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2012
03.15.12	Shell Announces Preferred Cracker Site | Read Full Press Release - ImaginePittsburgh Now
03.14.12	The Pittsburgh Region Excels with 286 Economic Development Deals Announced in 2011 and Lands No. 3 Position Among Nation's Top 10 Site Selection Metros | Read the Full Press Release | View the Photo Gallery
02.27.12	An Energized Washington County Celebrates Significant Economic Growth - ImaginePittsburgh Now
01.06.12	Pittsburgh Is New "In" City Of 2012 - Yahoo! Local
01.05.12	Open Innovation Approach to R&D Supports the Demand to Innovate, Create Faster - ImaginePittsburgh Now
2011
12.28.11	Pittsburgh is "Most Secure Place to Live" in the USA - Realty Biz News
11.07.11	Texas-based Valerus Opens New Service Facility in Fayette County | View the Photo Gallery
11.04.11	U.S. Steel Tubular, Marcellus Shale Coalition and PRA Team Up to Advance Supply Chain Opportunity for Smaller Businesses
10.31.11	Pittsburgh Regional Alliance Garners Two "Literature & Promotion" Awards from NEDA
10.26.11	National Geographic Traveler: Pittsburgh Among Best Trips For 2012 Region
10.05.11	Energy to the Power of Pittsburgh Campaign Launches Alongside News that Energy is Key Economic Driver, Job Creator for Pittsburgh Region
09.22.11	Suzi Pegg: Talking Up PA's Energy Assets in Rome
09.19.11	Highwoods Properties New Owner of PPG Place
09.12.11	PRA's Suzi Pegg Blogs From Europe | ImaginePittsburgh Online blog
08.31.11	"Bon Voyage, Pittsburgh; Bonjour, Europe!" The Pittsburgh Regional Alliance Join PSO on Tour
08.24.11	Pittsburgh's 3 Rivers Venture Fair Attracting A-List Investors and Cutting-Edge Innovators – September 21-22, 2011
08.09.11	Pittsburgh Among the Top Ten "Cities with the Biggest Growth in Tech Jobs" - Bloomberg Businessweek
07.29.11	Rooftop Sunscape Demonstration Project Sheds Light on Solar and Green Roof Technologies | View the Photo Gallery
07.29.11	Beaver County Awarded $2.25M Loan to Improve Aliquippa Infrastructure | View the Photo Gallery
07.27.11	Yesteryear's Brown is Today's Green: Former Industrial Sites Are Cleaned-Up Engines for Economic Development
07.13.11	Pittsburgh One of World's Most Affordable Cities - Pittsburgh Business Times
07.12.11	Digital Wizardry Leaves National Journalists Spellbound
07.11.11	Delta Extends Nonstop Flights Between Pittsburgh and Paris
06.23.11	EPA Launches Redevelopment of P&LE Railroad Brownfield Site; New Funding for Environmental Assessments at Additional Sites | View the Photo Gallery
06.20.11	U.S. EPA Launches Redevelopment of P&LE Railroad Brownfield Site; New Funding for Environmental Assessments at Additional Sites
06.08.11	Pittsburgh Regional Alliance Hires Barry Seneri as Vice President, Business Investment
06.06.11	Pittsburgh Impact: Helping Companies Overcome Growth Barriers
05.13.11	AlphaLab Entrepreneurs Showcase Mobile, Tablet and Web Technologies at Biannual Demo Day | View the Photo Gallery
05.09.11	Pennsylvania's International Trade Program Receives Global Recognition
05.06.11	German American Business Circle of Pittsburgh Releases Inaugural "Economic Outlook Survey of German Industry in Pittsburgh and Southwestern Pennsylvania" | Read the Full Story
04.27.11	Pittsburgh & India: Sharing Knowledge, Building Partnerships to Mutual Benefit
04.11.11	Pittsburgh is Ranked a Top Americas City of the Future | View the multimedia news release, including video clips of Pittsburgh business leaders talking about what this ranking means
04.06.11	"Our Region's Business" Features Thriving Economic Relationship Between the U.K. and the Pittsburgh Region
03.21.11	PittsburghToday.org's New Job Figures Reveal Region's Recovering from Recession
03.19.11	Northpointe Industrial Park opens Technology Center II | View the Photo Gallery
03.16.11	20,000+ Jobs and Billions Invested: Brookings Institute Ranks Pittsburgh Region 8th Strongest Economy Among Nation's Largest Metro Areas - Pop City
03.15.11	Recession Rebound: Pittsburgh Region Lands 272 Economic Development Projects with Job Impact of 20,187; Capital Investment of $1.5B | Video: Wins Day Wrap-up | View Photo Gallery
03.07.11	World Leader in Disconnect Switch Technology Begins Cutting-Edge Manufacturing in Pittsburgh Region | View Photo Gallery
03.03.11	Allegheny Conference CEO Dennis Yablonsky Congratulates Alstom Grid on the Launch of its Newest U.S. Operation in the Pittsburgh Region
03.01.11	WQED's Pittsburgh 360 Tours One of Pittsburgh's Newest Developments, Bakery Square
02.23.11	SIOR Recognizes the Pittsburgh Region's Top Brokers and Deals of 2010 | View Photo Gallery
02.21.11	Pittsburgh Tops American Cities For Yet Another "Most Livable" Recognition
01.19.11	Top Five Pittsburgh Accomplishments Since the City Last Hosted the AFC Championship (2009)
01.13.11	Pittsburgh Region Primed to Navigate New Water-Related Business Opportunities | Read the full report
01.11.11	Q & A: Dennis Yablonsky - Pop City
01.06.11	Detroit Taking Notes from Pittsburgh's Transformation | Watch Video - Detroit2020.com
01.06.11	Pittsburgh No. 11 Among "Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S." - Sperling's Best Places
2010
12.06.10	Pittsburgh: Hotbed for Entrepreneurs and "Bill Gates Wannabes"
11.16.10	Natural Gas Reserves Boost Pittsburgh Housing Market - SmartMoney.com
11.16.10	Delta Air Lines Announces Expansion of its Nonstop Service Between Pittsburgh and Paris - Allegheny County Airport Authority
11.16.10	Pittsburgh Transformation Story Featured on Week-long Public Radio Series - Changing Gears
11.10.10	Pittsburgh's DeepLocal Featured in Forbes' "20 Million Dollar Businesses You've Never Heard Of" - Forbes.com
11.03.10	BeamOne LLC Opens New Service Center Near Pittsburgh | View Photo Gallery
11.03.10	Pittsburgh Ranked 2nd Most Affordable U.S. City - Forbes.com
11.01.10	LOCATION. LOCATION. LOCATION. Really? | View NAIOP Event Photo Gallery | View CONSOL Energy Arena Tour Photo Gallery
10.07.10	Pittsburgh is One of the Prettiest Cities in the World - The Huffington Post
10.05.10	Global Media Explore Energy, Innovation and Jobs in Pittsburgh on Anniversary of 2009 G-20 Summit | View Photos
10.02.10	Westinghouse Opens New Headquarters In Cranberry | View Photo Gallery
09.2010	Pittsburgh Mayor Declares Week of September 20-26 "ImaginePittsburgh.com Week" in Pittsburgh
09.15.10	California-based Smith Micro to Launch R&D Center, Create over 200 Jobs in the Pittsburgh Region | View Photos
09.15.10	Ravenstahl, Pittsburgh Officials Travel to Asia Next Month
09.14.10	Pittsburgh Tops List of the Most Stable Housing Markets
09.09.10	Allied Technology to Establish First Plant in Eastern U.S.; Create 100 Jobs in Westmoreland County
09.04.10	Data Provide Hope – Market Rallies on Private-Sector Gains, Even as Unemployment Rate Ticks Up - Wall Street Journal article Includes Interview with Atlas Energy's SVP Jeff Kupfer
08.19.10	Pittsburgh-Based Knopp Neurosciences Lands $345 Million Strategic Deal to Help Treat Lou Gehrig's Disease
08.11.10	Article: Pittsburgh: from Steel Town to City of Creativity
07.27.10	Talisman Energy Cuts Ribbon on New Office Space in Cranberry Township, Hiring | View Photos
07.21.10	Outpacing Our Benchmarks: Pittsburgh Region No. 1 in Job Growth from June '09 - June '10
07.21.10	Marcellus ShaleNET Receives $4.9M Federal Grant to Prep Workers for Thousands of Well-Paying Natural Gas Jobs
07.14.10	ADP® Opens New Facility, Brings 400 New Jobs to the Pittsburgh Region | View Photos
07.14.10	Fenner Dunlop Relocates Corporate Headquarters to Pittsburgh | View Photos
06.17.10	90,000 square foot LEED building will be a huge boost to Neville Island's revitalization | View Photos
06.16.10	AlphaLab's Graduating Companies Exhibit Cutting Edge Technology at Biannual Demo Day | View Photos
06.09.10	Global Spotlight Continues with Delta Sky Magazine's 20-Page Feature: "People. Progress. Pittsburgh"
06.04.10	Pittsburgh Transformation and Sustainability River Cruise | View Photos
06.02.10	Hunting Energy Services, Inc. Purchases Facility in Westmoreland County (PDF file)
05.26.10	Chapman Commerce Center Celebrates Groundbreaking on 302-Acre Brownfield Development in Findlay Twp. | View Photos
05.10.10	Music Director Manfred Honeck Leads the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra on the BNY Mellon 2010 European Tour (PDF file)
04.30.10	Groundbreaking at Startpointe Business Park (PDF file) | View Photos
04.30.10	Governor Rendell's video message at a Defense & Homeland Security Seminar in London, UK
04.28.10	Pittsburgh Regional Alliance Recognized as One of the U.S.'s Top 10 Economic Development Groups at IAMC Spring Professional Forum | View Photos
04.26.10	Pittsburgh Regional Alliance is Named One of U.S.'s Top 10 Economic Development Groups (PDF file)
03.29.10	Game On: International Journalists Discover Pittsburgh's Creative Industries | View Photos
03.17.10	Pittsburgh Region Lands Nearly 200 Economic Development Projects in 2009 | View Photos
03.17.10	Pittsburgh Region Lands Almost 200 Economic Development Projects – Job Impact Totals 16,000, Capital Investment, $3 Billion – Despite 2009's Tough Economy (PDF file)
03.04.10	Germany and Pittsburgh: Business Ties Even Stronger as German Honorary Consul in Pittsburgh is Honored for Championing Transatlantic Economic Cooperation
03.02.10	Slumbering Pittsburgh Neighborhood Reawakens (New York Times)
02.25.10	Pittsburgh Region's Top Brokers and Deals of 2009 Honored at SIOR Award Luncheon
02.23.10	Pittsburgh Prepares to Host An Unprecedented Seven Regional Benchmarking Visits in 2010 (PDF file)
01.06.10	Is Pittsburgh a Model Region For Advancing Energy Independence and Enhanced Sustainability?
2009
12.01.09	Allegheny Conference announces new Energy Alliance of Southwestern Pennsylvania
12.01.09	Northpointe Technology Center II Groundbreaking in Armstrong Country Signifies High-Tech Growth | View Photos
12.01.09	Governor Rendell: EDMC Will Expand Headquarters in Pittsburgh; Create, Retain More Than 3,000 Jobs
11.30.09	BeamOne Will Open Sterilization Services Center in Butler County
11.30.09	Fenner Dunlop Relocates Corporate Headquarters to Pittsburgh
11.20.09	Appliance Cooperative Debuts New Energy-Efficient Warehouse | View Photos
11.12.09	Expansion Solutions Names Pittsburgh in its "Top Five" Awards of Excellence
11.11.09	Pittsburgh's Newest Riverfront Green Space Premieres
11.10.09	Free Workshop will Introduce Wind Energy Supply Chain Opportunities to Regional Manufacturers
11.06.09	Designation of Routes 60, 22/30 as Interstate I-376 to Drive Business Investment into the Pittsburgh Region (PDF file) | View Photos
10.30.09	Flabeg Solar US Corporation Cuts Ribbon on $30M Solar Mirror Plant – a U.S. First | View Photos
10.30.09	Statement from Allegheny Conference CEO on Flabeg’s Grand Opening Today
10.30.09	Alphalab’s Biannual Demo Day Showcases Next Generation Technology (PDF file) | View Photos
10.22.09	Pittsburgh Technology Council Announces Technology 50 Category Winners | View Video
10.12.09	Statement from Allegheny Conference CEO on Pitt/CMU National Recognition
09.21.09	New EverPower Pittsburgh Office to Serve as U.S. Wind Energy Developer’s Growth Hub | View Photos
09.01.09	Music Director Manfred Honeck Leads The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra on a European Festivals Tour
07.20.09	Event Celebrates Delta Air Lines Nonstop Service from Pittsburgh to Paris (PDF file) | View Photos
07.16.09	CMU and PRA Are Showcasing Pittsburgh’s Environmental Assets, Innovation and Transformation for National and Canadian Journalists (PDF file) | View Photos | View Video
07.09.09	CMU and PRA Are Showcasing Pittsburgh’s Environmental Assets, Innovation and Transformation for National and Canadian Journalists
07.07.09	Brazilian Government Officials will Visit Pittsburgh to Explore the Region's Energy Expertise
06.17.09	Pittsburgh ranked in nation's Top 20 on Brookings Institution list
06.16.09	The Economist Ranks Pittsburgh The Most Livable City in the U.S.
06.02.09	Pittsburgh G-20 Summit: Global Leaders to Discuss the World Economy in Pittsburgh
05.06.09	Regional Business Leaders Will Travel to China with Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra PRA Press Release
05.04.09	Appliance Dealers Cooperative Breaks Ground on New Operations and Distribution Facility
05.04.09	Pittsburgh Regional Alliance Partnership is Selected as One of the Nation’s Top 10 Economic Development Organizations PRA Press Release
03.24.09	Strengthening economic ties between Pittsburgh and the growing Vietnamese market. - Our Region's Business
03.24.09	Opportunity Asia - eDiary Entries: Feb. 23 | Feb. 19 | Feb.17 | Feb. 13 Pittsburgh Business Times
03.18.09	PRA Partnership Announces Economic Development Wins of 2008 PRA Press Release
03.06.09	Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Announces Tour Plans for 2009 and 2010 - PSO
02.12.09	HGTV Explores Pittsburgh on Frontdoor.com - HGTV.com
02.09.09	New Business Quick Guide is Business Development Resource for Southwestern PA Business Owners, Entrepreneurs PRA Press Release
02.03.09	Pittsburgh Region Companies to Explore Business Opportunities in Vietnam PRA Press Release
01.26.09	Officials cut the ribbon to open Plextronics new D-line - Plextronics.com
2008
12.10.08	“Imagine My New Job” Web Site Lists 30,000 Open Positions in Pittsburgh Region PRA Press Release
12.01.08	Caliber Infosolutions Opens Headquarters in Pittsburgh Region PRA Press Release
11.06.08	Southwestern Pennsylvania Celebrates New Nonstop Air Service to Paris PRA Press Release
10.30.08	Leadership from the Cleveland-to-Pittsburgh Mega-Region Join to Create Tech Belt Initiative to Reinvigorate the Economy PRA Press Release
10.02.08	Eaton Corporation Celebrates the Completion of its Expanded Electrical Group Headquarters
09.30.08	High Tech and Hockey: Marketing Pittsburgh’s Many Assets to Sweden | View Photo PRA Press Release
09.29.08	Eaton Corporation Dedicates Green Expansion; Pittsburgh Regional Alliance Offers Congratulations PRA Press Release
09.18.08	Statement from Mike Langley, CEO, Allegheny Conference on Community Development on Allegheny Technologies Announcement of $1.16 billion investment in Brackenridge, PA facility PRA Press Release
09.15.08	Site Selection Magazine Honors Two With Excellence in Corporate Real Estate Awards PRA Press Release
08.26.08	Month-Long Celebration Highlights Region’s Global Diversity PRA Press Release
08.20.08	Allegheny Conference on Community Development Congratulates Flabeg Corporation on Decision to Expand in the Pittsburgh Region PRA Press Release
07.28.08	Traffic Planning and Design, Inc. Adds Downtown Pittsburgh Office PRA Press Release
07.24.08	NAIOP Pittsburgh’s Developers’ Showcase Illuminates Regional Business Opportunities in Energy and Other Key Industry Sectors PRA Press Release
07.11.08	Business Developers Brand 2007 a “Golden Year” for the Pittsburgh Region PRA Press Release
06.30.08	Canadian Oil Boom Creating Opportunities for Pittsburgh Region Industries PRA Press Release
06.19.08	June 20th is Canada Day in Pittsburgh PRA Press Release
06.04.08	German-bred Medical Devices Firm Mesotec Opens Headquarters in the Pittsburgh Region PRA Press Release
05.07.08	Pittsburgh Regional Alliance Named a Top-10 Economic Development Organization PRA Press Release
04.07.08	Pittsburgh Regional Alliance Hosts Delegation of Chinese Real Estate Investors PRA Press Release
04.01.08	Pittsburgh Region Boasts Brand-new Business Park Locator Map PRA Press Release
03.07.08	Business Developers Brand 2007 a “Golden Year” for the Pittsburgh Region PRA Press Release
02.13.08	Carmeuse Acquires Cleveland-based Oglebay Norton PRA Press Release
01.17.08	Fay-Penn and the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance jointly Announce Unlimited Horizons, Inc. Investment PRA Press Release
01.16.08	Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s Pittsburgh 250 Ambassador Tour Uses Music to Speak to the Best the Pittsburgh Region Has to Offer PRA Press Release
01.09.08	Lucas Systems Announces Expansion in the Pittsburgh Region PRA Press Release
2007
12.18.07	Pittsburgh Regional Alliance and Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development Receive Economic Development Deal of the Year Award “Westinghouse Electric Company Breaks Ground in Southwestern Pennsylvania” is Winning Project PRA Press Release
09.19.07	Schwartz Technical Plastics Announces Expansion in the Pittsburgh Region PRA Press Release
09.07.07	Pennsylvania International Week To Connect Regional Companies With Trade Representatives Covering 50 Markets Around the World PRA Press Release
05.22.07	Engineering Firm Chooses Pittsburgh for Growth PRA Press Release
04.23.07	Pittsburgh Ranked as a Top ‘City of the Future’ PRA Press Release
04.21.07	Roger Cranville's Opportunity China - 2007 Mission Diary PRA Press Release
04.10.07	Opportunity China 2007 - Business Trade Mission Part of a Multi-Year Strategy to Boost Exports and Promote Regional Strengths PRA Press Release
03.20.07	Pittsburgh Regional Alliance congratulates Westinghouse and Pittsburgh region leadership on announcement of headquarters and workforce expansion PRA Press Release
2006
10.03.06	Local Businesses Gain Foreign Trade Opportunities Through SPC & PRA Partnership PRA Press Release
10.02.06	British Materials Company Relocates US Headquarters to Pittsburgh PRA Press Release
08.22.06	Business and Culture Unite to Promote the Pittsburgh Region Overseas PRA Press Release
07.10.06	All-Star Site Selectors Survey the Pittsburgh Region PRA Press Release
06.30.06	Pittsburghers Get in the Game for All-Star Week PRA Press Release
06.14.06	Pittsburgh Hosts MLB All-Stars PRA Press Release
06.13.06	MEDRAD Announces Second Major Expansion in the Pittsburgh Region PRA Press Release
06.06.06	Global Leader in Scientific Instrumentation Opens U.S. Headquarters in Pittsburgh PRA Press Release
05.08.06	Pittsburgh Ranks 9th on '50 Smartest Cities' List PRA Press Release
05.01.06	European Lawn Equipment Powerhouse Locates North American Headquarters in Pittsburgh PRA Press Release
04.20.06	Bridge to be Re-Named in Honor of Rachel Carson PRA Press Release
04.19.06	Billion-Dollar Real Estate Services Firm Selects Pittsburgh for National Client Call Center Expansion PRA Press Release
03.20.06	Early Success Leading to Expansion for NMHC PRA Press Release
02.15.06	Software Company to Locate in City of Uniontown PRA Press Release
01.30.06	What a Difference a Decade Makes: Today's Pittsburgh PRA Press Release
2005
11.28.05	International Software Developer Moves Global Headquarters and Research & Development Center to Region PRA Press Release
09.28.05	Governor Rendell Announces Establishment of New Manufacturing Facility in Fayette County PRA Press Release
07.28.05	Innovative Multi-Media Production Center Opens Pittsburgh Office PRA Press Release
07.08.05	Allegheny Conference Promotes Region to United Kingdom Defense Companies PRA Press Release
07.06.05	Ronnie Bryant Leaving Post at PRA PRA Press Release
05.27.05	The Oakland Investment Committee of the Allegheny Conference, Relishes First Major Success in Schenley Plaza Plan PRA Press Release
03.09.05	New Program Launched to Welcome SWPA Newcomers PRA Press Release
03.03.05	PRA and Onorato to Lead Investment Mission to Denmark, Germany PRA Press Release
01.19.05	American Made Expands Within Pittsburgh Region PRA Press Release
2004
11.10.04	DCED Secretary Announces Home Furnishings Company Will Remain in PA PRA Press Release
10.11.04	LANXESS CORPORATION chooses Pittsburgh Region for U.S. HQ PRA Press Release
10.07.04	Mining Manufacturer Chooses Pittsburgh Region for U.S. Operations PRA Press Release
10.06.04	Ryan & Company to Establish First Presence in Pittsburgh PRA Press Release
08.12.04	Philips Electronics to Establish Presence in the Pittsburgh Region PRA Press Release
07.02.04	iPort to Attract Indian Businesses, Professionals, and Entrepreneurs PRA Press Release
06.09.04	Shared Technologies to Remain in Pittsburgh Region PRA Press Release
06.01.04	Xodus Medical Expands Near Pittsburgh PRA Press Release