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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 [...]
A key economic benefit of western Pennsylvania’s shale gas boom is the growth it is spurring for companies that supply equipment and services to the industry. Among the 750 energy companies in our region is Elliott Group, a century-old manufacturer in Jeannette, Westmoreland County. A unit of Ebara Corporation of Japan, Elliott [...]
Pittsburgh’s got big shoes to fill if we want to realize our potential as the new center of American energy – and not just the boots of roustabouts in the shale gas industry. Our region’s writing the book on energy – from coal, natural gas and nuclear, to renewables, smart grid, and green [...]
First National Geographic Traveler named Pittsburgh one of the 20 “Best of the World” places to visit in 2012. Then last week a university study of most-literate U.S. cities found Pittsburgh to be in the Top 10.
From orange juice to motor oil to steel, Esmark Inc. is back. This one-time Chicago conglomerate now focuses on steel services and oil-and-gas production from its headquarters in Sewickley, employing 400 people as one of the region’s largest private firms. Jim Bouchard, founder and CEO of the new Esmark talks about the [...]
The Pittsburgh region and the nation gradually emerged from the recession’s tight grip in 2011, and according to PNC’s Chief Economist Stuart Hoffman, 2012 is not looking too bad either. Hoffman predicts this modest recovery will continue in the new year with a predicted 2.5% national GDP growth and the creation of an additional 1.5-1.75 [...]
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