Lunchtime on Penn Avenue. Photo by John Altdorfer
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Lunchtime on Penn Avenue. Photo by John Altdorfer
Former Hazelwood coke works being considered for green manufacturing plant
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 6, 2021It sounds like a perfect match — a new green-focused manufacturing plant and a 178-acre riverfront tract designed to be the most sustainable in the region.
Read MoreLaw meant to push drilling further from houses had little impact, study finds
StateImpact Pennsylvania, May 3, 2021Despite a 2012 Pennsylvania law creating a 500-foot setback from houses and other structures for new oil and gas wells, companies have drilled hundreds of wells within that 500-foot distance, a new study found.
Read MorePittsburgh’s biggest nonprofits contributing $115 million for OnePGH to tackle major problems
NextPittsburgh, April 30, 2021Pittsburgh’s robust nonprofit sector is a huge driver of the economy, but because nonprofits are exempt from paying real estate taxes, the city has long sought ways to compensate for that lack of revenue.
Read MorePeduto announces long-awaited nonprofit contributions to Pittsburgh’s needs
PublicSource, April 29, 2021A $40 million investment by UPMC into affordable housing is the biggest piece of a raft of efforts by four large nonprofit organizations unveiled by Mayor Bill Peduto Thursday and billed as the fruits of
... Read MoreThe Heinz Endowments commits $30 million to CMU initiative to combat regional inequality
NextPittsburgh, April 29, 2021Economic inequality is one of the defining issues of our time. One example can be seen in the high-paying tech jobs pouring out of world-class universities like Carnegie Mellon University and the generational poverty that’s
... Read MoreCarnegie Mellon, Heinz Endowments Launch Initiative to Promote Economic Empowerment, Address Inequities in Pittsburgh Region
Carnegie Mellon University, April 28, 2021$30M Grant for Center for Shared Prosperity to Support New Model for Collaboration Between Community Members and University
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