RIDC Mill 19 – A Finalist in the Urban Land Institute’s 2023 Americas Awards for Excellence Competition
Twenty projects from across North America have been selected as finalists for the Urban Land Institute’s 2023 Americas Awards for Excellence competition, which is widely recognized as one of the real estate industry’s most prestigious award programs. And RIDC Mill 19 is one of them.
Smith’s Viewpoint: Pittsburgh Needs More Immigrants to Enable Our Economy to Grow
The latest economic development insights from RIDC President Don Smith.
RIDC Team Accepts NAIOP Pittsburgh’s Developer of the Year Award
The RIDC team accepts NAIOP Pittsburgh’s Developer of the Year award. NAIOP Pittsburgh celebrates the best in region’s development for 2022
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 […]
Stunning Mill 19 Feature in Great Lakes by Design Magazine
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 […]
Economic Development: Measures that Matter
Don’s latest column for the Pittsburgh Business Times.
[Video] Precast Panels Going Up at Fairywood
Breaking Ground: Green Building Innovation
RIDC’s Mill 19, which features the largest sloped rooftop solar array in the US and many other environmental attributes, is on the cover of Breaking Ground’s latest issue on green building.
RIDC Named Developer of the Year by NAIOP Pittsburgh
Very pleased to share that RIDC was recognized in NAIOP Pittsburgh’s 30th Annual Awards as Developer of the Year!
Pittsburgh’s Innovation Funding Outperforms National Trends Again
This region’s resilience in the face of headwinds from national economic uncertainty bodes well for tech companies in the Pittsburgh market over the long term. This article is a part of RIDC’s Pittsburgh Innovation Economy content hub with Pittsburgh Business Times and can be read in full here.
Construction Underway at Historic Carrie Furnace Site
Construction is finally underway at the historic Carrie Furnace site.
TEQ Magazine Forty Forward
RIDC President Don Smith was featured on the cover of TEQ Magazine’s Forty Forward issue, celebrating the Pittsburgh Tech Council’s 40th anniversary while looking forward and dreaming big about the next forty years. Don’s dreams for the region forty years from now: “Pittsburgh is already at the intersection of R&D and manufacturing, with universities producing […]
[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 […]
Pittsburgh’s Tech Clusters: Oakland, Lawrenceville, Strip District … and O’Hara
There’s a thriving life sciences hub at RIDC O’Hara. Read more.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Armstrong Innovation Park Gets New Sign, Marking New Beginning
New signage marks a new beginning for Armstrong Innovation Park.
Pittsburgh Robotics Network’s Industry Happy Hour at Tech Forge
Earlier this week, Pittsburgh Robotics Network hosted a Pittsburgh Tech Happy Hour at Caterpillar Pittsburgh Automation Center in RIDC’s Tech Forge on Robotics Row in Lawrenceville. The networking event was a hit with 500+ attendees.
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 […]
