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Energy Activity Helps Drive Economic “Wins”

By Jim Futrell On March 19, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Allegheny Conference, Dennis Yablonsky, Jim Futrell, Pittsburgh Regional Alliance

For the past five years, the Allegheny Conference on Community Development and the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance have celebrated “Wins” day, a Wednesday in March when we tote up all the announced investment and development projects, or “wins,” of the previous year.

In 2011, the 10-county Pittsburgh region landed 286 [...]

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Shell Announces Beaver County as Site of Proposed Petrochemical Complex

By ImaginePittsburghNow On March 15, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Allegheny Conference, Dennis Yablonsky, Energy, Pittsburgh Regional Alliance

Shell announced today that it has signed a site option agreement to build a petrochemical plant in Beaver County to process natural gas from the Marcellus Shale. The facility will include a “world-scale” ethane cracker, a facility that breaks down large molecules from natural gas into smaller ones. The location is in Potter and Center [...]

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“Wins” Day: Pittsburgh Region Landed 286 Deals in 2011; $1.5 Billion Investment; 17k+ Total Jobs

By Phil Cynar On March 14, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Allegheny Conference, Phil Cynar, Pittsburgh Regional Alliance, Uncategorized

Thanks to continued strength across a diverse economy, the Pittsburgh region landed 286 economic development deals in 2011, pushing ahead of its performance in the previous year and maintaining its momentum toward pre-recession levels of business activity.

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The European Financial Crisis; Shale Gas Impact on Manufacturing; Expanding Energy Research on “Our Region’s Business”

By Ben Kamber On March 13, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Ben Kamber, Energy, Our Region's Business, Uncategorized

Bill Adams, senior international economist with PNC, discusses the latest developments related to the ongoing EuroZone crisis and Greek debt deal. Adams gives the Greek debt deal a C+, stating that it will keep Greece out of the headlines, but only perhaps for the time being. As for the EuroZone, Adams forecasts moderate [...]

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Governor Corbett Kicks Off a World-Class Year

By Bill Flanagan On March 9, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Allegheny Conference, Arts & Culture, ImaginePittsburgh

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett joined dozens of community leaders this morning at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center to celebrate Pittsburgh’s designation as a “Best of the World” place to visit in 2012 by National Geographic Traveler magazine. The Governor; Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald; Greg Babe, vice chair of the Allegheny Conference; and Doris [...]

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Pittsburgh as “Best of the World” Campaign Kicks Off

By Phil Cynar On March 9, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Allegheny Conference, One Young World Summit, Phil Cynar, Quality of Life

Pittsburgh’s arts and cultural organizations and businesses are pulling together with the city, county and state to focus attention on what’s “world best” about Pittsburgh in 2012. The initiative – dubbed the “Best of the World Pittsburgh Partnership” – aims to increase visits and economic investments to the region by leveraging attention brought by a [...]

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