RIDC Tenant News: Argo AI Completes $2.6B Deal With Volkswagen
Self-driving vehicle startup Argo AI completes $2.6B deal with Volkswagen, expands to Europe
Life-Sciences Incubator Signs Deal for Lab Space in Lawrenceville Technology Center
Pittsburgh Business Times article can be read in full here. “LifeX Labs, a Pittsburgh-based incubator and accelerator for life science companies, will soon open the next step of its assistance to its biotech startup with lab space in Lawrenceville. About 5,000 square feet of wet-lab space will open in June for LifeX companies in the […]
National Real Estate Investor: How to Ensure Your Brownfield Project Is a Successful, Worthwhile Undertaking
Check out the article “How to Ensure Your Brownfield Project Is a Successful, Worthwhile Undertaking” written by RIDC President Donald Smith for National Real Estate Investor. Excerpt: For developers willing to rise to the challenge, the recipe for success is this: have the tenacity, patience and balance sheet that will support you for extended periods […]
MARE Journal: The Mon Valley, Poised for Future Growth
Mill 19: A Magnificent Blend Of Past And Future In Hazelwood
The article can be read in full here. “Steel-era Pittsburgh is like ancient Rome. We too could go several more centuries before restoring the old ruins to the magnificence of their original capacity, and the reconnection to the Hazelwood neighborhood itself is still a stretch that no single building can solve. The triumph here that […]
Pittsburgh Business Times: These CRE companies are helping fuel Pittsburgh’s renaissance
The article can be read in full at Pittsburgh Business Times. “Green Building – Mill 19 by RIDC. With the adaptive reuse of the quarter mile long Mill 19 at the former Jones and Laughlin site in Hazelwood, RIDC set out to make a world-class commercial and light industrial building. In contrast to the pollution […]
RIDC President Donald Smith Wins NAIOP Chapter President of the Year
RIDC President Donald Smith, who is also the chapter president of NAIOP Pittsburgh, won NAIOP Chapter President of the Year at the organization’s Chapter Leadership & Legislative Retreat in Washington, D.C. He is pictured below with NAIOP Pittsburgh Executive Director Brandon Mendoza who was named Executive Director of The Year. Congratulations to you both! The full […]
March of Dimes Pittsburgh Names RIDC Mill 19 Building Project of the Year
March of Dimes Pittsburgh names RIDC Mill 19 Building Project of the Year! We will receive the award Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at the organization’s 10th Annual Pittsburgh Transportation, Building & Construction Awards Luncheon. March of Dimes fights for the health of all moms and babies. They advocate for policies to protect them. They work to […]
Governor Tom Wolf Visits RIDC Mill 19 to Announce Innovation Funding
We had a very special guest at RIDC Mill 19 today. Governor Tom Wolf visited and announced funding to support our region’s future of innovation. “Part of the reason for the funding is to keep Pennsylvania competitive with other states developing a reputation for innovation, Gov. Wolf said. ‘We’ve lost the mojo we had once […]
RIDC President Don Smith Makes Pittsburgh Business Times 2020 POWER 100 List
The full Pittsburgh Business Times list can be accessed here. “The list is made up of the movers and shakers who are inserting themselves into the community conversation and making an impact on this region right now, at this one particular moment in time. These are the people who are redefining the region, and who […]
PG: Developers wanted: Consultant to help forge the future of Hazelwood Green
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette story in full.
Top 10 Pittsburgh Developments to Watch in 2020
Of NEXTPittsburgh‘s 2020 Pittsburgh developments to watch, RIDC‘s Mill19 is “the most noticeable change” that has taken place in Hazelwood Green. “Within a remnant of the old steel plant, Mill 19…is being repurposed as high-tech office and workshop space.”
Aptiv Comes to RIDC Mill 19!
RIDC welcomes Aptiv to Mill 19! They will occupy the 70,000 sq.ft. Phase B building, which we expect to complete this spring. “Aptiv is one of the great companies that are contributing to Pittsburgh’s reputation as a global center of autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence and robotics. RIDC’s connectivity to so many of these companies and organizations, […]
NEXTPittsburgh: Why Tech Companies Are Flocking to the Strip District
“Robotics and other tech-savvy companies go where they can recruit the right types of talent,” says Tim White, senior vice president for development with the Regional Industrial Development Corporation (RIDC), which has repurposed vacant industrial facilities. “The autonomous vehicle companies on Robotics Row, including Caterpillar, Aurora, Argo AI and Uber, have all utilized tech-flex space, […]
Post-Gazette Reports Promising RIDC Prospects at the Carrie Furnace Site
Heating up? Sound stages, tech-flex buildings pitched for the reuse of the Carrie Furnace site
Mon Valley Ripe With Economic Development Potential
Discussing the Mon Valley, RIDC President Donald Smith was a panelist at Friday’s Pittsburgh Business Time’s Corridors of Opportunity luncheon. The perception of the Mon Valley hasn’t kept up with what’s really happening there—the corridor has experienced significant growth. Ripe with economic development potential, the Mon Valley is a great location for companies looking for […]
$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, […]
Hazelwood Green Project Could Make Solar Energy The Future Of Pittsburgh
Watch KDKA’s news segment on Mill 19’s solar installation here.
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 […]
What’s Old Is New: Mill 19 Development in Hazelwood Shows Pittsburgh’s Transformation
Mill 19 is the cover story What’s Old Is New!, in the September issue of the Pittsburgh Tech Council’s TEQ magazine, and RIDC President Donald Smith has the Last Word with his article: “Speed Drives the Tech Economy – And Tech Company Location Decisions.”
President’s Message in Developing Pittsburgh Magazine: Developing Leaders & Public Policy
If you haven’t already, check out the latest issue of Developing Pittsburgh Magazine and RIDC & NAIOP Pittsburgh President Donald Smith’s opening letter to the commercial real estate community in Southwestern Pennsylvania.
