Allegheny Conference CEO Dennis Yablonsky penned an op-ed in last week’s Pittsburgh Business Times discussing transportation funding issues that are a concern on the state and federal fronts. From Governor Corbett’s indication of his willingness to address the state-level crisis to federal transportation legislation moving through Congress, the importance of transportation funding for regional and [...]
The United Way receives 30,000 calls every year from people facing issues on a wide range of topics, such as how to manage their home energy costs or connect to healthcare services within their community. This February, the United Way of Allegheny County launched the 2-1-1 Social Service Line. Robert Nelkin, the United Way’s [...]
Innovative grid-level battery maker Aquion Energy is going from university spinoff to major manufacturer.
Aquion has leased a portion of RIDC Westmoreland, the former Sony Technology Center in East Huntingdon Township near New Stanton, which closed in March 2010. It will move its 70 employees [...]
It’s been said that business and pleasure don’t mix, but a unique partnership between the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) and the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance (PRA) is an exception. With the goal of driving foreign investment into the region, representatives of the PRA – the marketing and economic development organization of the 10-county Pittsburgh region – [...]
Feb. 18 marks the premiere of the Distinctively Dutch Festival, a three-month, city-wide showcase of Dutch culture and arts. The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, a non-profit promoting the arts and serving as one of the catalysts to downtown Pittsburgh’s resurgence, is presenting the festival. Dance, theatre, music, visual art, film, literature and architecture [...]
Talk about imagining and doing! The Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh is hard at work on a transformative project that is in its own way every bit as big as the Point State Park and Gateway Center initiatives of the 1940s and ‘50s. It’s called the Green Boulevard. The multi-modal corridor, including a train and [...]
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