About three years ago, the Allegheny Conference on Community Development first described the “energy sector” of our region’s economy, one of the five target industry sectors we focus on for purposes of economic development. The others are advanced manufacturing, financial & business services, health care & life sciences, and information & communications [...]
New data released last week by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics underscores what many of us in economic development have been saying for a while now: despite difficult times, the 10-county Pittsburgh region has been posting job growth – much of it related to our emerging energy-related industries.
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Since June 2nd, we’ve been meeting with Impact companies to better understand the challenges that are impeding their growth. The greatest challenge, in some cases, was simply that Impact companies aren’t often recognized for their successes. This hurts on two levels – not only do Impact companies lack the exposure that helps in business development, [...]
The Pittsburgh Foundation’s annual Day of Giving is back. For 24 hours beginning at midnight tonight (12:01 a.m. Oct 4), donations made to participating nonprofits throughout Allegheny and Westmoreland counties will help grow a matching fund provided by the Pittsburgh Foundation. Groups will then receive a part of the matching fund – [...]
The Pittsburgh Regional Alliance’s Suzi Pegg is back across the pond. As her friends and followers know, Suzi just returned home for a quick break after three weeks traveling across Europe marketing the region for international business investment alongside the PSO on its 2011 European Festival Tour. There, she capitalized on opportunities to [...]
On a recent edition of “Our Region’s Business,” Bill Flanagan hears from McKees Rocks leaders about a variety of efforts underway to strengthen the community. That includes a public-private partnership to build flex-space business park on the site of the old P&LE railcar repair site and a recent
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