Building A Robotics Future in Pittsburgh
TEQ Magazine article “Building A Robotics Future In Pittsburgh From An Industrial Past” takes a look at the burgeoning robotics industry in the city from a commercial real estate perspective. …
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Pittsburgh Developer Taps into Emerging Flex-Industrial Sector
“Pittsburgh-based RIDC…is seeing a new type of property emerge in its core Pennsylvania markets: high-amenity flexible office-industrial space,” says Samantha Rowan in her recent article for Real Estate Finance & …
Revitalizing Properties From Industrial Past For Robotics Future
Pittsburgh is rapidly gaining a reputation as a center for the robotics industry, creating products and technologies that will change our future economy and our lives with innovations ranging from …
Attracting Companies in Emerging Industries
What challenges do developers and landlords face when attracting companies in emerging industries? And are they prepared to take on those challenges? Companies in emerging industries like robotics in Pittsburgh need …
President Viewpoint: Incentives Make Sense When This Happens
Some thoughtful insights on incentives for business by RIDC President Donald Smith. His article was published by the Pittsburgh Business Times. “As the competition for Amazon has gotten more serious, …
Donald Smith Talks Industrial Site Reuse in Revitalization News
“Huge buildings and campuses built for companies that employed thousands of workers now lay vacant, with a corresponding impact on tax revenues and all the local services those revenues provide. …
Area Development Magazine Publishes Donald Smith’s Article
Donald Smith has just appeared in Area Development’s latest issue, in a piece titled: “What Corporate Executives Need To Know When Making Location Decisions.” There are six checklist points that Don …
RIDC featured in Northeast Real Estate Business Journal
The Northeast Real Estate Business Journal just released a new issue which includes an article about RIDC and features a number of properties including Lawrenceville Technology Center, Mill 19 at Hazelwood …
Investors Repurpose, Revitalize Former Industrial Centers
“…tech-related companies that want access to talent streaming out of these universities is part of the puzzle…” RIDC President, Donald Smith, recently appeared in a Real Estate Finance and Investment …
Don Smith on Tech Vibe Radio
Recently, Don Smith joined the Pittsburgh Tech Council for the second time this year as a guest speaker on the segment. A number of topics were covered including: the new Tech …