Investors Repurpose, Revitalize Former Industrial Centers
“…tech-related companies that want access to talent streaming out of these universities is part of the puzzle…” RIDC President, Donald Smith, recently appeared in a Real Estate Finance and Investment article–discussing the mission and work of RIDC, while touching upon the industries that are helping revive the rust belt. Click below to read the article […]
From Rust to Robust: Revamping Industrial Sites for Community Benefit
RIDC President, Don Smith, talks Redevelopment in Commercial Property Executive “Our experience with the Lawrenceville Technology Center is a case in point. RIDC took ownership of Heppenstall Steel’s former 14-acre industrial site in 2002, which was also later occupied in part by a chocolate manufacturer. According to Pittsburgh Magazine, the urban community where the property resides […]
HEBI Robotics Signs with RIDC
HEBI Robotics signs as new tenant in RIDC’s Chocolate Factory PITTSBURGH, PA — The Regional Industrial Development Corporation of Southwestern Pennsylvania (RIDC) announced that HEBI Robotics has signed a five-year lease at the Lawrenceville Technology Center (LTC) supporting RIDC’S ongoing mission to drive regional economic growth and its vision of creating an urban technology park. […]
