RIDC’s Lawrenceville Technology Center Still a Draw in a Strong Lawrenceville Market
“In some ways, the Innovation Works accelerators are the perfect tenant,” said RIDC President Donald F. Smith, Jr. “They’re robotics- and automation-oriented and all of their start-up companies have the potential of growing and becoming job creators for our region.” Read More.
Smith’s Viewpoint: Where Will the Next Phase of Job Growth Take Place?
When RIDC built Mill 19 at Hazelwood Green, we viewed it as a project that would have a catalytic effect on the undeveloped portion of that site and, ultimately, an economic impact that would benefit the community and the region as a whole. We’ve achieved some important milestones thus far, and more activity is in […]
Carrie Furnace Development Continues to Move Forward; Roads, Infrastructure Now in Place
Progress on Carrie Furnace’s new development continues. The infrastructure required to prepare the site for the construction of its first two tech-flex buildings, including roads, utility work and the first pad, is now in place, as are the footers and foundation for the first building. Work on interior sanitary and mechanical, electrical and plumbing lines […]
TechVibe Radio: RIDC’s Commitment to Transforming Industrial Spaces, Innovation and Sustainable Development
RIDC President Don Smith talks with the Pittsburgh Technology Council‘s TechVibe Radio to detail RIDC’s commitment to transforming industrial spaces into thriving centers for innovation and sustainable development. Smith overviews RIDC’s approach to how revitalizing large, unused properties benefits not only the companies that occupy them, but also the communities in which they are located. […]
RIDC Summer Newsletter 2023
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Support of life sciences industry will pay off in high-quality jobs and economic growth
RIDC O’Hara is becoming a hub for leading life science companies, and RIDC is seeking policy input from the industry at lifesciences@ridc.org.
RIDC: A History of Tangible Impacts on People and Places in Our Region
Throughout its 68-year history, RIDC has responded to emerging regional economic development needs, transforming the region’s underutilized real estate assets to capture growth opportunities across diverse industry sectors. “We’re able to bring together industry leaders, government officials, foundations and other partners to ensure investment decisions are providing the benefits the community needs,” said Donald Smith, […]
Smith’s Viewpoint: Pittsburgh Needs More Immigrants to Enable Our Economy to Grow
The latest economic development insights from RIDC President Don Smith.
Re:Build Manufacturing in New Kensington could be a model for business growth in Western Pennsylvania
Re:Build Manufacturing’s decision to locate its new facility in New Kensington at the historic, former Alcoa site at the New Kensington Advanced Manufacturing Park is a huge win for the Pittsburgh region and a tremendous catalytic opportunity. Twenty-six cities across the country were under consideration and Re:Build’s decision shows this region has what it takes […]
Pittsburgh’s manufacturing legacy continues as a thriving sector
RIDC’s latest insights on Pittsburgh’s manufacturing sector can be read in full here.
Economic Development: Measures that Matter
Don’s latest column for the Pittsburgh Business Times.
RIDC Spring Newsletter 2023
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Breaking Ground: Green Building Innovation
RIDC’s Mill 19, which features the largest sloped rooftop solar array in the US and many other environmental attributes, is on the cover of Breaking Ground’s latest issue on green building.
Pittsburgh’s Innovation Funding Outperforms National Trends Again
This region’s resilience in the face of headwinds from national economic uncertainty bodes well for tech companies in the Pittsburgh market over the long term. This article is a part of RIDC’s Pittsburgh Innovation Economy content hub with Pittsburgh Business Times and can be read in full here.
Construction Underway at Historic Carrie Furnace Site
Construction is finally underway at the historic Carrie Furnace site.
TEQ Magazine Forty Forward
RIDC President Don Smith was featured on the cover of TEQ Magazine’s Forty Forward issue, celebrating the Pittsburgh Tech Council’s 40th anniversary while looking forward and dreaming big about the next forty years. Don’s dreams for the region forty years from now: “Pittsburgh is already at the intersection of R&D and manufacturing, with universities producing […]
Pilot Customers are a Crucial Step Toward Commercialization as Innovation Companies Test Their Products
The road from innovation to commercialization is a challenging one. But it’s made easier when early-stage companies have opportunities to work with pilot customers — partnerships with larger users, ranging from government to large companies and organizations, that are willing to work with them to test the real-world applications of their products and services. It’s […]
Pittsburgh’s Tech Clusters: Oakland, Lawrenceville, Strip District … and O’Hara
There’s a thriving life sciences hub at RIDC O’Hara. Read more.
Smith’s Viewpoint: Innovation + manufacturing = jobs
“Manufacturing is where the jobs are. Pennsylvania needs to position itself as a magnet for expanding companies when they are ready to build the large facilities that are necessary to manufacture products at scale and bring them to market.” But we’re lagging behind. More of the latest insight from RIDC President Donald Smith.
RIDC President Makes Pittsburgh Business Times’s 2023 Power 100 List
Earlier this week we announced that RIDC’s President Don Smith made City & State PA’s 2023 Power 100 list. We’re pleased to share that he’s also made this year’s Pittsburgh Business Times’s Power 100 list, which highlights the region’s most influential business leaders. The influencers on this year’s list are connectors, people who build bridges. […]
Creating jobs is job No. 1 for Pittsburgh region
Donald F. Smith, Jr., president of the Regional Industrial Development Corporation (RIDC) and a member of the governor’s transition subcommittee on innovation, points to the need to expand the region’s innovation economy from R&D to commercialization and manufacturing of products. This will allow the Pittsburgh area to compete more effectively for the larger companies that […]
