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In The Lead: Pittsburgh leads with the most bars per person
Pittsburgh is the top of the list for bars per capita and second for pizza restaurants per capita.
In The Lead: Low vacancy recorded in Downtown Pittsburgh
Downtown Pittsburgh had the second lowest vacancy rate for Class A space among downtowns in the United States last year.
In The Lead: Banking on the future in Pittsburgh
With the curtains hung, the work is under way at the PNC Center for Financial Services Innovation.
In The Lead: Retaining talent the new challenge for Pittsburgh area companies
With the Pittsburgh region ranking low in talent retention, it's hard to say just how far the bump in jobs will affect the regional
Top 50 / Overall top-performing companies
Verizon finishes again in top spot, besting European-based Glaxo-SmithKline and Royal Philips.
Top 50 / Public companies based on stock price
When it comes to winning regional stocks, The ExOne Co., North Huntingdon 3-D printing company, topped the list in 2013.
Top 50 / Colleges based on revenue
An increasing number of young adults are leaving school with high debt as well as a diploma.
Top 50 / Healthcare organizations by revenue
Consolidation trend picks up among regional health facilities.
The pride and passions that make the region a place to cherish and share.
Penguins outscore Steelers and
Pirates when it comes to filling
up seats
Pittsburgh has served as an
incubator of sorts for early
childhood education going back
to the 1950s
Arts community is finding
alternative sources of funding
Pittsburghers love their pizza
and beer
Curiousity and a thirst for answers kindle brighter futures.
Western Pa. universities make
national rankings in research
and development expenditures
Pittsburgh is gaining social
media cred
Libraries are about more than
learning; they boost local
economy
Pittsburghers soak up knowledge
outside of the classroom
Putting theory into practice and possibilities into production.
Thank Philadelphia for bringing
the local wage tax to
Pennsylvania in 1939
Pittsburgh's entrepreneurial
community says it needs
more focus and more
resources
Pittsburgh weathered the
recession better than most
cities but is lagging behind
in the recovery
Already short of skilled workers,
manufacturers brace for the
looming retirement of an aging
workforce
The building blocks of vibrant commerce and a solid standard of living.
Downtown Pittsburgh's low office
vacancy rate sparks more
building
Lack of a true beltway
brings traffic and vibrancy
to Pittsburgh's Downtown
Disparity remains between wages
and the cost of renting a
standard two-bedroom housing
unit in the area
Reaching out and taking risks for tomorrow's success stories.
With the region ranking low
in talent retention, the tech
sector's influence on the
economy is muted
Jobs in health care moving out
of acute care hospitals
PNC Center for Financial
Services Innovation is developing
banking of the future
The Marcellus Shale is so good
that traditional ways to
calculate its benefits may no
longer apply