Tangible Impacts on People and Places: RIDC Annual Report 2022
There are few organizations that have had as significant and tangible an impact on the Pittsburgh region as RIDC has over its 68-year history. Thousands of jobs have been created. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been invested and hundreds of millions of dollars in new tax revenue produced. Job creating companies and entire industries […]
Construction Underway at Historic Carrie Furnace Site
Construction is finally underway at the historic Carrie Furnace site.
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 […]
[Video]: RIDC Carrie Furnace Leasing Now
Things are moving along at Carrie Furnace! Just yesterday we announced engaging PJ Dick as Construction Manager for the first phase of construction – the single-story, 60,000 square foot Phase 1 Tech Flex Building, which is currently being marketed to potential tenants. The project will consist of core and shell construction with flex/office space, mechanical […]
RIDC Names PJ Dick Construction Manager for First Phase of Carrie Furnace Construction
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Media Contact: Desiree Niccoli, desiree@alschulerpr.com, 412-535-5701 RIDC Names PJ Dick Construction Manager for First Phase of Carrie Furnace Construction Pittsburgh, PA—February 14, 2023—Regional Industrial Development Corporation of Southwestern Pennsylvania (RIDC) announced that it has engaged PJ Dick, one of the region’s largest construction companies, as Construction Manager for the first phase […]
Pittsburgh’s Tech Clusters: Oakland, Lawrenceville, Strip District … and O’Hara
There’s a thriving life sciences hub at RIDC O’Hara. Read more.
RIDC Tenant Predictive Oncology Inc. Extends Lease in Lawrenceville, A Hub for Life Sciences and Robotics
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Media Contact: Desiree Niccoli, desiree@alschulerpr.com, 412-535-5701 RIDC Tenant Predictive Oncology Inc. Extends Lease in Lawrenceville, A Hub for Life Sciences and Robotics The Chocolate Factory at RIDC’s Lawrenceville Technology Center Pittsburgh, PA—February 1, 2023—Regional Industrial Development Corporation of Southwestern Pennsylvania (RIDC) announced that Predictive Oncology Inc. has signed a five-year lease extension on […]
Video: Carnegie Robotics
Very cool video about Carnegie Robotics. The former Heppenstall building in Lawrenceville, a 50,000 square-foot heavy industrial high-bay facility, was built out for Carnegie Robotics, a spin-off from the nearby National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC). This industrial renovation project was recognized in 2017 by NAIOP as one of the top reuse projects in North America. The […]
City Brewery Expands Its RIDC Westmoreland Operations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Media Contact: Desiree Niccoli, desiree@alschulerpr.com, 412-535-5701 CITY BREWERY EXPANDS ITS RIDC WESTMORELAND OPERATIONS RIDC Westmoreland Innovation Center East Huntingdon Township, PA—January 24, 2023—Regional Industrial Development Corporation of Southwestern Pennsylvania (RIDC) announced that City Brewery is expanding its space and extending its lease at RIDC Westmoreland Innovation Center, adding 111,500 square feet to an […]
Major Pittsburgh region projects to move forward in 2023: PennSTART, Carrie Furnace, RIDC Mill 19 become growth engines
The coming year promises to be full of progress as major projects move forward in the Pittsburgh region. Long-dormant, former industrial sites are positioned to become centers of economic development and job creation. Article can be read in full at our Pittsburgh’s Innovation Economy content hub at the Pittsburgh Business Times (formerly named Pittsburgh’s Autonomy […]
YKK AP Technologies Lab (NA) Inc. Leases Space at RIDC Mill 19
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Media Contact: Desiree Niccoli, desiree@alschulerpr.com, 412-535-5701 YKK AP Technologies Lab (NA) Inc. Leases Space at RIDC Mill 19 Pittsburgh, PA—January 9, 2023—Regional Industrial Development Corporation of Southwestern Pennsylvania (RIDC) announced that YKK AP Technologies Lab (NA) Inc. has signed a five-year lease for 7,576 square feet of space on the 3rd floor of […]
RIDC Mill 19 Receives Commendation for Excellence in Design for Change
The American Institute of Architects Minnesota recently honored RIDC Mill 19 with a Commendation for Excellence in Design for Change. The project was submitted for award consideration by MSR Design, the firm responsible for its iconic, transformational design. Photographer: Corey Gaffer Photo courtesy of MSR Design.
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 Winter Newsletter 2022
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Earthmoving Activities Begin at RIDC/URA Site in Fairywood
Earthmoving activities have begun at the RIDC/URA site in Fairywood, including installing erosion and sediment control measures and site demolition to remove existing light and electrical poles, old debris and rubble. Within the next couple of weeks, the site contractor Rycon Construction will begin mass excavation work. This work will continue through to next year to […]
Photos: Historic Mill 19 Artifacts Reused in New Landscaping Design
As Mill 19 nears completion, we’ve reused artifacts from the historic steel mill in the new landscaping design. The original Mill 19 crane hook was reused in the area along Lytle Street among some other reclaimed pieces.
Armstrong Innovation Park Gets New Sign, Marking New Beginning
New signage marks a new beginning for Armstrong Innovation Park.
Groundbreaking Marks Launch of New Development at Carrie Furnace Site
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Desiree Niccoli, desiree@alschulerpr.com, 412-535-5701 GROUNDBREAKING MARKS LAUNCH OF NEW DEVELOPMENT AT CARRIE FURNACE SITE Pictured from Left to Right: Dawn Keezer, Pittsburgh Film Office Director; Donald F. Smith, Jr., RIDC President, County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, Congressman Mike Doyle. Pittsburgh, PA—October 13, 2022—Federal, state, county and local officials and community leaders joined […]
Post-Gazette Editorial: Carrie Furnace on the Cusp of Long-awaited Breakthrough
“The Carrie Furnace site is surely one of the finest pieces of riverfront property anywhere in America, and a prime example of redeveloping industrial land while respecting industrial heritage. Under the stewardship of Rivers of Steel, and with support from RIDC and Allegheny County, it’s beginning to live up to that potential: history, commerce, entertainment […]
Celebrating the Pittsburgh Irish Festival at Carrie Furnace
We had a great time at the Pittsburgh Irish Festival these past few days, which was hosted at the historic Carrie Furnace site, and were so excited to see so many people there, possibly the most people on the site since the mill operated! More about our involvement at the site: County, RIDC Enter Partnership […]
Austin Business Journal: Shared Facilities Make Testing of Autonomous Vehicles More Practical and Cost Effective
Government partnerships are key to making strides in economic development, and a major project to support the growing autonomous vehicle industry has just been greenlighted in the Pittsburgh region. More on the PennSTART project happening in Westmoreland County. Article written for the Austin Business Journal and can be read in full here. Other articles written […]
