re very excited to show Deputy Secretary D’Ettorre what we’re doing at the TEC,” center director Dr. Erick Lauber said. ““Our focus on technology companies in rural areas we know is unique for an incubator, but our efforts to provide ‘technology experiences’ such as Virtual Reality hours, computer training, and media workshops will start a ‘technology funnel’ where citizens go from ‘experiencers’ to ‘learners’ to ‘earners’ and eventually ‘entrepreneurs.’”

TEC provides coaching, classes, and co-working spaces to foster entrepreneurship and enhance the success of new tech companies in Indiana County. Lauber, a professor at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, serves as director of the TEC and

Lauber, a member of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania faculty, is a graduate of the Ben Franklin Technology Partners Central & Northern Pennsylvania’s TechCelerator Business Startup Bootcamp.

State officials said it was a course that provided Lauber with critical training to help him create change in this rural community.

“Everyone knows the metaverse is coming, but we strongly believe it will be built right here in the small towns of Pennsylvania because of specialized spaces like ours,” Lauber said.

According to 2021-22 report by the Governor’s Action Team, the Wolf administration created 197 manufacturing jobs in southwestern Pennsylvania in the last year.

As part of a series of events that will continue into the coming week, DCED officials will tour local manufacturers in every region of the commonwealth, including upcoming visits to Crawford, Huntingdon, Montgomery, Northumberland and Wyoming counties.

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.

We're always interested in hearing about news in our community. Let us know what's going on!

Sorry, there are no recent results for popular videos.

Sorry, there are no recent results for popular commented articles.

Success! An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup.

Error! There was an error processing your request.

Would you like to receive our daily news? Signup today!