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The money will support improvements to the Pittsburgh Airport Innovation Campus, Carrie Furnace, and Fairywood Industrial Park. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said the investments will allow the state to attract growing businesses and create jobs.
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Pittsburgh Works Together argues that energy and manufacturing can create jobs that are accessible to workers in shrinking communities across Pennsylvania. The lobbying group announced leadership changes last week.
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As the economy transitions to a low-carbon and digitized future, Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh-area officials say they are hustling more than ever to land business that will facilitate the shift. But the region has lost out on some high-profile opportunities, and local leaders say it needs to get more aggressive.
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Officials with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and Transportation highlighted how the state will use a large federal investment to boost electric vehicle development Friday.
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Home sale prices have outpaced inflation since 2016, according to an analysis commissioned by the Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority and Allegheny County Economic Development agency.
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The Richard King Mellon Foundation launched a new pitch competition last week. But the prizes won’t be going to non-profits—they’ll be going to businesses.
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On today’s program: The region’s economy has improved with unemployment lower and consumer confidence on the rise, but there are still targeted efforts needed to help get employment and economic growth back to pre-pandemic levels; and how can the region best support residents in need as federal, state and local aid given during the pandemic phases out.
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The Richard King Mellon Foundation announced Wednesday that it will partner with a Boston-based investment firm to pump $20 million into economically…
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Mayor Bill Peduto and his administration want to shift the focus of economic development and investment in the city. Instead of relying on the Urban…
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A 2017 change to the federal tax code aimed to spur private investment in some of the country’s most distressed areas through the creation of “opportunity…