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    Fighting Fitzgerald: County exec steamrolls through first year in office

    By Lauren Daley | Pittsburgh City Paper | Jan. 23, 2013

    Standing along Smallman Street in the Strip District, County Executive Rich Fitzgerald eyeballs the cars and trucks speeding by. And then, after a moment's hesitation, dashes across, through the rain — and nearly into the path of an oncoming car.

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    Decision to close PA prisons comes under fire

    By WESA Staff with wire reports | 90.5 WESA | Jan. 23, 2013

    The Corbett administration's plan to close two state prisons in western Pennsylvania encountered turbulence Tuesday as some senators and union leaders called for slowing down the process to allow the roughly 800 employees at the two facilities to plan their futures.

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    EPA recommends taking Presque Isle Bay off toxic list

    By Karen Schaefer | The Allegheny Front | Jan. 18, 2013

    The federal government is just weeks away from deciding whether to take a popular Lake Erie recreation area in Pennsylvania off the list of the Great Lakes’ most toxic hotspots, as recommended by the PA Department of Environmental Protection.  But some local residents remain skeptical about whether the change of status is warranted.

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    Mental health services key to reducing violence

    By Rebecca Nuttall | The New Pittsburgh Courier | Jan. 16, 2013

    On Jan. 12, advocacy group Action United held a vigil in memory of Ka’Sandra Wade, a 33-year-old mother who was shot and killed by her boyfriend Anthony Brown on New Year’s Day. The following day Brown shot and killed himself after police surrounded the building where he lived.

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    Making a bid: Lawrenceville businesses weighing pros and cons of tax district

    By AmyJo Brown | Pittsburgh City Paper | Jan. 16. 2013

    In 1992, when his family began renovating the iconic former Pennsylvania National Bank building at the corner of Penn Avenue and Butler Street in Lawrenceville, Chip Desmone remembers picking up trash in the parking lot every day.

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    Ravenstahl announces increased Pittsburgh South Side safety measures

    By Deanna Garcia | 90.5 WESA | Jan. 15, 2013

    Starting Friday night, restaurant, bar, and club goers in Pittsburgh’s South Side will see more police officers, along with building inspectors and firefighters on the lookout for overcrowding.

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    Walmart: Source of Saturday's illnesses 'unclear'

    By Michael Pound | Beaver County Times | Jan. 15, 2013

    Emergency officials from Center Township and the Beaver County Hazardous Materials team were stumped on Saturday as they tried to figure out what sickened customers and employees in the Center Township Walmart.

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    1988 case similar to Larimer killing

    By Jonathan D. Silver | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Jan 16, 2013

    A woman's 911 call is disconnected. Pittsburgh police are dispatched to her home but leave without entering. A horrible crime occurs inside, and the caller becomes the victim.

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    More top tech companies to watch in 2013

    By Deb Smit | Pop City Media | Jan. 16, 2013

    These are heady times for the life sciences industry in Pennsylvania.
     
    Our state is becoming a hotbed of medical and pharma companies and Pittsburgh has the perfect chemistry for this sector, supported by public-private partnerships such as the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse and Ben Franklin Technology Partners.

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    Urban Innovation21 aids Homewood businesses

    By Rebecca Nuttall | The New Pittsburgh Courier | Dec. 27, 2012

    “We are really excited about the work to connect our region’s success to some of its poorest communities in a way that will ultimately provide wealth opportunities for minorities, women and resident-owned businesses,” said William Generett Jr., CEO of Urban Innovation21. “With the grant competition in Homewood, we look forward to propelling business creation and growth in a community that is in need of an economic boost.”

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    Pittsburgh wages, unemployment rate up

    By Pittsburgh Today | Jan. 9, 2013

    Although Pittsburgh has trailed benchmark regions in average weekly wages for many years, that gap is narrowing. Average weekly wages increased by 3.16 percent between 2009 and 2010, outpacing most benchmark regions. Between 2010 and 2011, average weekly wages increased another 3.55 percent. The second quarter of 2012 saw an increase of 1.94 percent over the same quarter in 2011.

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    The top 10 tech companies to watch in 2013

    By Deb Smit | Pop City Media | Jan. 9, 2013

    Each year Pop City raises a finger to the entrepreneurial wind and suggests some of most promising companies in the region to watch in the coming year.

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    New project in works for LTV site in Hazelwood

    By Mark Belko | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Jan. 9, 2013

    The Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority is considering $80 million to $90 million in tax increment financing, possibly the largest such package in city history, to help jump start development at the long dormant former LTV coke works site in Hazelwood.

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    End of payroll tax holiday draws mixed reactions

    By Rick Shrum | The Observer-Reporter | Jan. 8, 2013

    The end of the payroll tax holiday won’t affect just anyone, Bill Greco said. “In general terms, it is everybody who gets a paycheck, everyone who sees any kind of income.”

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    Numbers Game: Tom Corbett wants to bet on keno; are your wallet and well-being worth the risk?

    By Charlie Deitch | Pittsburgh City Paper | Jan. 9, 2013

    The rules of traditional keno are simple: A player picks 20 numbers out of a possible 80. The more numbers you hit, the more money you win. 

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