Congratulations to the 40 Under 40 Award Winners!

Every year 40 Under 40 awards professionals in the Pittsburgh area who have shown excellence in civil leadership and overall impact in the region. Winners are chosen with the goal of recognizing 40 people under the age of 40 who are committed to shaping our region and making it a better place for everyone.

Selected from a nomination pool of more than 220 candidates, this year’s honorees were chosen by an independent panel of judges, comprised of former winners, business professionals and civic leaders. Winners were chosen based on their passion, commitment, visibility, diversity and overall impact on the region.

We even had a winner in our own offices:

Jon Pastor, 34
CEO and Founder, Rent Jungle

You can see the full list of winners here.

Now Leasing!

Now Leasing

Contact Juan Garrett

 412-322-3523

  jg@riversidecenterforinnovation.com

Riverside Center for Innovation is the renovation of the mid-19th century May Stern warehouse along the Allegheny River, North Shore into one of the region’s premier incubator.   The award winning architectural detail applied to this office building, utilizes the exposed brick walls and timber joists and beams to retain the character of this historic building.  Naturally, the view of the Allegheny River is nothing short of spectacular.  With over 11,000 s.f. per floor, Riverside Center for Innovation is adaptable to suite any tenant need, from 210 s.f. to 4,994 s.f.   Riverside Center for Innovation offers FREE parking, Fiber Internet Connections included with rent.  Other services: Telephone/Receptionist services, Photocopier – B&W and Color, Conference Rooms, Faxing, Word Processing, Postage, Exercise Facility, IT Services, Notary Public, Business Counseling, MBE and WBE Certifications, Entrepreneurial Business Counseling.

Our New Mission work to create a healthy environment for the region's entrepreneurs and small businesses to prosper by providing incubation support, training, innovative strategies and brownfield development.   Riverside Center for Innovation opened in 1992 to promote and foster the growth of entrepreneurial enterprises. The Center consists of strategic synergies among our businesses to provide a virtual company including accounting, public relations, risk management, research and real estate ventures. The Center is located within city of Pittsburgh’s Technology Zone and Pittsburgh Central KIZ.  The Technology Zone has been designated by the City of Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority to promote job growth and businesses to advantage of businesses expansion opportunities and investments.

Available Suites

Suite 211 - 522 s.f. - $696 per month	Suite 330- 499 s.f. - $665 per month
Suite 331- 783 s.f. - $1,044 per month	Suite 544- 172 s.f. - $225 per month

RCI's Own Pikimal/Webkite Featured In The Business Times

We love seeing RCI members get attention in the media, and it is not surprising that Eric Silver of Pikimal should be noticed by the Business Times. Pikimal is unrolling a new brand called Webkite soon, and we can't wait to see what it can do. Take a look:

Using the technology developed for Pikimal, the new company white labels it, making it a content management platform that any client website can use. 

“I used to think it was all inside Pikimal,” Silver said, about trying to build a new way to search. However, he now sees the technology as a way to harness the opinions of the crowd and the opportunity is giving that tool to others to run on their domains. 

Pikimal, which has seen its traffic recover and grow, is now powered by WebKite as are a couple other sites built by WebKite's team to show what it can do. 

“The big vision is we want to improve how search works,” Silver said, the same goal he had for Pikimal but now, its improving search within specific websites for people looking for specific items. WebKite takes a client’s structured data and uses it to build a dynamic site.

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Keeping it Legal with the IRS

This full day workshop hosted by the Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management and presented by IRS Exempt Organizations specialists, explains what 501(c)(3) organizations must do to keep their tax-exempt status.

Topics covered will include:

• Tax-exempt status
• Unrelated business income
• Employment issues
• Form 990 series
• Required disclosures

Fee is $50 and includes lunch. This session will take place at the Robert Morris University Holiday Inn at 8256 University Blvd. Moon Township, PA 15108. For more information go to www.stayexempt.org.

Pre-registration is required. Register online or by calling Shelby Gracey at 412-397-6000.

A look at Innovators and Entrepreneurs in Pittsburgh

The Heinz History Center opened a new exhibit today exploring important entrepreneurs and innovators native to Pittsburgh. The installation titled Pittsburgh: A Tradition of Innovation is set to be a long-term part of the museum that seeks to showcase the best, most well known innovators from the city.

Take a look at the exhibit here

The History Center's newest long-term exhibition, Pittsburgh: A Tradition of Innovation, celebrates our region's incredible impact on the world.

The two-story, 16,000 square-foot exhibit features more than 50 hands-on activities and audio-visual displays, to help tell Pittsburgh's definitive story.

Beginning 16,000 years ago at Meadowcroft Rockshelter in Avella, Pa., through George Washington's first experiences in the French & Indian War, and Lewis & Clark's groundbreaking expedition, Pittsburgh: A Tradition of Innovation celebrates our historic accomplishments all the way through our 21st century role as a leader in medicine, higher education, and robotics.

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Welcome to the New Startups In Pittsburgh

The latest round of Alphalabs startups have completed their funding, and now we get to welcome these new businesses to the city! We encourage every entrepreneur to put in the hard work up front like these companies did, and to keep your roots in Pittsburgh. A thriving community and economy starts at the small business level, and we wish these new companies the best of luck in the future!

Aurochs Brewing Co. was first introduced in May at the Innovation Works Investor Day as an alumni of the group’s i6 Agile Innovation program, which is run in partnership withCarnegie Mellon University . The company is developing a gluten-free beer with a taste to compete with mainstream craft beers.  

CollegeZen was also introduced as an i6 company in May under the name College People. The first product is aimed at the college admissions process and creates a social platform to make the process more intuitive and less expensive for everyone involved.

Tunessence is developing a platform to learn and teach music online through what the company calls “an interactive Web experience.” So far, the site includes video lessons and the ability for students to record themselves for playback.  

AutoRef is a company developing an online platform that has auto dealers bidding for customers based on a customer's search criteria. Like many of the region's tech companies, AutoRef has its development team in Pittsburgh but its headquarters elsewhere, in this case southern California.

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Now Leasing!

We have office space available for YOU! Are you or someone you know looking to start your own business? RCI has everything you need at a price that's right for you.

With over 11,000 s.f. per floor, Riverside Center for Innovation is adaptable to suite any tenant need, from 250 s.f. to 4,994 s.f. and offers FREE parking, Fiber Internet Connections (Which are included with rent), Telephone Receptionist services, Photocopier - B&W and Color, Conference Rooms, Faxing, Word Processing, Postage, an Exercise Facility, IT Services, Notary Public, Business Counseling, MBE and WBE Certifications, Entrepreneurial Business Counseling and more!


Currently Available Suites are:

Suite 211 - 522 s.f. - $696 per month

Suite 214 - 469 s.f. - $625 per month

Suite 231 - 499 s.f. - $665 per month

Suite 237 - 423 s.f. - $564 per month

Suite 234 - 475 s.f. - $633 per month

Visit us online at: http://www.riversidecenterforinnovation.com/incubator_leasing.asp