RIDC Summer Newsletter 2024
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A Sweet Tenant: RIDC’s Rooftop Hives in Hazelwood Give Bees a Home
On top of Mill 19, a couple thousand honeybees are buzzing.
Innovation Works’ Robotics Factory, AlphaLab Coming to RIDC Tech Forge
Innovation Works’ Robotics Factory and AlphaLab accelerator programs will be making their new home at RIDC Tech Forge. Media Coverage: Pittsburgh Inno – Robotics Factory, AlphaLab accelerators moving into former site used by Locomation in Lawrenceville Technical.ly – Innovation Works’ Robotics Factory is moving to Robotics Row Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Lawrenceville is Pittsburgh Robotics Factory’s […]
SeqCenter Expands Space in RIDC’s Chocolate Factory in Lawrenceville
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Media Contact: Desiree Niccoli, desiree@alschulerpr.com, 412-535-5701 SeqCenter Expands Space in RIDC’s Chocolate Factory in Lawrenceville The Chocolate Factory at RIDC’s Lawrenceville Technology Center Pittsburgh, PA—July 6, 2023—SeqCenter, formerly Microbial Genome Sequencing Center, signed a lease amendment with Regional Industrial Development Corporation of Southwestern Pennsylvania (RIDC) for a 10-year extension and will be […]
Trillium Moving to Roll Shop, More Than Doubling Presence in RIDC Industrial Center of McKeesport
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Media Contact: Desiree Niccoli, desiree@alschulerpr.com, 412-535-5701 TRILLIUM MOVING TO ROLL SHOP, MORE THAN DOUBLING PRESENCE IN RIDC INDUSTRIAL CENTER OF MCKEESPORT McKeesport Roll Shop McKeesport, PA—May 4, 2023—Regional Industrial Development Corporation of Southwestern PA (RIDC) announced that Trillium Flow Technologies has signed a five-year lease for 27,441 square feet of space […]
Tube City Online: Old Railroad Roundhouse Getting New Owner
The last unused building in McKeesport’s industrial park is getting a new owner. McKeesport City Council has approved a request from W&E Investments LLC to use the former McKeesport Connecting Railroad roundhouse for temporary storage of oil and lubricants used by U.S. Steel plants in the area.The roundhouse, built in 1906, was used by the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Agility Robotics, a New RIDC Tenant, Raises $150 Million in Capital
Agility Robotics, a firm specializing in robotic legged mobility, and a new tenant in RIDC’s Chocolate Factory building in Lawrenceville, announced on Friday that it raised $150 million in capital investment. “Agility Robotics will be in good company at the Chocolate Factory—joining the many robotics, AI and tech firms operating along Robotics Row,” said Donald F. […]
Tenant News: Seegrid Named #4 Most Innovative Robotics Company in the World by Fast Company
Huge congratulations to our Park West Industrial Park tenant Seegrid! “Seegrid Corporation, the leader in autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for material handling, has been named to Fast Company’s prestigious list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2022, placing #4 globally in the robotics category. The publication assembles the annual list to honor businesses that are thriving in today’s […]
Tenant News: Eos Energy Enterprises Secures Record-Breaking Order from Bridgelink Commodities, LLC
Congratulations to our new Keystone Commons tenant Eos Energy Enterprises for securing a record-breaking order! “The customer win follows the recent announcement that Eos will expand its Pittsburgh manufacturing facility…The expansion is expected to create more than 125 green jobs and increase the facility to nearly 100,000 square feet.” Clean Energy Storage Company Eos Signs […]
RIDC O’Hara Tenant Adds Jobs to Boost Microchip Production, Responding to Global Shortage
TribLive article spotlighting Aerotech, Inc., an RIDC tenant: “While there’s been steady growth in demand for computer chips amid worldwide shortages, an O’Hara company that creates products to help produce those chips has added space and now more jobs.”
RIDC Tenant Evoqua Expands in $196.3M Deal
New RIDC Tech Forge tenant Evoqua expands their service footprint in North America to provide proven water solutions for the health care industry in a $196.3 million deal.
Tenant News: Seegrid Voted at Top Warehouse Automation Company
Congratulations Seegrid for getting voted a Top Warehouse Automation Company by the readers of Robotics and Automation News! From start-up space in the Chocolate Factory to their own building in RIDC Park West, Seegrid has been an RIDC tenant since 2005, and now they are one of the largest autonomous technology companies in the region. […]
Microbial Genome Sequencing Center Signs New Lease for Space in RIDC’s Chocolate Factory in Lawrenceville
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Media Contact: Desiree Niccoli, desiree@alschulerpr.com, 412-535-5701 MICROBIAL GENOME SEQUENCING CENTER SIGNS NEW LEASE FOR SPACE IN RIDC’S CHOCOLATE FACTORY IN LAWRENCEVILLE Pictured: The Chocolate Factory Pittsburgh, PA—December 7, 2021—Microbial Genome Sequencing Center, LLC (MiGS) signed a five-year lease with Regional Industrial Development Corporation of Southwestern Pennsylvania (RIDC) for 5,509-square-feet of space in […]
Tenant News: Evoqua Ribbon Cutting at RIDC Tech Forge
Congrats to our new tenant Evoqua on the ribbon cutting of their sustainability and innovation hub at RIDC Tech Forge in Lawrenceville!
Tenant News: nanoGriptech is now Setex Technologies!
RIDC Closes Multi-Parcel, Multi-Building Sale with Trulieve in McKeesport
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Media Contact: Desiree Niccoli, desiree@alschulerpr.com, 412-535-5701 RIDC CLOSES MULTI-PARCEL, MULTI-BUILDING SALE WITH TRULIEVE IN MCKEESPORT Aerial shot of RIDC’s Industrial Center of McKeesport McKeesport, PA – October 5, 2021 – Regional Industrial Development Corporation of Southwestern Pennsylvania (RIDC) has completed a transaction with Trulieve, a leading multi-state operator (MSO) in the […]
