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 …

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 …

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, …

“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. …

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 …

“…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 …

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 …