Creating jobs in the Mon Valley: A Decades-Long Effort Bears Fruit
When RIDC acquired the former Westinghouse campus in Turtle Creek 35 years ago — intent on renovating the decaying buildings and revitalizing the abandoned site — it was the first in a series of moves over decades that have transformed several old industrial sites and provided homes for job creating companies in the Mon Valley.
Blooming from Blight: Earth Day Spotlight on Green Redevelopment in Pittsburgh
Across the Pittsburgh region, there are historic industrial sites that, while abandoned and left to blight after the fall of steel and other industries, have since been brought back to life, redeveloped and revitalized into homes for companies that are driving the innovation of today. Giving new life to old structures is in and of […]
RIDC Sells 13-Acres in Duquesne to Union Railroad Company
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Media Contact: Desiree Niccoli, desiree@alschulerpr.com, 412-535-5701 RIDC Sells 13-Acres in Duquesne to Union Railroad Company Duquesne, PA — March 25, 2024 — Regional Industrial Development Corporation of Southwestern Pennsylvania (RIDC) has sold a 13-acre parcel in RIDC’s City Center of Duquesne to Union Railroad Company, LLC. Union Railroad will develop […]
Environmental Consulting Firm KU Resources Extends Lease in RIDC’s City Center of Duquesne
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Media Contact: Desiree Niccoli, desiree@alschulerpr.com, 412-535-5701 Environmental Consulting Firm KU Resources Extends Lease in RIDC’s City Center of Duquesne Aerial shot of RIDC’s City Center of Duquesne Duquesne, PA—February 24, 2023—Regional Industrial Development Corporation of Southwestern Pennsylvania (RIDC) announced that KU Resources, an environmental consulting firm, has signed a five-year lease extension […]
Laurel Print & Graphics in Duquesne Nearly Doubles in Size
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Media Contact: CONTACT: Desiree Niccoli, desiree@alschulerpr.com, 412-535-5701 LAUREL PRINT & GRAPHICS IN DUQUESNE NEARLY DOUBLES IN SIZE Aerial shot of the City Center of Duquesne Duquesne, PA—December 12, 2022— Regional Industrial Development Corporation of Southwestern Pennsylvania (RIDC) announced that Laurel Print & Graphics has signed a seven-year lease amendment for expansion into […]
RIDC Donates Land to McKeesport to Improve Trail Location
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Desiree Niccoli, desiree@alschulerpr.com, 412-535-5701 RIDC DONATES LAND TO MCKEESPORT TO IMPROVE TRAIL LOCATION McKeesport, PA—November 14, 2022—Regional Industrial Development Corporation of Southwestern PA (RIDC) has donated 2.25 acres with a value of approximately $200,000 to the City of McKeesport for future relocation of a piece of trail that is part of […]
Esteemed Long-Time RIDC Employee Leon “Lee” Gevaudan’s Retires After 55 Years
RIDC Park West Groundbreaking Pictured (from left to right): Brooks Robinson Sr., 3rd RIDC President; Odey Mackin, Mackin Engineering; Leon “Lee” Gevaudan, RIDC Engineer; Dean Baker, RIDC Architect; and John Lastooka, Ram Construction, the contractor. Leon “Lee” Gevaudan brought to the table a vast well of civil engineering knowledge and was the kind of nuts-and-bolts, […]
Mele & Mele & Sons, Inc. Acquires Land in RIDC’s City Center of Duquesne
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Media Contact: Desiree Niccoli, desiree@alschulerpr.com, 412-535-5701 MELE & MELE & SONS, INC. ACQUIRES LAND IN RIDC’S CITY CENTER OF DUQUESNE FOR NEW HQ AND MAINTENANCE FACILITY Pittsburgh, PA, November 25, 2020 – Mele & Mele & Sons, Inc. has acquired a subdivided 14.003-acre parcel in the City Center of Duquesne from […]
Over 30 Trees Planted at RIDC City Center of Duquesne
Last Friday, team members from RIDC, Tree Pittsburgh and KU Resources planted over 30 trees in the RIDC industrial park in Duquesne.
$671,200 in State Funding Going Towards Remediation of McKeesport & Duquesne Industrial Sites
With this grant, RIDC can begin environmental remediation work on the roundhouse—the old U.S. Steel National Works guardhouse in McKeesport—and the Open Hearth building at the old U.S. Steel Duquesne Works, bringing us a crucial step closer to getting these old properties in shape for redevelopment and tenancy. Rep. Austin Davis, 35th District, Allegheny County, […]
Community support: The importance of RIDC’s gift to the Urban League
A lovely opinion piece by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Editorial Board. “No organization ever need be locked into a box, and RIDC proved itself to be more than just a real estate developer with this gift. The group’s creative thinking is the exact sort Pittsburgh will need to lift up families in need. RIDC’s donation also […]
RIDC Donates Duquesne Building to Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Desiree Niccoli, desiree@alschulerpr.com, 412-535-5701 PITTSBURGH – September 20, 2019 – Regional Industrial Development Corporation of Southwestern Pennsylvania (RIDC) has donated the three-story Business Innovation Center building in Duquesne to the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh. Formerly a Carnegie Steel office building, the Business Innovation Center was constructed in the late […]
Food Bank at City Center of Duquesne Expands With $1M State Grant
The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank plans to double the amount of fresh produce it provides to needy people throughout Western PA by 2025. To make that possible, the Duquesne-based organization is planning a renovation of its facility in the RIDC industrial park, expanding its cold storage area, as well as its cold dock. Officials […]
Work on new Duquesne building begins!
RIDC has started work on the 30,000 square foot building on South Linden Street in the RIDC Duquesne Industrial park. After 30 years of work on challenging brownfields projects, RIDC has gained the patience and expertise that is needed for redevelopment. This project presented several such challenges in the first few months of site work: […]
