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Carrie Blast Furnace to get millions in funding

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Patrick Damp
Web Producer, CBS Pittsburgh
Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.
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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - The Carrie Blast Furnace is getting a makeover. 

In a tweet, State Senator Jay Costa announced the site is getting more than $7 million in state funding for the redevelopment project in Rankin. 

Costa said the funding will kick off construction of a regional attraction for film production, which will bring jobs to the area. 

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