Stanley Cup Winners 2009 - need I say more?
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Thoughts from Austin
An Austin blogger points out some program in Pittsburgh I was not aware of.
http://greenlightsnonprofit.wordpress.com/2009/05/12/learning-from-the-town-of-steel
With respect to his comment about the rain, I'll just say that we actually have more than our fair share of great weather. Obviously I'm biased but I think the weather here is perfectly fine. For another biased opinion look here.
http://greenlightsnonprofit.wordpress.com/2009/05/12/learning-from-the-town-of-steel
With respect to his comment about the rain, I'll just say that we actually have more than our fair share of great weather. Obviously I'm biased but I think the weather here is perfectly fine. For another biased opinion look here.
Pittsburgh makes US News and World Report's Top 10 Best Places to Live
Ok, so it's a suburb of Pittsburgh, but it IS a great neighborhood and deserves props. Articles here:
http://www.usnews.com/listings/best-places-to-live/10
http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/real-estate/2009/06/08/best-places-to-live-2009.html
note that they used the same stock photo as the Forbes article did previously...
http://www.usnews.com/listings/best-places-to-live/10
http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/real-estate/2009/06/08/best-places-to-live-2009.html
note that they used the same stock photo as the Forbes article did previously...
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Obama to hold the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2009/05/67374871/1
"In Pittsburgh, Obama and other leaders will "take stock of the progress made since the Washington and London summits, and discuss further actions to assure a sound and sustainable recovery from the global economic and financial crisis."
Gibbs said Pittsburgh is "an area that has seen its share of economic woes in the past, but because of foresight and investment is now renewed, giving birth to renewed industries that are creating the jobs of the future."
Pittsburgh get a nice nod in the Economist
http://www.economist.com/world/unitedstates/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13745782
"The one bright spot in the Pew report, surprisingly, is Pittsburgh. The city and its region, once synonymous with steel, lost 120,000 manufacturing jobs in the 1980s. But over three decades it diversified. Now its main industries, health care and education, are thriving. The waterfront, once lined with factories, has been transformed into parks. Bethlehem Steel’s former home is now the site for a casino resort. Pittsburgh narrowly avoided bankruptcy in 2003, and was forced into state receivership. But it actually has a surplus now.
"The one bright spot in the Pew report, surprisingly, is Pittsburgh. The city and its region, once synonymous with steel, lost 120,000 manufacturing jobs in the 1980s. But over three decades it diversified. Now its main industries, health care and education, are thriving. The waterfront, once lined with factories, has been transformed into parks. Bethlehem Steel’s former home is now the site for a casino resort. Pittsburgh narrowly avoided bankruptcy in 2003, and was forced into state receivership. But it actually has a surplus now.
Pittsburgh is in relatively good shape because it largely missed the housing and dotcom booms enjoyed by the rest of the county. Indeed, it is currently building a new sports arena and a new hospital. Because of its 2003 brush with bankruptcy, it cut its city workforce by a quarter, implemented a salary freeze and made many hard decisions, such as closing fire stations. The other cities in Pew’s report could learn a few lessons from Pittsburgh."
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