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Compared to other large metropolitan areas in the U.S., Pittsburgh experienced high growth in the share of its "creative class" between 2010 and 2019, a new study finds. Researchers distinguished members of the creative class from people whose jobs primarily involve technical or routine tasks.
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On today’s program: Pitt economist Chris Briem weighs in on what Census data reveals about how Pittsburgh’s population has changed since the previous count; the city’s 311 manager explains what happens after someone submits a request, and how the process has improved over the last 15 years; and a look at the impacts of the federal student loan moratorium on the finances of residents.
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On today's program: People with disabilities are still facing new challenges 30 years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act; the…
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Despite high employment and wage increases for Pennsylvanians last year, black residents aren't seeing the same amount of growth. The latest jobs report…
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Unemployment in the Pittsburgh region is at 3.8 percent, the lowest it's been since 1970 -- before the collapse of the steel industry. The latest numbers…
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Southwestern Pennsylvania suffered population decline in the thousands, according to the 2017 list of county and metropolitan area population released by…
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One of President Trump’s signature campaign speeches was at a scrap aluminum plant near Pittsburgh in January 2016.“We are going to put American steel --…
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Amid Uber's self-driving cars and vans ferrying bread and vegetables to trendy restaurants, a plaque on Smallman Street in the Strip District celebrates…