New York, Chicago, Philly, Boston. Innovative chefs and restaurateurs are increasingly flocking to Pittsburgh as a place where they can not only afford to open their dream business, but also to live and raise a family. As one new arrival recently told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Melissa McCart, “Easy living, affordable everything and a burgeoning food [...]
When Buffalo gets bullish on Pittsburgh, you know we’ve done something – or quite a few things – right. Sure, there’s the weather, a point on which Pittsburgh has an edge. Our winter tends to be less harsh, and spring — particularly lush and green this year – comes a bit earlier. But we can’t [...]
Pittsburgh just keeps popping up on impressive lists – most recently on Site Selection magazine’s newly released list of Top U.S. Economic Development Groups. The Pittsburgh Regional Alliance (PRA), southwestern Pennsylvania’s business investment marketing organization, is among the top 11 such organizations in the country for 2012 – and the only one in the Northeast [...]
First our region tops the U-Haul index for the fastest growth rate in people moving into any region and now we’ve made a top ten – this time among the “up and coming downtowns.”
According to Forbes.com, downtowns are being reborn across America, with double-digit population growth in the decade ending 2010 – more [...]
The first six months of the Pittsburgh Impact initiative provided some important insights as we engaged, personally and collectively, with companies that are growing. We learned from these businesses and the network of organizations that support their growth that we should tackle three areas of activity: communicate with businesses to exchange information; [...]
Pennsylvania’s Pension Time Bomb
Of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties, 66 have at least one local government in financial distress. Some of this can be attributed to municipal pension fragmentation throughout the Commonwealth. Nearly one quarter of all municipal pension plans in the country are located in Pennsylvania – a recipe for high costs and anemic returns. [...]
Follow Us!
Blog Authors
