Pittsburgh Regional Alliance


	A survivor of wrenching economic change and strategically transformed, the Pittsburgh region has built on its historic strengths in manufacturing, finance, business services and energy to create a dynamic, balanced economy that's outperforming benchmark cities. Hailed by U.S. President Barack Obama as a "model for turning the page to a 21st-century economy" and by the worldwide media as America's great comeback story, Pittsburgh continues to create new industries born of research, innovation and entrepreneurship. At the same time, its investments in natural and cultural assets to create an exceptional quality of life are revealing Pittsburgh as a region with a rich past and a city of the future. Take a closer look and discover Pittsburgh as a model region for your business.

Read this month's edition of the PRA Post Pittsburgh's Successful Transformation Story Continues to Echo

Pittsburgh's Successful Transformation Story Continues to Echo

January 9, 2012 - The Pittsburgh region was recently highlighted in the December 2011/January 2012 issue of fDi, or Foreign Direct Investment, a Financial Times publication read by business investors and decision makers globally. The Pittsburgh Regional Alliance (PRA) hosted fDi journalist Michal Kaczmarski in the fall of last year during a multi-day visit to the Pittsburgh region. Kaczmarksi's article, "From Steel to Silicon," details his first visit to Pittsburgh and the region's transformation story, with an emphasis on research, innovation and commercialization. He notes that "Pittsburgh today is more reminiscent of the cities in California's Silicon Valley than it is of struggling Rust Belt cousins Detroit and Flint."