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10.04.09 |
Pittsburgh's business editors John Oravecz of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Lauren Lawley Head of the Pittsburgh Business Times and Brian Hyslop of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette talk about takeaways from the G-20 summit. View
Jane Voros and Michelle DeBlasi from the American Economics Institute are with us to talk about Pittsburghs place as a hub of critical economics thought and publishing. View
John Graham of the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics talks about a wealth of career opportunities in our region. View
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09.27.09 |
Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato is with us to recap after Pittsburgh plays host to the G-20. View
Carnegie Mellon Professor Marvin Goodfriend talks about the policy issues coming out of The Pittsburgh Summit. View
Allegheny Conference CEO Dennis Yablonsky and VisitPittsburgh President Joe McGrath talk about the economic impact of the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh and how we leverage the positive coverage our region received to attract business investment, tourists and talent. View
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09.20.09 |
Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Mike Huss joins us to talk about preparations to make Pittsburgh a safe and secure location for the G-20 summit delegates, demonstrators and residents of the region. View
Gary Saulson of PNC Financial Services is with us to discuss Pittsburgh as a leader in green building a key reason President Obama chose our region to host the G-20. View
University of Pittsburgh Professor Dr. James Craft talks with us about labor issues and the recent AFL-CIO national convention in Pittsburgh as precursor to this weeks G-20 summit. View
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09.13.09 |
Carnegie Mellon economics professor Marvin Goodfriend talks about the global economy one year after the meltdown in the financial industry. View
Susan Everingham of RAND Corporation and Sky Foerester of the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh discuss the significance of Pittsburgh as host city to the G-20 summit. View
Brian Bronaugh of Mullen talks about the Pittsburgh Day of Service that coincides with the upcoming G-20 Summit. View
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08.30.09 |
Former Secret Service Agent Joe Trainor tells us that security related to the G-20 summit will be only as onerous as it has to be and that Pittsburghers shouldnt let talk of perimeters worry them into shutting down their businesses or staying away from downtown. View
Richard Piacentini of Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens discusses the honor of hosting the G-20 heads of state for dinner before the upcoming G-20 summit in Pittsburgh. View
Andy Warhol Museum Director Tom Sokolowski talks about the international appeal of Andy Warhols work and why the museum was chosen as an official Pittsburgh Summit 2009 venue. View
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08.23.09 |
Carnegie Mellon University economist Lester Lave discusses the economic and quality of life transformation of the Pittsburgh and what the G-20 summit means to the region. View
Ann Rosenthal and Roger Levine of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh talk with us about the Institutes Hot Spots art exhibition, timed to coincide with the upcoming G-20 summit in Pittsburgh. View
John and Christine Reba share with us the story of their decision to move from New York City to raise their family in Pittsburgh when John was offered a job with Hefren-Tillotson. View
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08.16.09 |
Kelly Barcic and Dr. Loren Roth of the Pittsburgh Regional Business Coalition for Homeland Security join us to talk about business contingency planning as we look forward to the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh. View
Patricia Siger joins us to talk about the Clean Sweep effort in underway in Allegheny County in advance of the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh. View
Mike Dolan of Smithfield Street Productions is with us to discuss his studios new film based in Pittsburgh. View
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08.09.09 |
Pete DeComo of ALung Technologies is with us to talk about the innovative development of this medical device in our region. View
Author and Chair of the Childrens Financial Network Neale Godfrey joins us to talk about the importance of talking with our children about responsible financial stewardship. View
Derry Area High School Superintendent Roberta Kuhns discusses Derrys selection as a recipient of the Carnegie Science Award. View
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08.02.09 |
Andy Hannah of Plextronics joins us to talk about his companys recent development in solar power technologies. View
EQT CEO Murry Gerber is with us to discuss the economic opportunity of the Marcellus Shale. View
Tim Davis of Hefren-Tillotson is with us to talk about investing in a weak economy. View
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07.26.09 |
Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl discusses efforts to prepare the city to welcome the world. View
Dave Grupp of Direct Energy talks about the importance of renewable energy in the decision to bring the G-20 summit to Pittsburgh and his companys decision to locate its North American headquarters in the region. View
Evan Frazier and Vince Sands of BNY Mellon talk about the companys $3 million commitment to a neighborhood partnership in Pittsburghs Hill District. View
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07.19.09 |
Dr. Angelo Armenti, Jr. of California University of Pennsylvania joins us to talk about ongoing developments at Cal. U. View
Regina Andersen of the Regional Internship Center discusses a new Web site that connects interested candidates with internship opportunities. View
We're joined by Priya Narasimhan of Carnegie Mellon University to discuss her innovative work on the exciting new YinzCam technology employed by the Pittsburgh Penguins. View
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07.12.09 |
Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato says the G-20 Summit is a golden opportunity to tell the Pittsburgh story to the world. View
(Part 1 of 2) PNC CEO Jim Rohr talks about the reasons it makes perfect sense for the world to look at Pittsburgh as a model for economic and environmental transformation. View
(Part 2 of 2) PNC CEO Jim Rohr talks about the reasons it makes perfect sense for the world to look at Pittsburgh as a model for economic and environmental transformation. View
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06.28.09 |
Robin Shoop of the Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Academy, Michael Amrhein of California University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Stephen Catt of Butler County Community College discuss a new robotics technician training program. View
Drs. Yuan Chang and Patrick Moore of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center discuss their award-winning research in the fight against cancer. View
John Manzetti is with us from the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse to talk about the regions strengths in developing life sciences technologies and companies. View
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06.21.09 |
Charles Sanders of Urban Settlement Services joins us to talk about the mortgage crisis that led to the global credit crunch. View
Davie Huddleston, Les Scales and Michael Houlihan of PNC join us to talk about the companys work developing talent and creating career paths for interns. View
Dr. Joe Forrester of Beaver County Community College is with us to talk about jobs available in the Pittsburgh region right now. View
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06.14.09 |
LANXESS CEO Randy Dearth joins us to talk about ImagineMyNewJob.com and the jobs that are available in the region right now. View
Mike Matesic of the Idea Foundry is with us to discuss his organizations work to help bring good business ideas to market. View
Eva Blum of PNC and Ron Baillie of the Carnegie Science Center share details about a new science initiative to encourage kids to grow up great. View
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05.31.09 |
Pop City Publisher and Editor Tracy Certo joins us to talk about the online magazine’s growth over the last three years and new nonstop air service between Pittsburgh and Paris. View
John Kosar of Burt Hill, Leslie Schweitzer of the U. S. Chamber of Commerce and Vincent Thomas of Vivisimo are with us to talk about TradeRoots, a new program designed to encourage international trade. View
Mary McKinney of the Duquesne University Small Business Development Center and Jim Rudolph of Rita’s Franchise Company talk about Duquesne’s upcoming Entrepreneur’s Growth Conference. View
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05.24.09 |
Dave Mazza of the Pennsylvania Resource Council talks about Zero Waste Pittsburgh, a new initiative to help businesses and institutions reduce waste and expand recycling programs in the region. View
We’re talking about the business of recycling with Fred Landay of The Appliance Warehouse and Pete Previte of the Pennsylvania Recycling Market Center. View
Bob Stone joins us to talk about his new business, a Pittsburgh Strip District natural foods market called Right By Nature. View
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05.17.09 |
(Part 1 of 2) Cal Dooley of the American Chemistry Council, Randy Dearth of LANXESS Corporation and Chris Pappas of Nova Chemicals join us to talk about the chemicals industry in the Pittsburgh region. View
(Part 2 of 2) We continue our discussion of the chemicals industry and innovation in the Pittsburgh region with Cal Dooley, Randy Dearth and Chris Pappas. View
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05.10.09 |
Michelle George of Avonworth High School, Avonworth student Jacob Geary and Stephen Bontrager of WYEP radio discuss innovative efforts to increase career awareness among students. View
Craig Davis of VisitPittsburgh and Tom Hardy of the Sheraton at Station Square join us to talk about economic challenges to the regional hospitality, travel and tourism industry. View
Charles Blocksidge of the CCAC-Allegheny County Workforce Alliance is with us to talk about workforce and economic development. View
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05.03.09 |
Cathy Lewis-Long and Dustin Stiver of The Sprout Fund and author Justin Hooper are with us to discuss “Making the Connections,” a new book that recounts the stories of the Pittsburgh 250 Community Connections effort. View
James Meredith of Hefren-Tillotson is with us to talk about crisis and opportunity in the current economic environment. View
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04.26.09 |
Point Park University President Dr. Paul Hennigan is with us to talk about the economic impact of ongoing redevelopment at the university. View
Todd Barnhart of PNC Financial Services joins us to discuss PNC’s most recent survey of small businesses. View
Robert Pietrandrea of Steel City Flyer, Ester Bush of the Urban League of Pittsburgh and Steve Irwin of Leech Tishman Fuccaldo and Lampl discuss new shuttle service between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg. View
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04.19.09 |
Jerry Whitaker of Eaton’s Electrical Sector and Gregory Reed of the University of Pittsburgh discuss a new partnership aimed at strengthening the region’s energy workforce. View
Murry Gerber of EQT talks about the rebranding of one of the Pittsburgh region’s oldest and largest natural gas companies. View
Phil Bender of K&L Gates, Jeremiah Jackson of Duquesne University and Latoya Conners discuss a new Leadership Pittsburgh effort to highlight the uptown Pittsburgh. View
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04.12.09 |
Jeremy Resnick of Propel Schools and Rick Wertheimer of City Charter High School discuss join us to talk about why their charter schools recently earned national recognition. View
ModCloth.com co-founder Susan Kroger joins us to discuss the business start-up she and her husband have turned into an Internet success. View
Girls Going Places Entrepreneurship Award Winner and Simple Sugars founder Alaina Lazzari and Carol Hurley of Hurley Associates are with us to talk about the importance of entrepreneurship for young women. View
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04.05.09 |
Duke Kingsley of Grubb & Ellis Co. is with us to talk about the region’s commercial real estate outlook for 2009. View
Lisa Schroeder of RiverLife joins us to discuss development of a new park on the Mon Wharf. View
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03.29.09 |
VisitPittsburgh President and CEO Joe McGrath talks about the Pittsburgh region’s record year as a destination for travel and tourism. View
Luke Skurman of CollegeProwler.com talks about a new guide – the Urban Guru – that helps students learn about Pittsburgh as they plan to go to college. View
Kim Tillotson Fleming of Hefren-Tillotson and Scott Friedhoff of Allegheny College are with us to talk about a strong internship partnership that sets students on the path from college to careers. View
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03.22.09 |
DeWitt Peart of the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance and Tom Brown of Elliott Company talk about ongoing private sector investment in the Pittsburgh region. View
Pete Kalis of K&L Gates joins us to discuss new nonstop air service between Pittsburgh International Airport and Europe. View
Roger Cranville of the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance and David Hance of Perkins Eastman talk about strengthening economic ties between Pittsburgh and the growing Vietnamese market. View
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03.15.09 |
Atlas Energy Resources President and COO Richard Weber joins us to talk about the economic opportunity of the Marcellus Shale. View
Dr. J.K. Sharma of Cima Technology, Inc. talks about the need for highly skilled machinists in our region alongside Will Van Meter and Michael Skarada, two graduates of free machinist training through New Century Careers. View
David Newell, who played Mr. McFeely on “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood,” talks with us about the second annual Won’t You Be My Neighbor Days. View
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03.08.09 |
Monroeville, Pa. Mayor Greg Erosenko and Monroeville Area Chamber of Commerce President Chad Amond discuss recent efforts to stimulate business growth in the Allegheny County municipality. View
Carl Knoblock of the U.S. Small Business Administration discusses what’s in the recent federal stimulus bill and what credit programs are available to assist small business. View
Jim Balouris of PNC Bank talks with us about the Five Tenets of Cash Flow. View
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03.01.09 |
Dr. Marvin Goodfriend of the Carnegie Mellon Tepper School of Business discusses the federal stimulus plan, the economy and what’s in store. View
Missy Gralish of the Pittsburgh Videotech Center and Marc Burd from Carnegie Mellon University are with us to talk about Pittsburgh’s place in the national media spotlight. View
Mike Kotyk, owner of Over the Bar Bicycle Café, joins us to talk about how his business is tapping into Pittsburgh’s market of young cyclists. View
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02.22.09 |
Tax Foundation President Scott Hodge joins us to talk about business taxes and how they affect our region’s ability to compete for business investment and job creation. View
Mary Vogel of the Society of Financial Service Professionals and Dr. Audrey Murrell of the University of Pittsburgh talk with us about business ethics. View
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02.15.09 |
Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato talks about the state of Allegheny County, the economy and streamlining government. View
Dennis Gray of AquaTech and Alan Andrews of the PNC Global Trade and Equipment Finance Group discuss financing for international business expansion. View
Gary Giegrich of Wavecam shares with us a new technology for innovative and exciting broadcasting of major sporting events. View
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02.08.09 |
Joe McGrath of VisitPittsburgh and Mike Langley of the Allegheny Conference talk about the impact of the Steelers Super Bowl win on the Pittsburgh Region. View
Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce President Barbara McNees discusses Governor Rendell’s recent budget proposal. View
Kiva Han Coffee Company owner Ed Wethli talks about the strengths of the specialty coffee industry in the Pittsburgh region. View
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01.25.09 |
Ethan Lott joins us from the Pittsburgh Business Times to talk about the 2009 Book of Lists. View
Pittsburgh Penguins President David Morehouse and Tom Hoffman of CONSOL Energy are with us to talk about the CONSOL Energy Center, the new arena that will be home to the Penguins beginning with the 2010-11 hockey season. View
Hefren-Tillotson President Kim Tillotson Fleming is with us to talk about stepping up to support the United Way. View
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01.18.09 |
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Business Editor Brian Hyslop, Tribune-Review Business Editor John Oravecz and Pittsburgh Business Times Editor Lauren Lawley Head join us to discuss the current state of the regional economy. View
Bryan Ward of Giant Ideas and Syvia Diez of PNC Wealth Management drum up corporate support for the upcoming MDA Muscle Team event. View
Dr. Sanford Siegal and his son, Matthew Siegal, discuss the success of Dr. Siegal’s Cookie Diet. View
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01.11.09 |
Gary Caldwell and Gary Baranowski of Bidwell Training Center talk about no-cost career training opportunities. Contact Bidwell at 1.800.516.1800. View
Alexander Nicholas of the Pittsburgh Regional Minority Purchasing Council and Sue Ecung of Arrowstar discuss how the Council connects minority-owned businesses to some of the region’s largest buyers of goods and services. View
Roger Hall of Porcupine Communications is with us to discuss the prickly challenge of effective communications. View
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12.28.08 |
New Chairman Joe Ott of the Pitt Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence Advisory Board joins us to discuss starting a business in a weakened economy. View
National Aviary CEO Linda Dickerson and Paul Rosenblatt of Springboard Architecture talk about major renovations and expansion underway at the Aviary in Pittsburgh. View
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12.21.08 |
Stu Hoffman of PNC Financial Services Group delivers his economic outlook for 2009. View
Author Charlie McCollester and singer/songwriter Mike Stout discuss the rich history of labor in the Pittsburgh region. View
Penn Brewery President and CEO Len Caric talks with us about the business of beer. View
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12.14.08 |
Mineo’s Pizza House co-owners Dominic and John Mineo talk about their company’s 50th anniversary in the region. View
Heritage Valley Health System President and CEO Norm Mitry talks about the growth of his organization in the Pittsburgh Region. View
We’re talking R&D tax credits with Brian Cameron of Paradigm Partners, Christine Hughes of the Duquesne University Small Business Development Center and Ron Maloney of the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance. View
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12.07.08 |
Elliot Dinkin of Cowden Associates talks with us about managing benefits programs to create a strong business. View
Kobold Watch Company founder Mike Kobold joins us to talk about the fine hand-maid watches his company is making right here in the Pittsburgh region. View
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11.30.08 |
Todd Barnhart of PNC Financial Services Group joins us to talk about small businesses, energy costs and going green. View
Hefren-Tillotson’s Brian Koble is with us to discuss consumer and investor confidence. View
Carnegie Library President Barbara Mistick talks about a new book published to commemorate Pittsburgh’s 250-year history – Pittsburgh 1758-2008. View
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11.23.08 |
Joyce Rothermel of the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and Robert Nelkin of the United Way of Allegheny County discuss the social services needs of our region. View
Pittsburgh Foundation CEO Grant Oliphant joins us to talk about a new community relief fund to aid the region’s nonprofit organizations during a time of increased need. View
Andrea Fitting of Fitting Group and Magali Curiel of Thar Instruments discuss Action Housing, an initiative of Pittsburgh Social Venture Partners. View
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11.16.08 |
Steve Rupert of Range Resources and Richard Weber of Atlas Energy Resources join us to discuss the state of the oil and gas industry in Pennsylvania. View
Dollar Energy Fund CEO Cindy Datig talks about resources to help those in need keep their utilities turned on through the winter. View
Christopher Hahn of the Pittsburgh Opera is with us to discuss what’s upcoming for the opera in our region. View
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11.09.08 |
PNC Chairman and CEO and Allegheny Conference Chairman Jim Rohr joins us to discuss the yearlong Pittsburgh 250 celebration, our region and the trail ahead. View
Allegheny Conference CEO Mike Langley and MEDRAD CEO John Friel discuss economic development in the region over the last three years. View
Duquesne Light President and CEO Morgan O’Brien and Marguerite Jarrett Marks talk about how the Pittsburgh 250 Festival of Lights can fuel economic development. View
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11.02.08 |
Deloitte Partner Dimitri Shiry talks with us about the global credit crunch and a movement to standardize global accounting practices. View
David Dietrich and Rich Wilson join us to discuss the Family Business Roundtable and the upcoming Family Business Celebration 250. View
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10.19.08 |
Todd Barnhart of PNC Financial Services Group and John Funyak of Funyak Lawn and Landscape Management discuss a recent survey of employer sentiment in the region. View
New Bayer CEO Greg Babe joins us to talk about Bayer’s 50-year history in the Pittsburgh region. View
Justin Krane and Vern Ulery of Green Apple Barter Services discuss how their company, built on old-fashioned bartering, is growing in our region. View |
