Pittsburgh Highlighted for Growing Entrepreneurship

Pittsburgh is in the spotlight on Entrepreneurship.org for its growing economy, a good sign that the city's renaissance is still alive and well. check out the link below to see the videos on

Thirty years ago, Pittsburgh was given up for dead. City leaders realized that if the town were ever to recover it would need a more diversified economy and that entrepreneurship would be key. The stories below explore how Pittsburgh went about creating a new entrepreneurial ecosystem and the challenges it still faces.

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Pittsburgh Stands Out Among American Cities

Pittsburgh has once again proven its resilience to the national economic slump. A recent Allegheny Conference showed that Pittsburgh's long term focus on job growth has certainly paid off:  

• The Pittsburgh Regional Alliance (PRA) reports 269 economic development deals (or wins) in terms of investment and development projects. The deals are expected to create 8,388 new jobs in the region over the next few years and retain 3,422 jobs to a total employment impact of 12,000 jobs. 
• A total $3.2 billion in capital investment was reported in 2012, the highest amount since 2007 when the record-keeping began. Investment projects were $1.8 billion, $750 million more than 2011. Development projects totaled $1.4 billion. 
• 2012 marked a year of record-high employment and Pittsburgh position as a national leader for job growth in high-wage industries.

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The ABC's of Selling Online

Meet the Master Builders, March 27th

The ABC's of Selling Online

Thursday, March 7th is the First Thursday Networking Event!

Pittsburgh's Best Place to Work Nomination Deadline

Forget to nominate an employer for best place to work? It's not to late. Go here to submit a nomination, or just call at 412-428-8020. You've got until March 22nd, nominate before it's too late!

Most businesses don't like to miss a deadline. 

So to give employers more time to participate in the Post-Gazette's Top Workplaces section, we are extending the deadline to March 22. 

Almost 1,100 companies in the region have been invited to participate in the program so far.
Any employee from the CEO on down may nominate a company. 

There is no cost to participate, and every organization that takes part will receive feedback on its workplace. 

Nominations are open to all employers, including nonprofits and government, that have at least 50 workers in the greater Pittsburgh area, including Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Washington and Westmoreland counties.

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