Pittsburgh cracks Forbes' "America's Top 20 Healthiest Cities" list at #17

#17 Pittsburgh, Pa. Forbes

http://www.forbes.com/sites/melaniehaiken/2011/09/13/americas-top-10-healthiest-cities/

CNN Money - 8 Best Places to Launch a Small Business

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2010/smallbusiness/1011/gallery.cities_to_start_a_small_business.smb/index.html

Brookings ranked the Pittsburgh region as the eighth-strongest economy

The Washington, D.C. think tank, The Brookings Institution, shed a positive light on the local economy as well this week. Brookings ranked the Pittsburgh region as the eighth-strongest economy among 100 of the nation's largest metropolitan areas based on its strength through the recession.

http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/Programs/Metro/metro_monitor/metro_profiles/pittsburgh_pa_metro_profile.pdf

2011 MSN Real Estate Most Livable Bargain Markets - MSN Real Estate

2011 MSN Real Estate Most Livable Bargain Markets - MSN Real Estate

"Smaller. Smarter. Younger. Those are words you could use to describe Pittsburgh today..."

Pittsburgh in MSN Real Estate's daily blog

Listed: MSN Real Estate's daily blog - MSN Real Estate

Bloomberg Business Week ranked Pittsburgh as the second-cheapest real-estate market, after Detroit. The city was ranked the sixth-strongest housing market by Bloomberg in 2009. Forbes has ranked it the most livable city in the United States.

Best Cities to Relocate to in America - CNBC

Best Cities to Relocate to in America - CNBC

Pittsburgh in Nat Geo's Best Trips 2012 article

Best Trips 2012 -- National Geographic

Obama speaks at Carnegie Mellon

Obama: Invest in manufacturing - MJ Lee - POLITICO.com:

"In his weekly address to the nation, President Barack Obama called on Americans to invest in the manufacturing industry, calling it a necessary step for spurring job creation and economic growth.

Speaking from Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon University, which he visited Friday, Obama began by making the case that his plan to withdraw 33,000 troops from Afghanistan by summer 2012 — which he announced in a speech to the nation Wednesday — is not only in the best interest of U.S. security but also a smart move for the economy."

Pittsburgh's Coach Bylsma named NHL Coach of the Year

http://www.postgazette.com/pg/11174/1155631-61.stm

Pittsburgh housing market in the WSJ

Housing Bust? What Housing Bust?

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303657404576363150295506130.html

A Startup Community Grows In Pittsburgh

A Startup Community Grows In Pittsburgh : Innovation :: American Express OPEN Forum:

by Don Charlton (The Resumator)

A fantastic article posted on the American Express OPEN Forum written by the CEO of one of our IW portfolio companies.

Open Innovation in Pittsburgh - Pittsblog

I like PittsBlog's post today (as usual) so just reposting.

http://pittsblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/more-open-innovation-in-pittsburgh.html

Pittsburgh remains most livable city in the US

According to the 2011 Liveability Ranking and Overview by the Economist Intelligence Unit.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/21/us-cities-liveable-idUSTRE71K0NS20110221?pageNumber=1

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/21/worlds-most-liveable-cities_n_825964.html

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11053/1127102-53.stm

Pittsburgh technology job opportunities up 45 percent from last year

Pittsburgh technology job opportunities up 45 percent from last year according to the Dice Report.

Download the report here

http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2011/02/09/report-finds-pittsburgh-tech-jobs.html

Pittsburgh gaining grads

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/01/where-the-brains-are-going/69729/

Detroit blog acknowledges Pittsburgh

A post from a Detroit based ABC affiliate television station comments on a recent trip of Detriot city leaders on a field trip to Pittsburgh

http://detroit2020.com/2011/01/06/learning-from-pittsburgh/