An-Li Herring
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The housing market in the Pittsburgh metro area has cooled amid uncertainty about interest rates. Local realtors say there’s still a healthy level of demand.
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City officials halted plans last fall to redevelop the Greater Pittsburgh Coliseum in Homewood. Now, a North Point Breeze manufacturer that wanted to buy the long-vacant community center plans to move to Wilkinsburg borough and Westmoreland County.
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Ford Motor Co. announced plans to establish a new subsidiary in Pittsburgh to develop its advanced driver assistance system. Latitude AI will employ 550 former Argo AI employees, according to the company.
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Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is set to propose his first state budget Tuesday. During a stop Wednesday in Pittsburgh, he hinted that he is prioritizing education and jobs.
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Chung has served as the U.S. Attorney for western Pennsylvania since November 2021.
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The Brookings Institution released new research last week that shows the share of jobs in the U.S. that require digital skills has risen substantially since 2002. The think tank predicts that the continued digitalization of work will be key to driving economic development in regions across the country, including Pittsburgh.
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Unemployment is especially high among people who exhibit neurodivergence, but Green Tree-based startup TRAiNED has specifically recruited neurodivergent employees to help build its artificial intelligence software.
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Roughly 49,000 Pennsylvania businesses misclassify their workers as independent contractors when they should be considered permanent employees, according to a state task force. Democrats in Harrisburg say they will prioritize the issue this legislative session.
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Local financial experts agree with the majority of economists that the U.S. will enter a recession this year.
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Teenagers have had a more visible presence in downtown Pittsburgh since COVID-19 restrictions have eased. Business owners say large groups of minors create a nuisance that sometimes turns dangerous.