Elon Musk supposedly wants to invest in a Pa. city
Elon Musk has supposedly expressed an interest in investing in a city in Pennsylvania,
He even is said to have spoken to Gov. Josh Shapiro over the phone to discuss the matter.
According to NBC News, the X mogul was with fellow billionaire and part-owner of the Steelers, Thomas Tull, in the latter’s box at Acrisure Stadium the other day to watch the team take on the Cowboys (something which irked many a fan, as Musk has previously stated he’s also a fan of the Eagles) when the phone call is said to have occurred.
The same NBC News article reports how Musk was so impressed by Tull’s economic development efforts in the Keystone state — as well as by the talent at universities such as Carnegie Mellon — that he stated his desire to invest desire in investing in the Pittsburgh area. Tull is then said to have made the call to Shapiro, passing the phone over to Musk.
Pittsburgh has been recognized as one of the U.S.’s premier technology hubs in recent years: Visit Pittsburgh states how the former “center for the production of steel, iron and glass” that gave the city its nickname is “now an advancing leader in aerospace, AI, medicine, education, health care, robotics, software engineering and other tech-forward industries.”
But Pittsburgh isn’t the only city to have impressed Musk in the past due to the potential opportunities it provides. A 2023 Wall Street Journal article highlighted Musk’s strong interest in Texas, so much so that it was said that Musk is looking to create his own town there.
Gov. Shapiro has not commented on this rumored conversation with Musk as of the publishing of this report.