River Materials Inc. Opening New Intermodal Facility in McKeesport’s RIDC Park
River Materials Inc. will use about 18 acres in the RIDC Industrial Center of McKeesport for warehousing, processing and recycling and intends to construct buildings for offices, storage and light manufacturing, as well as a railroad car and barge remediation facility. “This is exactly what RIDC was intended for — to revitalize the brownfields left […]
Tenant News: RedZone Robotics Expands to Larger Facility
RIDC tenant RedZone Robotics outgrew its Lawrenceville office and is moving into double the amount of space at RIDC Thorn Hill Industrial Park in Cranberry Township. The new space is 30,000 square feet. “RIDC is pleased to facilitate RedZone Robotic’s real estate needs and accommodate their growth from an early robotics pioneer to an established […]
Tenant News: WCCC Announces Partnership With TRONIX3D
The Westmoreland County Community College’s Advanced Technology Center, an RIDC tenant, announced its new partnership with TRONIX3D. “TRONIX3D, which describes itself as Greater Pittsburgh’s first high-volume 3D printing contract manufacturer, is partnering with WCCC to develop 3D printing curriculum and to offer internships to Westmoreland County students.” – TribLIVE https://triblive.com/business/tronix3d-opening-wccc-partnership-march-28/ WCCC’s Advanced Technology Center is […]
Tenant in the News: nanoGriptech Revolutionizing Adhesives
Great Our Region’s Business segment on RIDC tenant nanoGriptech! This innovative company is located in the Chocolate Factory building of our Lawrenceville Technology Center property.
Tenant News: HEBI Robotics Founder Awarded Most Prestigious Robotics Award
Congratulations to Howie Choset, founder of HEBI Robotics, who has received the 2019 Engelberger Robotics Award for Education, the world’s most prestigious robotics award! He is being recognized for his work in creating “CMU’s undergraduate robotics degree program, as well as his own research in multi-robot collaboration, surgery, manufacturing, infrastructure inspection and search and rescue” […]
Long-time RIDC Park West Occupant KTA-Tator Acquires Site for New Facility
Pittsburgh, PA – February 21, 2019 – Regional Industrial Development Corporation of Southwestern Pennsylvania (RIDC) announced that KTA-Tator (KTA) has acquired a 17.65-acre parcel at RIDC Park West, Enterprise Drive, for $1,025,000. KTA is already located at RIDC Park West, having acquired its current location in 1981. KTA is an employee-owned consulting engineering firm that assesses […]
Siemens, An RIDC Tenant, Celebrates Grand Opening of PGH Service Center
RIDC President Donald Smith gives introductory remarks at Siemens Pittsburgh Service Center grand opening Siemens Celebrates Grand Opening of Pittsburgh Service Center PITTSBURGH–Siemens today celebrated the opening of the company’s new 300,000-square-foot Pittsburgh Service Center (PSC), located in Mount Pleasant. The $32 million state-of-the-art facility was made possible by a capital investment from Siemens […]
Industrial Nuclear Equipment Tenant Signs Lease For 12,500 Square Feet in RIDC’s Industrial Center of McKeesport
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Media Contact: Desiree Niccoli, desiree@alschulerpr.com, 412-535-5701 INDUSTRIAL NUCLEAR EQUIPMENT TENANT SIGNS LEASE FOR 12,500 SQUARE FEET IN RIDC’S INDUSTRIAL CENTER OF MCKEESPORT PITTSBURGH, PA – October 11, 2018 – R.A. Hiller Company, a wholly owned Weir Valve & Controls USA, Inc. subsidiary, has signed a lease for the entirety of Manor III, […]
RIDC Welcomes Two New Tenants, Conicity Technologies and Laurel Print & Graphics, To Its Parks
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Media Contact: Steve Alschuler, steve@alschulerpr.com, 917-647-2151 RIDC WELCOMES TWO NEW TENANTS, CONICITY TECHNOLOGIES AND LAUREL PRINT & GRAPHICS, TO ITS PARKS PITTSBURGH, PA – October 1, 2018 – The Regional Industrial Development Corporation of Southwestern Pennsylvania (RIDC) announced two new tenants: Conicity Technologies and Laurel Print & Graphics. Conicity Technologies Moving from Latrobe to […]
Expanding Tenant Aerotech Signs Lease for 20,000 Square Feet in RIDC Industrial Park in O’Hara
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Media Contact: Desiree Niccoli, desiree@alschulerpr.com, 412-535-5701 EXPANDING TENANT AEROTECH SIGNS LEASE FOR 20,000 SQUARE FEET IN RIDC INDUSTRIAL PARK IN O’HARA PITTSBURGH, PA – September 24, 2018 – The Regional Industrial Development Corporation of Southwestern Pennsylvania (RIDC) announced that it has signed a 5-year lease with Aerotech for the entirety of Alpha Manor […]
American Textile Company Signs Lease for 98,000 Square Feet in RIDC’s Industrial Center of McKeesport
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Media Contact: Desiree Niccoli, desiree@alschulerpr.com, 412-535-5701 AMERICAN TEXTILE COMPANY SIGNS LEASE FOR 98,000 SQUARE FEET IN RIDC’S INDUSTRIAL CENTER OF MCKEESPORT PITTSBURGH, PA – September 20, 2018 – American Textile Company has signed a lease for 98,000 square feet for their warehousing and distribution operations in the Manor I building at RIDC’s […]
Self-driving Cars Rev Up Pittsburgh’s Tech Sector
“To secure Pittsburgh’s ongoing place in the burgeoning AV industry, RIDC’s Smith urges more investment in CMU and other Pittsburgh-area universities and training programs; more site and facility preparation; and reduced regulations and other costs.
NanoGriptech Signs New Lease To Scale Up Manufacturing Capabilities
RIDC tenant nanoGriptech has signed a new five-year lease for expanded space at the Lawrenceville Technology Center (LTC). NanoGriptech will occupy 6,300 square feet of the Chocolate Factory, an LTC building named in honor of its chocolate factory roots. “We are growing in terms of revenue, and we want to set up a high-speed coating […]
VOLLMER of America Corp Acquires Land Parcel at RIDC Park West With Plans to Build New Facility
VOLLMER of America Corp has acquired a 5.85-acre parcel at RIDC Park West, which is located in the airport corridor off Interstate-376 Parkway West. VOLLMER plans to build a new one-story 29,300 square-foot facility on the site for sales, service and distribution purposes and expects to house 30 employees upon completion. “We’ve been in the […]
Geek Wire Highlights RIDC’s Support for Growing Pittsburgh Robotics Industry
RIDC’s support for the growing robotics industry in Pittsburgh was highlighted in Geek Wire article: Our robot neighbors: Hanging out with the mechanical inhabitants of ‘Robotics Row’. “The rise of Robotics Row is as much about real estate as it is tech. A lot of these companies need big open spaces for research, development and testing. Pittsburgh’s stock […]
Featured in NextPittsburgh and Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal
NextPittsburgh wrote a featured article about longtime Keystone Commons tenant, Intervala, because of a recently signed five-year expansion lease with RIDC. This brings their total occupancy to 135,000 square feet in the park. Read the article on the NextPittsburgh website by clicking here! The Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal also published the press release in […]
RIDC’s long-time tenant, Intervala, signs new lease at Keystone Commons
“RIDC has done a great job supporting our company’s needs. They took an old building from 1954 and created a comfortable, professional environment that has helped us attract new customers, suppliers and employees,” said Scott Gustafson, COO of Intervala. PITTSBURGH, PA – The Regional Industrial Development Corporation of Southwestern Pennsylvania (RIDC) announced that Intervala has […]
First Mill 19 tenant signs with RIDC
Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute and CMU’s Manufacturing Futures Initiative to be first tenants at RIDC’s Mill 19. PITTSBURGH, PA – As part of an agreement between Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and the Regional Industrial Development Corporation (RIDC), the university will lease two floors, or approximately two-thirds, of the 94,000-square-foot Mill 19 building. The […]
Carnegie Mellon University Signs with RIDC
Carnegie Mellon University will be the first Mill 19 tenant CMU has signed with RIDC as the first tenant of the Mill 19 building on the Hazelwood Green site. The facility will be home to two advanced manufacturing initiatives founded by CMU-Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute (ARM) and Manufacturing Futures Initiative (MFI). They will be […]
HEBI Robotics Signs with RIDC
HEBI Robotics signs as new tenant in RIDC’s Chocolate Factory PITTSBURGH, PA — The Regional Industrial Development Corporation of Southwestern Pennsylvania (RIDC) announced that HEBI Robotics has signed a five-year lease at the Lawrenceville Technology Center (LTC) supporting RIDC’S ongoing mission to drive regional economic growth and its vision of creating an urban technology park. […]
Improvements continue at Westmoreland
Roofing replacement project continues as new construction prepares RIDC Westmoreland for Siemens The Westmoreland roofing project continues to make headway as an anticipated 65% of the total roof will be replaced by September 30, 2017. 1,306,387 SF of 1,999,106 SF total roof will have been restored since RIDC took over the project in March 2012. […]
