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COVID 19 has temporarily changed our lives. Physical Distancing is the new buzz word and masks are now a part of our everyday lives. But Allegheny County has risen to the challenge and tackled this pandemic head on. We have collaborated with our partners to develop safe and practical measures that residents and businesses have embraced. We have asked people to stay home and limit their exposure to family and friends. Restaurants have seen a substantial increase in take-out and have adapted to creative ways to extend their outdoor dining. Universities have asked students to partake in less socializing and more online interaction. Many of us have become home bodies and remote employees to slow the spread of the virus. But we’ve also enjoyed the county’s nine parks and trails at record levels and supported local food banks and non-profits who are helping feed our families. We have developed an even deeper respect for our teachers as many of us have become at-home teaching assistants. Our healthcare and frontline workers have become our everyday heroes for their dedication and sacrifices. Allegheny County partnered with the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) to jointly fund the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Rent Relief Program. CARES was dedicated to helping residents who were experiencing job loss or loss of income as a result of the COVID-19 health crisis. Thousands of local residents received much needed assistance. Our commitment continues to have an impact on local businesses and residents. As we recover from this pandemic our economy will reopen, new jobs will be created and new residential, commercial and office space will bloom. The local universities and tech companies will continue to educate and innovate, our transportation system will expand and advance and our cultural and sporting events will once again entertain us. As we begin 2021, let us continue to support our neighbors and businesses. Allegheny County is committed to growing the economy and welcoming new residents and businesses. Hard work and collaboration are part of our history and will be vital for our future.

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REGION OF ICONIC EXPERIENCES.

The people of Pittsburgh are making next happen. We’re iconic. We’re authentic. And we’re holding the door wide open for more to join us. Pittsburgh is solving some of the world’s toughest problems. We’re creating a place where working with purpose and loving your life outside of work is the standard for everyone. Pittsburgh welcomes you, your business and your life. Don’t wait for the opportunity. Seize it. Next is Now.

Discover more at PittsburghRegion.org. TABLE OF CONTENTS 2021 Edition

PITTSBURGH REGION. NEXT IS NOW. 6 Positioning our region, our talent and our industries. PITTSBURGH AND THE PANDEMIC ECONOMY 16 Facing a new normal and fostering recovery. ACCESSIBILITY & MOBILITY 25 Staying connected to keep our region vibrant, relevant, accessible and attractive.

RELOCATING TO PITTSBURGH 2021 34 Reinventing Pittsburgh as a breathtaking portrait of culture, arts and innovation. 42 MOVING YOUR 45 PITTSBURGH’S HOUSING MARKET FINANCIAL FAMILY

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55 HEALTHCARE 99 REGIONAL PROFILES Despite the strain of COVID-19, Pittsburgh was recently Regional introductions, interesting facts, named a Best City for health care jobs, ranking #1 population numbers and top employers. among the top metro areas across the country. Downtown Pittsburgh • Allegheny County 61 Best Hospitals in the Country Beaver County • Butler County • Fayette County 71 Hospital Listings Washington County • Westmoreland County 81 EDUCATION 117 GO! PLACES Celebrating our Four Seasons. From modern art Capturing the Next Economy. galleries, to folk dancing and county fairs to 87 Colleges and Universities parks, museums and sports.

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Gordon WELCOME CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Keith Gillogly, Linda Simon, Sarah Tuthill, Jeff Burd, Dollar Bank, Allegheny Conference on Community Development, Rich Fitzgerald from Allegheny County, UPMC, Allegheny Our region, our country and the world continue to struggle with the most socially Health Network, UPMC Health Plan, Highmark, Jeff Kotula from Washington County Chamber of Commerce, Excela and economically disruptive event in recent memory. While we all look forward to Health System, Jeremy Waldrup from Pittsburgh Downtown putting the pandemic behind us, bold action, leadership and support are crucial to Partnership, Dr. Roger Davis from Community College of Beaver County, Joe Saeler from the Community Development carrying Greater Pittsburgh through such turbulent times. Corporation of Butler County, Bob Shark of the Fayette County Economic Development Council and Jason Rigone from the Our region is celebrated for its attractive riverfronts, green initiatives, world-class Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corporation. universities, a thriving Downtown with its eclectic arts scene and much, much more. ART DIRECTOR 321Blink While the pandemic has affected our progress and momentum, Pittsburgh stands PHOTOGRAPHER strong, establishing a brighter future for generations to come. Carson Publishing, Inc. Jan Pakler Western Pennsylvania reformed its economy around finance, information, ADVERTISING SALES engineering and healthcare. The good news is that the most recent census and Carson Publishing, Inc. updates show that the median age of our residents is declining. It shouldn’t be a 412-548-3823 surprise that the economy of our region has recovered at the same time, providing CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHY Clare Kaczmarek, Robert Fescemyer, Lee Markowitz, Daniel jobs that young people previously had to look elsewhere to find. Carpenter, James Sabulsky, Abby Warhola, Paul G. Wiegman, Renee Rosensteel, Denise Guthery, Laurel Highland Visitor’s Our city is also on the radar of those who look for places that are on the leading Bureau, Port Authority of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh International Airport, Pittsburgh Regional Alliance, Allegheny edge of technology. Pittsburgh is cool! The past efforts of many political Conference on Community Development, UPMC, Allegheny administrations and civic leaders have paid off, as emerging technology companies Health Network, Excela Health, Visit Pittsburgh, Allegheny County Department of Development, Laurel Highlands Visitor and natural resource industries are creating demand for workers with the skills that Bureau, Highmark, Community College of Beaver County, Butler well-educated and trained younger people possess. County Chamber of Commerce, Fay-Penn Economic Development Council, Washington County Chamber of Commerce, Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corporation and Much was done to make the lifestyle of our region more attractive. The cleanup the University of Pittsburgh. of our rivers and air quality - a result of dedicated individuals that improved our SPECIAL THANKS quality of life. 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WITH AFFECTION AND PRIDE, MANY LOCALS REFER TO PITTSBURGH AS THE 412, THE STEEL CITY, THE CITY OF BRIDGES OR THE CITY OF CHAMPIONS.

But regardless of its moniker, Pittsburgh has been quietly growing and changing and expanding and morphing into a major player on many national stages: of science, of technology, of education, of medicine, and more. Pittsburgh is also a destination, a place to work, thrive, live, and play. To raise a family. To grow older. PITTSBURGH REGION. NEXT IS NOW.

o ensure that those unfamiliar Overseeing the effort was Cecelia Cagni, Mark Anthony Thomas, president of the with all that Pittsburgh has to Senior Vice President, Marketing and Pittsburgh Regional Alliance – the Allegheny Toffer understand the full picture, Communications, Allegheny Conference. Conference’s economic development the region now has a new branding Cagni said that it was important for affiliate – agreed. “If we didn’t define who campaign that characterizes the region as Pittsburgh to have a strong regional we are, people would define who we are for it is today and the exciting future in store brand to stay competitive. “Regions are us. We thought it was important to take an for it. Pittsburgh Region. Next is Now. is competing all the time for business authentic look at what makes Pittsburgh the brand that will continue to attract investment and talent, which is what great, what type of region do we want to be, and retain talent and businesses to the companies need for their competitive and to be able to define that.” 10-county region. edge. We also compete even in our market The brand development team conducted The Pittsburgh Region. Next is Now. for visitors, leisure, and business travel, and extensive research measuring perceptions branding initiative was led by the without a unified story, without a common of Pittsburgh as well as in-depth Allegheny Conference on Community script, we are at a disadvantage. Other interviews with stakeholders, in and out Development, an organization committed regions have that narrative, and we were of the region, such as elected officials, to improving the Pittsburgh region’s losing that opportunity for the people and heads of universities, business decision economy and quality of life. The team investment we need for the region to thrive makers, and the private sector. They also that worked to develop the brand and compete,” she said, adding that the conducted sessions with people local to consisted of public and private sector new narrative showcases where Pittsburgh Pittsburgh as well as those fairly new to leaders throughout the 10-county region. is today and where it is going. the area, and they collaborated with many

8 metroguide 2021 Edition Around-the-clock disinfecting Social distancing floor markers Safe distancing in waiting rooms Safe visitor policy Patient pre-screening PPE for all staff We’re making one thing safer. Everything. COVID preparedness training Employee screening hotline In-car “waiting rooms” CDC guideline adherence Minimized time in waiting rooms Plexiglass barriers Extended hours to space out patients Staggered appointment times Website safety info Virtual check-ins Staggered room schedules Safety first. Always. Separate areas for COVID care ahn.org/safety Virtual visits where appropriate PITTSBURGH REGION. NEXT IS NOW. other organizational partners and area Whether it’s because of long outdated and “We have a seat at the table, we are businesses with whom they work closely, debunked notions of Pittsburgh, everyone competing, we are winning deals, we are all of whom have a common interest in involved with the development of the new attracting people at a more amplified marketing the Pittsburgh region. brand agreed that the time was ripe for level,” said Cagni. Though it may surprise locals who already a narrative that presented the virtues of The goal of the brand is to have people know, love and understand the nuances of Pittsburgh as it stands now and a place – as start to view Pittsburgh in a different Pittsburgh, many respondents to brand- the brand defines – “where what’s next is way, which can be a challenge when related market research surveys did not happening now.” there is a deep-seated perception of the know that big things were happening region based on its history. “To some here, such as the region being one of the A Unified Message about the extent, we are reintroducing ourselves to world’s leading robotics hubs. But that Story of Pittsburgh people who have historically worked with disconnect between perception and reality Pittsburgh Region. Next is Now. refers to Pittsburgh, but under an older framework,” demonstrated the need for the brand to who and what Pittsburgh is now: an iconic said Thomas. “People will start to see tell Pittsburgh’s bona fide story. place that has arrived and earned its place. Pittsburgh in a different way.” “We can plant the seeds now that can help Although the region is proud of its rich Audrey Russo, CEO of Pittsburgh our region repair and recover [from the history and accomplishment of past Technology Council, was on the team that pandemic] more swiftly because we have generations, it needed to shed the helped to build the brand. this common message to share with the reputation of being the ‘comeback kid.’ “There are lots of ways to tell the story; this world,” said Cagni.

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Call us or visit our website to find out more about our real estate developments. 412.422.9900 www.buncher.com Our Vision: To deliver quality products, services and business solutions to our customers. Neighborhood 91 Neighborhood 91 12 metroguide 2021 Edition PITTSBURGH REGION. NEXT IS NOW. is more of a collective way to tell the story. It’s important for us to rise above the We were trying to have a panoramic view noise. There’s a lot of competition among of Pittsburgh. The intent is to eradicate all types of destinations. Globalism has what that historical view has been of created more competition for cities Pittsburgh,” said Russo, noting that many like Pittsburgh than ever before. As we people still think of Pittsburgh as a look across the nation, competition has manufacturing town. “We’re trying to shift increased, so we need to have a brand that conversation, because it hasn’t been that really creates a sense of place for that way for a long time.” Pittsburgh, gives us a platform for us to tell our story,” said Bachar. Cagni agreed that history is a critical piece of our region, but the focus should be on Bachar added that Pittsburgh Region. what Pittsburgh is now and what it will Next is Now., as it relates to economic be in the future. “So much world-shaping development, is a great message to take activity is underway here that people don’t forward to potential developers and know about. They don’t know we’re a top workers who might consider Pittsburgh city for STEM; they don’t know about the as a potential home. He believes high growth sectors, such as robotics, that it encapsulates everything that life sciences and cybersecurity, that we Visit Pittsburgh is trying to say about have here. The people and companies Pittsburgh—from the ingenuity and we need to keep and attract here won’t creativity to the many opportunities here. make a decision to invest because of what “It identifies how we’re focused on the happened decades ago; they want to know future, and how we are growth-minded. what they can accomplish here now and, in Pittsburgh Region. Next is Now. is well- the future,” she said. designed, well-positioned, and it will be something we can all take forward,” he said. To Jeff Kotula, president of Washington County Chamber of Commerce, Pittsburgh Helen Hanna Casey, president of Howard Region. Next is Now. means that you can Hanna Real Estate, a real estate agency create your own future in the Pittsburgh with deep roots in Pittsburgh, was the region. “We have the job opportunities, chair of the Allegheny Conference’s educational opportunities and the civic Strategic Communications Committee that and cultural amenities that allow you to moved the regional branding campaign build your own future here. forward to becoming a reality. “It was such a collegial group; we had some of the best Jerad Bachar is the president and CEO of and brightest in the corporate world join Visit Pittsburgh, the tourism promotion us in this work,” she said. agency for Allegheny County, a nonprofit whose focus is to attract visitors to the In Casey’s estimation, the meaning of county and to the broader region across Pittsburgh Region. Next is Now. is simply three tourism paths: leisure, sporting this: “We’re not a city that is trying to reach events and business events. Visit Pittsburgh our goals; we have reached our goals,” she said, adding that does not mean Pittsburgh was instrumental in helping develop the is not always striving to keep improving. Pittsburgh Region. Next is Now. brand. In other words, Pittsburgh is not on its Bachar said that Pittsburgh has not way—it has already paved the path, yet risen to the level of esteem that it walked the road, made repairs to that deserves, and that the new brand will help road when needed, and stuck it out to organizations work together to raise the build up a lasting legacy in which the profile of Pittsburgh. future is shining brightly. “Pittsburgh needs a brand from an economic development standpoint to help Scope of Pittsburgh Region. Next shape the narrative. People just don’t really know what Pittsburgh is. It is absolutely is Now.: Beyond the City Limits critical that we, as a region, have a brand One major reason for the brand is to we can take to market when it comes to give Pittsburgh a collective and uniform both investment and talent attraction. identity, despite the Pittsburgh region

www.pittsburghmetroguide.com 13 PITTSBURGH REGION. being comprised of multiple counties. manufacturing and distribution, and Google’s arrival illuminates the strong tie- Pittsburgh Region. Next is Now. is robotics/artificial intelligence make up a in between industry, innovation and higher something that can be leveraged by the large chunk of the regional economy. education, as the individual responsible wider region, as it allows each county to There is a simple answer for how and for bringing Google to Pittsburgh was from focus on their unique strengths while why Pittsburgh has become a leader in Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). associating with the Pittsburgh name to technology: so much is tied into the work “Google coming here is what really woke attract businesses and talent. of the local world-class universities that Pittsburgh up to itself and to the world. In developing the brand, representatives are R&D powerhouses. And slowly, through dribs and drags and from surrounding counties joined in the “Pittsburgh has a legacy of innovation and thankfully through CMU and the research effort, providing thoughts and strategies. accomplishment,” said Bachar. “There is and talent that comes out of there, we’re “Each county in our region has different also an amazing infrastructure that we slowly becoming a place where innovation strengths; we’re not just marketing a have to support innovation, including and is coming into the hands of customers,” generic region. We’re really marketing a especially our universities; they have really said Russo. diverse region in both economy and people, led the way for many of the companies Russo said to think of the growth of and then playing to those strengths as to to develop all the technology industries the new industries in Pittsburgh as lots how to attract others here,” said Kotula. we are talking about. That cornerstone of plates spinning. Google was a big “Many large cities or large metro areas of support for innovation today is what is plate that attracted other companies have their own marketing strategies and going to bridge us with tomorrow.” and research, such as Apple, and then slogans, but in many instances, those cities Though Pittsburgh is barely recognizable Uber came along and built autonomous are marketing for one specific place. Here from its industrial origins, the city’s vehicles, seizing the talent at CMU’s in southwestern Pennsylvania, we have a collective past of being what Russo robotics lab. “That started to create the smaller metropolitan area but very nice calls the Silicon Valley of the Industrial proliferation of companies that saw the diverse strengths in the counties that are Revolution is what led us to where we are interaction of autonomy and robots. Now neighbors to the city; that is where we can now. “It leaves this long mark,” said Russo. you have a very strong autonomous vehicle compete on a national level,” he continued. cluster with lots of companies putting out “We are not an overnight success story. Our their shingles here. That is the contagion secret sauce is a combination of things. At that builds an economy,” she said. Industry one point, we were a city of a lot of Fortune Thomas added that AI is not only For years Pittsburgh has been a hub for 500 companies, and that changed after the elemental to the universities that drive ‘eds’ (education) and ‘meds’ (medicine), exodus of manufacturing. We’re a city of deep research and development, but it is an area and while that is still true today, the city’s scientific research. Some of the shifts that that companies across the board will be industrial profile has expanded greatly: have really occurred over the past 10-15 years investing in as it’s touching and enhancing cybersecurity, energy, life sciences, started when Google came here,” said Russo. every sector and industry today.

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Russo said that her personal tagline is, “If a better lifestyle and a way to raise their Pittsburgh is open to everyone, whether you want to build something, there’s no family. To me, that is what we believe is that is for your personal life or a place better place to build it than Pittsburgh.” truly substantive about Pittsburgh Region. where you can invest for your business. Next is Now. There isn’t anything you want Here you can have an impact and leave the Other Selling Points to do in a major city that you can’t do here,” world a better place. You can also, in your of Pittsburgh she said. personal pursuits, live with purpose.” Pittsburghers are passionate about their Between world-class museums, theaters, Bachar said that the story of Pittsburgh is city, from the culture to the educational fairs and arts festivals, parks, bike trails, all about where we are today, and where opportunities to the relatively stable cost historic points of interest, major sports we’re heading into the future. “Pittsburgh of living to the housing market to the teams, standout restaurants, nationally Region. Next is Now. encapsulates that excellent school districts and nationally ranked school districts and universities, so well. Everything we built has led us ranked universities. and the delightfully quirky gems that are to where we are today, but the focus only found in Pittsburgh (think Randyland, continues to be on what the future holds. It’s a local truism that Pittsburgh is like a the inclines, The Mattress Factory, putting Coming out of the Covid pandemic and magnet, drawing natives back here even if French Fries on sandwiches at Primanti what it has done to the travel sector, they’ve left for school or job opportunities Brothers, hundreds of outdoor staircases, we have to continue to build the profile elsewhere. Particularly since the onset of the and a festival devoted to the almighty and brand of Pittsburgh. The future pandemic, Casey pointed out that more and pickle), Pittsburgh checks off all the boxes. of Pittsburgh is bright because we are more young people are staying in town after And fortunately, the real estate market is innovative, we’re determined, we’re graduation from Pittsburgh-based colleges authentic, and we’re passionate—that is and universities because of job opportunities, surprisingly affordable, though currently there is a dearth of available real estate, what is going to determine the success of and many others are coming to the area for the region moving forward,” said Bachar. jobs as well. “That is incredibly important particularly new construction. that we play up those young people that are According to Thomas, Pittsburgh Region. taking jobs here and increasing the footprint Moving Forward Next is Now. is a starting point for laying the groundwork for the future of of each of our local corporations within the There is no denying that Pittsburgh is a Pittsburgh. “We view it as the first step market area,” she said. special place with iconic symbols and a rich in developing a competitive landscape. It industrial history. But that is not the full She added that there’s also a group of gives us a framework for how we position picture of this multifaceted region. people moving here solely because of what our region, our talent, our industries. we are and who we are in the Pittsburgh As Cagni put it, “We embrace authenticity Everything in that narrative begins with region. “People are coming here because and curiosity and collaboration to inspire the branding.” mg of housing prices, cost of living, education, others to come here. We’re really telling medicine and overall opportunities for a story about being welcoming to all.

www.pittsburghmetroguide.com 15 THE SUCCESS STORY OF PITTSBURGH’S TRANSFORMATION HAS BEEN BUILDING AND STEADILY GAINING ATTENTION BEYOND THE CITY OF BRIDGES. NOW, THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC THREATENS THE REGION’S MOMENTUM—AND THE CHALLENGES ARE FORMIDABLE.

The region’s unemployment peaked at 17 percent in April 2020, before some jobs were recovered. By mid-September, close to 120,000 people in southwestern Pennsylvania were filing for unemployment. Pittsburgh and the Pandemic Facing A New Normal Economy and Fostering Recovery PITTSBURGH AND THE PANDEMIC ECONOMY

uch staggering numbers are capabilities. While the pandemic has its Pittsburgh Region Recovery Framework hardly unique to the area, as the affected progress and momentum in some report in October. The framework identifies Scountry, and the world, continues of these key sectors, it has also spotlighted key recovery action areas for the Pittsburgh to grapple with the most socially and areas of concern and ways to improve the region, such as advancing small- and economically disruptive event in recent Pittsburgh region for all. Who are the mid-sized business relief resources and memory. While we all look forward to drivers of Pittsburgh’s recovery? What accelerating inclusive economic growth putting the pandemic behind us, bold efforts are underway to spur the regional in innovation and research-driven sectors, action, leadership, and support are crucial economy and reinvigorate Pittsburgh’s among other key actions. to carrying Pittsburgh through such potential? Answering these questions The Allegheny Conference is uniquely turbulent times. offers critical insight into how the region positioned to mobilize business and Yet Pittsburgh is accustomed to challenge has and will continue to navigate the civic leaders from across the 10-county and to adaptation. Following the decline pandemic’s uncertainties. region to enhance economic growth of the steel industry in the 1970s and The pandemic and resulting economic and competitiveness, propel sectoral ’80s, Pittsburgh has steadily reemerged difficulties are not over, but, in order to innovation, and address municipal as a leader and innovator in technology, focus recovery efforts, the Allegheny solvency and community investments in health care, energy, finances, and other Conference on Community Development, collaboration with the public sector. In fields that have redefined the region’s a civic leadership organization, released collaboration with leaders and experts

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throughout the region, the Conference is also focusing on establishing regional reskilling, developing a small- and mid- sized business relief system, and ensuring survival of critical institutions. As various recovery efforts and policies take shape, the Recovery Framework emphasizes equity across all measures. “What we know about racial inequity is that some of it was unintended consequences of policy-making. That doesn’t make it right. So how do we actually learn from that and be much more mindful and strategic?” says Vera Krekanova, chief strategy and research officer at the Allegheny Conference. “With every policy that we’re making, with every step of the recovery, we have to keep asking the question, ‘Does this improve equity?’ And if not, go back to the drawing board.” The Pittsburgh region’s connectivity and collaboration practiced by its companies and institutions make for a key asset in terms of driving recovery, Krekanova says. Public-private partnerships thrive in Pittsburgh. In many ways, our higher education institutions are collaborators and partners. But the region faces its share of recovery obstacles too. Digital connectivity, especially for rural communities, and access to the tools and technology that enable remote learning and communication are inaccessible for some. In eight out of the 10 counties in the Pittsburgh region, more than 25 percent of households lack internet connectivity, according to the Allegheny Conference. The region has also faced population decline for some years, and how the pandemic is affecting population numbers may not yet be clear. People driven from larger cities with high cost of living may look to more affordable cities like Pittsburgh when relocating. It’s clear, however, that Pittsburgh, like most places, has lost out on tourists and other visitors to the region due to pandemic-related travel restrictions. People won’t soon forget about what cities like New York or Las Vegas can offer to visitors, Krekanova says, but missing out on visitors means that Pittsburgh has lost

20 metroguide 2021 Edition PANDEMIC ECONOMY some momentum building its reputation and appeal as a travel and relocation destination. “We’re losing out in the sense of connectivity nationally and globally. Once people or businesses experience us, they’re more likely to live here.” Small Businesses: Bringing Vibrancy to the Region’s Main Streets Small businesses in the Pittsburgh region are engines for our region’s economy, accounting for 99 percent of all businesses and 75 percent of all jobs, according to the Allegheny Conference. For numerous reasons, small businesses are worth fighting for. “There’s a lot of pride in people’s neighborhoods and people’s towns. And I think we recognize that a big part of what creates that sense of pride, what creates that sense of place, are our small businesses. That’s where we work. That’s where we shop. That’s where we make our B2B purchases from,” says T.J. Bogdewic, president and CEO of Bridgeway Capital. “Those businesses, because they’re a part of where we’re from, are a part of who we as individuals are,” Bogdewic says. “They’re job creators. And they bring vibrancy to Main Street.” Bridgeway Capital is a nonprofit lender that provides capital and loans to businesses and areas in Western Pennsylvania often underestimated or overlooked by traditional financial markets and lenders, Bogdewic says. Approximately 90 percent of its lending goes to lower- and moderate-income communities. Suffice it to say, the pandemic downturn has magnified demand for Bridgeway’s services. “We did more loans last year than we’ve ever done in Bridgeway’s history,” Bogdewic says, in reference to the fiscal year’s unprecedented loan volume. While loans and emergency funding have kept some small businesses afloat, accessing funding has also been key to businesses making the necessary adaptations to be COVID compliant. That could mean purchasing outdoor seating or upgrading ventilation systems. For other businesses that have had to keep their buildings closed, the pandemic shutdown

www.pittsburghmetroguide.com 21 PITTSBURGH AND THE has permitted time to work on capital now in Pittsburgh. It is just off the charts Regional municipalities might also delay projects that also require borrowed funds with the amount of work there is for the certain capital projects in order to save to complete. construction industry right now in the city,” money. “I think next year, there will be Some businesses have even been able Daniels says. “I would have never been fewer parks and pavilions replaced and to retool themselves to respond to the able to move the way I’m moving this year probably some fewer miles of roads pandemic, Bogdewic says, like some local without [the loan].” paved. But we’ll see,” Dougherty says. As maker companies that shifted to sewing recovery efforts take shape and solidify, and producing PPE. But supporting Mending Municipalities earned income tax should be one of the all of these businesses and efforts has Affected by COVID-19 quickest revenue sources to bounce back, Dougherty says. required extra funding and coordination. Within the counties that make up the As the pandemic set in, a first step for Pittsburgh region, various municipalities Bridgeway was to pull together funding Business Support and and the neighborhoods and small from foundations and other sources. businesses that they contain lend Innovation Pennsylvania’s Department of Community to Pittsburgh’s distinctive living and Sectors such as health care, life sciences, and Economic Development worked with sense of place. So, how have all of these and tech-related business services that a variety of community development municipalities fared during the pandemic have helped to redefine Pittsburgh’s financial institutions, including Bridgeway, disruption? There may be no singular economy in recent years are recovering to dispense $190 million to support answer, since each municipality has its more quickly from pandemic losses. businesses statewide, Bogdewic says. own unique background and extent And despite all of the setbacks that Half of this funding was designated for of resources. Allegheny County, which the pandemic has caused, it has also minority-owned businesses. contains 130 municipalities, including highlighted certain opportunities and Pittsburgh’s affordability can lower some the City of Pittsburgh, experienced stable means of addressing manufacturing barriers to entry for small businesses economic standing just prior to the deficiencies. starting out, Bogdewic says, and such pandemic, marked by low unemployment At Pittsburgh’s Advanced Robotics for businesses bring flavor and vitality to and steady property tax revenue. This has Manufacturing (ARM) Institute, 2020 has towns. But neighborhoods in the region helped to lessen the blow to the county’s been an especially busy year. The ARM have also been starkly divided along municipalities, says George Dougherty, Institute works to grow and enhance racial lines, posing unique challenges. an assistant professor in the University of U.S. manufacturing capabilities and “Our work at Bridgeway is to try and break Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public and competitiveness by accelerating and down those barriers and address those International Affairs, who studies regional integrating adoption of novel robotic hurdles. But you have to do that while still governance, municipal finance and technologies and addressing workforce respecting and maintaining the unique management, and citizen engagement. characteristics of those neighborhoods,” development issues concerning upskilling Bogdewic says. “It’s important for all of Most municipalities have had some or reskilling manufacturing employees. reserve funding to help get through tough us now to think regionally and act locally It turns out that many of the pandemic’s times, Dougherty says, but we could and to support businesses not just in greatest urgencies—manufacturing see measures like tax bumps, service our immediate neighborhood or our personal protective equipment, reductions, and similar adjustments immediate town but to be cognizant of performing COVID-19 testing, disinfecting needed to tweak revenues and neighborhoods that are experiencing the spaces—can all be supplemented by expenditures. worst effects of the pandemic.” robotics. “I think we saw our mission For Tina Daniels, owner of the Pittsburgh- Still, municipalities with downtowns and magnified by COVID, but it’s not going based residential remodeling and other zones that attracted customers have to change,” says Suzy Teele, ARM’s head construction company Concrete Rose lost out on parking revenue, Dougherty of marketing and communications. “The Construction, the coronavirus pandemic says. Loss of fans at the city’s sports work that we’re doing, I think, is even more struck just as her business was entering stadiums and other venues is a prime important as we move forward because of its second year. But things didn’t come example. But larger municipalities, such our need to be able to manufacture more screeching to a halt. While some projects as the City of Pittsburgh, may also have an in the United States and do it in a cost- were put on hold because of the pandemic, easier time making cost-saving reductions, competitive way.” compared to smaller boroughs with less she still had contracts and work in place, Pittsburgh possesses clear robotics, flexibility. “Because of scale, it is a little and she needed funding but was turned artificial intelligence, and manufacturing bit easier for them to trim around the down by traditional lenders hesitant to aptitude. Research in these fields margins. When you have about 4,200 lend to such a new business. Bridgeway emanates from local universities like employees, somebody’s retiring all the Capital, however, provided her a loan. “The Carnegie Mellon University, and Pittsburgh time,” Dougherty says. market is booming with building right houses its own “Robotics Row,” a hotbed

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of robotics, AI, and technology companies universities, colleges, and educational by the pandemic, it can leave long-lasting situated along the Allegheny River in the resources in Pittsburgh provides ample damage,” Iams says. “I think Pittsburgh is Strip District and Lower Lawrenceville learning opportunities and choices among well-suited to come out of the pandemic neighborhoods. higher education institutions. For the probably more quickly than other The pandemic has spotlighted the region’s companies and organizations, economies.” need to increase our manufacturing having such diverse and numerous schools Like many large companies navigating the capabilities, Teele says, pointing to critical also provides steady access to talent, as pandemic, PPG has seen an ebb in demand manufacturing shortcomings with PPE new graduates become job seekers who for certain products that it produces while production, COVID testing materials, and are well suited to the business sectors and other items, like coatings used in the other supplies. In 2020, ARM received types of careers prevalent in Pittsburgh. production of food and beverage cans and and distributed approximately $5 million Producing qualified and capable new also DIY paint, have gotten a boost, Iams in Department of Defense funding to talent could give Pittsburgh an edge, as says. But, especially now, large companies’ advance projects addressing COVID and good workers become even more valuable commitments to their communities and robotics. For example, robots that can sew during times of economic disruption. their capacity to provide support are Attracting recent paramount. graduates is always a Toward the beginning of the pandemic, challenge, however, PPG distributed 80,000 N95 protective amid competition masks to frontline health care workers “Leadership across from other cities across the United States, Iams says, half and nationwide of which went to regional health care job opportunities. facilities. While PPG doesn’t produce N95 the sectors will For companies like masks, it leveraged its supply chain to PPG—a Pittsburgh- procure the donated items.“N95 masks, based Fortune those are a key protective piece in the paint come together 500 company and process and when applying paint,” Iams global supplier of says. “We had access to those around the paints, coatings, and world. We used our global supply chain specialty materials— to bring those in. We don’t make masks. even more strongly being involved with That’s not our business. But it’s something local universities’ we felt was really important.” activities, than before, I think. recruitment events, Acts of support and goodwill are not and forums on topics hard to find around Pittsburgh. Yet so like innovation and many qualities and bold attributes will Times like this tend career development be demanded, not least of which are is key, says Bryan resiliency and leadership. “The history Iams. “It’s important has shown that the Pittsburgh region is to build lasting to show the energy very resilient. We’ve demonstrated that of the region to resiliency after the steel industry had a the talent at the collapse in the 1980s. We’ve shown it as university level,” industry has transformed,” Iams says. relationships.” says Iams, who “Leadership across the sectors will come is vice president together even more strongly than before, I of corporate think. Times like this tend to build lasting could enable more efficient cloth mask communications and government affairs relationships.” mg production here in the United States. at PPG. Similarly, robots could perform certain The range of industries—energy, finance, steps of the COVID testing procedures, health care, education, manufacturing, scaling up testing capabilities and speed. and more—that characterize Pittsburgh’s Instead of sending in humans to clean business sectors offers greater selection contaminated areas, autonomous mobile for new job seekers, and the sector robots can disinfect. diversity also helps to undergird the In addition to robotics, Pittsburgh is an region’s economy. “If you are all in one educational powerhouse. Having so many sector and that sector was really hit hard

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eplete with job opportunities, Planning for Accessibility Allconnect Resource Center (June 2018), cultural assets and celebrated Today … and the Future each addressed issues surrounding Reducational institutions at all transportation and initiated or studied levels, the Greater Pittsburgh Region also An inspirational writer once said “A plan shared-use mobility; on-demand, door-to- boasts lush landscapes running in varied is the transport medium which conveys door public transportation; autonomous compass directions from Point State a person from the station of dreams to and electric vehicles; and advanced traffic Park at the confluence of the Allegheny, the destination of success. Goals are management systems, among others, with Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers into the the transport fees.” Cities and regions the end result of “improving transportation Laurel Highlands, Moraine State Park across the nation have long dreamt of to improve job access.” ways to improve services connecting and the Mingo Creek County Park, among A “TR News” article (March-April 2019) populations with meaningful work and many other pastoral settings. Amenities, titled Critical Issues in Transportation leisure activities, along with finding such as biking/hiking trails, navigable 2019 by Katherine F. Turnbull, Executive means for business and industry to offer waterways and what is being called Associate Director, Texas A&M accessible services and/or transport goods “transformational technology” approaches Transportation Institute, and past and commodities to various convenient to transportation, aid in accessing these chair of the Transportation Research locations. Those dreams took the form of many aspects of life while enhancing its Board Executive Committee, noted that well thought-out plans. One such plan is quality in the ‘Burgh and beyond. So, while urban areas serve as “economic the “Smart City” approach. given the sheer size of our 10-county engines” across the country, of equal Pittsburgh region (Allegheny, Armstrong, An executive summary published in importance is addressing the same needs Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, “Deloitte Insights”, a destination for in megaregions (those comprising large Lawrence, Washington and Westmoreland thought leadership, posits that smart networks of metropolitan regions that counties) – some 7,112 square miles of cities engage a number of constituents share topography, infrastructure systems, urban, suburban, and rural territory – how including government, business and economic linkages, history and more that do we stay connected to keep the region industry, civic leaders, residents, and can share challenges such as high speed vibrant, relevant and attractive to those visitors “in an intelligent, connected rail planning, etc.) and rural areas. And living here, to millennials and others ecosystem. The goal: better city services while needs may differ, all areas offer considering the area for work, play and and a higher quality of life.” Among the support for the “economy and quality of life general quality of life. seven top smart cities reported by the in the U.S. Like their urban counterparts,

26 metroguide 2021 Edition MOBILITY rural residents need mobility and safe and efficiency, and via whatever mode of will be ADA accessible with ramps to travel options.” transportation works best for them. It’s accommodate riders who use wheelchairs. Echoing that thinking, the Allegheny critical that the region has transportation In addition to the BRT project, Port Conference on Community Development, infrastructure, systems and options that Authority has undertaken a host of other convened groups of stakeholders around work for people now – and into the future. customer service enhancements, including the region for earnest discussions “Changes in (transit) consumer desires opening a new Downtown Service Center about the vision for mobility in and habits need real attention with real on Smithfield Street, launching a new Southwestern Pennsylvania. Those solutions,” said Katharine Kelleman, website, and providing multiple ways gathering were under the umbrella of CEO, Port Authority, explaining that the to communicate with Customer Service the Regional Transportation Alliance three-mile stretch between Downtown through digital channels. The Service (RTA) of Southwestern Pennsylvania, a Pittsburgh and Oakland (Pittsburgh’s Center features a Customer Service window public-private partnership organized education hub) is the busiest in the Port where representatives can help with trip by the Conference. The RTA presented Authority’s system. “The buses that travel planning and other information to assist the insights it gathered from a survey between the two destinations often get customers in easily navigating the system; distributed to more than 800 groups. delayed in traffic, making service not as the new website features enhanced trip Nearly half of the responses centered on reliable as it should be,” she said. “The tools, houses information in one central public transportation, underscoring its Bus Rapid Transit will not only make the location with greater ease of use, and importance. “The issue of access is top trip to/from Oakland and Downtown works on any device; and a new digital of mind for people,” said Katelyn Haas- more reliable, it will help boost economic communications team provides real-time Conrad, a Senior Policy Analyst at the development and better connect residents updates on Twitter (@PGHTransitAlert) Allegheny Conference. “Transportation of the East End and beyond.” as well as Customer Service support and access are priority issues for the She added that most of the 60-foot (@PGHTransitCare)and answers rider region’s existing workforce, as well as articulated buses used on the BRT routes questions via the Live Chat feature on for the new talent that’s being attracted will be battery-electric vehicles and PortAuthority.org. Additionally, customers here for the professional and personal stations within key corridors will have with cell phones can text their stop ID to opportunities that the region has to offer. shelters, benches and other amenities. 41411 for real-time bus information and People need and want to get to jobs, Additionally, all new BRT stations Port Authority riders can utilize a new education, recreation and more with ease mobile fare application to pay fares.

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“First and foremost, we are looking to is spent waiting at traffic lights, on varied transit options and decrease provide the best service we possibly can,” major highways, in tunnels, or for rides. roadway congestion. Fitzgerald also Kelleman said. “We’ve learned from our According to various sources, Pittsburgh noted that further development of customers that their trip should be a holds the dubious distinction of ranking bike paths is in the works not only for reliable, efficient and cost-effective way to in the top 10 most congested areas in the recreational use but for biking to work get where they need to go.” country, so, how can we reverse this trend? and school. Perhaps not surprising is that With that thought in mind, Port Authority Fortunately, real solutions are flushing our Pittsburgh is becoming one of the fastest is working on a long-range plan. traffic congestion along with considerable growing bike communities. “We can see “Allegheny County has changed greatly in alternatives in their infancy. “We need work places providing facilities for bike the past decade, but our routes have not,” to figure out how to fund transportation parking and places to change clothes for she noted. “We want to make sure that in the region and what makes the most work,” he added. we’re serving the people of our region and sense,” said Allegheny County Executive BikePGH, established in 2002, espouses we’re able to get them to the places they Rich Fitzgerald. “Moving forward, we making Pittsburgh streets safe and want to go.” need to consider roads and bridges, bike accessible for those who bike and walk. and pedestrian paths, and special needs Their vision, in part, sees Pittsburgh’s Solutions Abound mobility, all of which truly affect our future as one built on “a diverse quality of life.” One of the most significant transportation network that safely Hugh Ferriss, an American architect, steps has been the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) connects all people to their destinations” illustrator, and poet who explored the connecting two of the largest employment further noting that “transportation choice psychological condition of modern urban centers in Allegheny County. “It’s about is essential to a high quality of life.” life wrote, “As avenues and streets of a getting people out of cars and into a better “Biking addresses several issues in our city are nothing less than its arteries transit system,” he continued. area,” said Eric Boerer, Advocacy Director and veins, we may well ask what doctor The objectives of this project, shepherded for BikePGH. “First and foremost, it helps would venture to promise bodily health by Port Authority CEO Kelleman, include assure that transportation, and Pittsburgh if he knew that the blood circulation bus-only lanes, revamped stations, and itself, remains affordable and offers people was steadily growing more congested.” bike/pedestrian facilities to increase a reliable means of getting to a job.” He So, too, have others asked when time

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also cited the environmental boon of all fronts.” As the fastest growing county 2019. Starting as a pilot project, the Route reducing pollution through the use of in Southwestern Pennsylvania, “the need 68 Express to a Route 528 Park and Ride bicycles. He cited a Make My Trip Count for a transportation infrastructure for from Butler to Pittsburgh via Route 79 offers survey, spearheaded by the Green Building incoming growth coupled with the need two runs each day. The second option is Alliance in conjunction with other groups for transportation options and alternatives an express ride from Butler to Pittsburgh including BikePGH, which showed that 15 is imperative,” added Commissioner Kevin via Route 8. The CNG buses, more percent of respondents living within the Boozel. With an unemployment rate of 3.2 environmentally friendly and less costly City of Pittsburgh indicated that they ride a percent, Commissioner Kim Geyer added than conventional fuel vehicles, feature bike for transportation. that people are seeing more regionally. Wi-Fi, reclining seats and other amenities. North of Pittsburgh, buses are also playing “There are many job opportunities here, The challenge now lies with a limited stop a role on moving Butler County residents with better than average pay, but some at Route 528 given that there are no other from far flung towns and municipalities cannot afford to live in areas such as means of transport at other potential stops. to job hubs in its southern tier. “One Cranberry. We need to marry all of Butler “We have been working on a micro-transit of the biggest issues is attracting and County into these job areas with better service, utilizing new software to institute keeping a workforce,” said Leslie Osche, transportation.” To address that issue, the first- and last- mile connectors,” Osche said. one of three Butler County Commissioners. Butler Transit Authority, working under “It must be user-friendly to the consumer “Transportation and transportation the auspices of the county to move across and useful for the provider.” alternatives – to get people to work multiple municipalities easier, have devised To the east, the Westmoreland County efficiently and effectively – is a priority on “express routes” which began in Spring Transit Authority (WCTA) has turned an

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eye toward accommodating the needs undertaken a capital project to redesign “We want to find ways to expand access of all riders, including seniors and those and improve the current Park-And-Ride in to our shared ride (GO Westmoreland) with disabilities, while recognizing the North Huntingdon Township. In a recently service by making fares affordable to technological desires of the broader updated, comprehensive plan, one of those who do not qualify for one of the population. “The WCTA recently launched the main county objectives identified subsidized programs,” he said. “We want a mobile ticketing app that allows riders to was transportation choices, given the GO Westmoreland to provide better access purchase tickets directly from their smart need for connection across the county’s to employment centers, medical and phones,” said Gina Cerilli, Westmoreland 1,036 square miles. With the assistance recreational facilities, human services, and County Commissioner. “Riders can also of the Southwestern Pennsylvania shopping areas throughout the county. purchase a Smart Card that can be used Commission and Michael Baker, Inc., the We also seek to explore ways to work interchangeably on other local transit WCTA completed a Transit Development with the county’s colleges, universities agency buses. Our GO Westmoreland Plan (TDP) and strategic business plan. and technical schools to provide better paratransit riders now have the ability According to Alan Blahovec, Executive access to their facilities and for their to schedule their trips on line. Smarter Director, WCTA, the recommendations students.” He continued that they will be mobility can help us move people in the and strategies in the TDP and the county’s part of a statewide Fixed-Route Intelligent most efficient manner.” With the purchase comprehensive plan will focus on better, Transportation System project, allowing of 16 new CNG-fueled transit buses, the more frequent service in the county’s key for real-time information on their fixed WCTA also opened a new Park-And- areas while still maintaining regional route system. Cerilli added, “Enhanced Ride facility in New Stanton and have connectors to Greensburg and Pittsburgh. accessibility allows the residents of

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Westmoreland County to lead full, medical appointments,” she added. “The Communications, Allegheny County productive lives. It enables people to have Pennsylvania Lottery Program subsidizes Airport Authority. “Our goal is to construct greater access to goods and services as well most of the fare for senior citizens over a new landside terminal next to the airside as employment opportunities.” age 65.” BCTA operates Express Services on terminal, thereby eliminating the need West of Pittsburgh, Beaver County has also Route 65 from the northern part of Beaver for the half mile train ride, which also jumped on the technology turnpike also County and uses the PAAC West Busway shortens the walking distance.” Begun with recent enhancements such as text for an Express Route on I-376. Morandini with an update to the airport’s master messaging and ticket vending machines; also sees further advanced technologies on plan in 2013, an FAA requirement, the new bus shelters and benches; Real Time the horizon including signal prioritization, project was devised through results of Customer Information on its web site, among others. analysis and forecasting, and stakeholders’ and mobile ticketing, among others. meetings with the Airport Authority “The Beaver County Transit Authority By Air, By Land or By Water board, airline and community leaders with construction completion anticipated (BCTA) has implemented a number of Whether it’s recreational or business in 2023. “We also engaged Community service changes,” said Mary Jo Morandini, travel, navigating an airport can be a Program Advisory and Best Practice General Manager, BCTA. “These changes harrowing experience in terms of its size working groups to better understand will improve system connectivity and and maneuverability. To accommodate its issues of accessibility, ground transport on-time performance, providing easy growing number of travelers, Pittsburgh and parking, technology and much more,” access and convenience for a wide range of International Airport has undertaken a she remarked. “We are reaching out to the passengers.” The BCTA provides county- long anticipated, $1.1 billion initiative community and passengers through one- wide, accessible shared ride transportation to modernize facilities, enhance the on-one interviews, online surveys, and the not only for the general public, but also passenger experience, meet changing program web site, www.PITtransformed. for the disabled and a number of human industry needs, and become more com, to identify what features are most service agency clients comprising the environmentally sustainable while important in the new facility.” In addition DART ridership. “BCTA administers providing value to the greater regional to the major construction component, the Medical Assistance Transportation community. “Built in 1993 for a major smaller projects abound. Presley’s Program and a significant number airline, that airline’s departure left us Place, a sensory room for children and of those eligible clients utilize BCTA’s with an oversized and under-utilized adults with autism and other needs, was fixed route and shared ride services for facility,” explained Alyson Walls, Manager, unveiled. “Prior to or after a flight, an individual may experience distress,” Walls added. “We are creating All design renderings of the Terminal Modernization Program at accessible spaces for all types Pittsburgh International Aiprort are courtesy of Gensler + HDR in of travelers.” New technology assoiation with luis vidal + architects. is planned in the building while modern concession programs feature more local foods so travelers can get a true taste of the region. Local art is prominently displayed and local artists and musicians continue to be tapped for their talents in creating aesthetic appeal. “We want visitors coming to this region to get a real sense of the area the minute they land. We are making improvements from the curb to the gate, reducing baggage delivery times and working to implement greater technologies to provide a quality experience.” According to Walls, the overarching theme for the

32 metroguide 2021 Edition MOBILITY airport construction, however, lies in and bike trails.” Osche added that many about 18 minutes, an efficiency, energy and the following: responding to changes in municipalities are actively looking to environmental plus. Pittsburgh and air flight along with the enhance these trails such as the Butler/ needs of families and business travelers Freeport trail connectors to Cranberry, Transportation Futurescape alike. “With the objectives of shortening Marshall and Adams Townships and other Those across the region continue to cast passenger walk and wait time, enhancing locales through multi-modality grants, an eye toward future transportation security, delivering intuitive wayfinding, given its 163 miles of trails, 19 of which and access to services, jobs, schools and creating new roadways into the airport are designated bike routes, and 93 miles and all that complements the quality terminal, we are seeking to improve every of navigable streams boasting canoe and of life in our region. Currently, a review traveler’s access and experience.” County kayak launches in Renfrew, Harmony, is underway for the Pittsburgh to Executive Rich Fitzgerald also sees the Zelienople and Forward Township. All Philadelphia Hyperloop with a $2 million airport project as a boon to the region. three commissioners agree that not only contract awarded by the Pennsylvania “We are continuing to look at ways to do these options mitigate air quality and Turnpike Commission for the study. This connect to the airport. Many companies traffic concerns, but set the stage for a futuristic “pipeline” fueled by electric are building on spec knowing that the more active, healthier population. propulsion moving the train via low amount of growth in the Allegheny- Westmorland County Commissioner pressure, underground tubes, in theory, Washington-Beaver County corridor offers Cerilli emphasized that transportation has cuts this trip to about 30 minutes. viable transportation for materials and become a main focus for Westmoreland Likewise, two concurrent studies – on employees among other benefits.” Case County, with people looking for feasibility and environmental impact in point, the nearly $7 billion Royal Dutch options beyond single occupancy – are also underway for a Hyperloop Chemical Plant along the Ohio River at the vehicles. “Millennials say they would connecting Pittsburgh to Columbus intersection of Route 376, one of the largest rather give up their cars than their and Chicago, reducing these travel and most expensive projects ever built smart phones. The digital movement times to an estimated 30 to 45 minutes. along a tributary. is here and Westmoreland County This project was one of 10 across the Working with Carnegie Mellon University, is embracing it.” She continued that world to move forward by California- the Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of more transportation options will help based Virgin Hyperloop One and is Commerce, the Allegheny Conference to improve travel efficiency and more being refined to “define and identify on Community Development, the efficient travel can revitalize business initial implementation and alignment; SouthWestern Pennsylvania Commission, districts. “Our Reimagining Westmoreland identify station locations; estimate and the area’s largest employers, Allegheny comprehensive plan outlines seven transportation demand and economic County continues to attend to traffic transportation strategies that we feel benefits, and develop a business plan, congestion through the use of Surtrac, are vital to the success of our region,” implementation strategy and stakeholder part of the Traffic 21 project. Developed at she said. “If we take the steps necessary and public engagement strategy. the Robotics Institute of CMU, Surtrac is to ensure that these objectives can be Recently, Volkswagen pledged $2.6 billion a system of smart traffic lights that adapt achieved appropriately, our transportation dollars ($1 billion in cash, a value of $1.6 to changes in traffic in real time. “The landscape and our residents will benefit billion in a 200-person autonomous program started through the East Liberty immensely.” Westmoreland County intelligent driving company) and Ford has corridor where traffic signals gauge traffic Chamber of Commerce sees another committed $1 billion to Argo Al, a robocar flow to maximize efficiencies,” Fitzgerald challenge being the long commute to firm in Pittsburgh, for the development of noted. “The project continues to expand, Downtown Pittsburgh from the eastern self-driving and electric vehicles. cutting emissions significantly while and southern sections of the county. They It digs deep into those needs such as saving time.” Smart technology is also are advocating for ‘slip ramps’ onto the navigable steps, wheelchair access, and being used in Pittsburgh’s cultural district Pennsylvania Turnpike that can shorten options for the disabled or those with to move traffic in and out of events more travel time. They are looking at a slip behavioral health issues. “The most efficiently. Commissioner Boozel sees a ramp off Route 130 in Penn Township expensive thing we can do, is to do changing culture in Butler County, where to serve that growing population. They nothing: to not move forward and not a younger generation is moving in/staying are also working with the Laurel Valley make inroads into our transportation but who may or may not want to drive a Transportation Project for a ramp on Route systems,” Fitzgerald concluded. “We’ve vehicle. “They are looking for a unique 981 between Mount Pleasant in the south got to make sure we improve and increase experience and they want to engage their and the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport, all types of transportation services and technology. That ‘experience’ may take Latrobe, in the east. The estimated time routes.” mg the form of on-demand travel with Uber for a freight hauler between the two is or Lyft, which is gaining traction here. currently upward to 40 minutes while Others are looking at pedestrian options the slip ramp would reduce that time to

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nce lined with mills and Shadyside are urban mainstays, while Every neighborhood, whether in the city warehouses, a different Lawrenceville, the North Side, and East or the suburbs, has nuances that buyers Ocomposition now makes up the Liberty continue to see growth. “We are should be aware of when choosing where city’s famed three rivers and rolling hills. seeing a lot of revitalization in urban to relocate. So Young recognizes the Technology hubs, research labs and state- areas of the city, including Lawrenceville, importance of providing extensive tours of-the art skyscrapers share space with East Liberty, Bloomfield and the North so transferees get a true sense of the area. riverfront trails that meander past two new Side. With the ability to walk to shops, “We listen to the client’s specific wants sports stadiums and through burgeoning restaurants, breweries and even world- and needs and then introduce them to entertainment and food scenes. class healthcare, these locations are neighborhoods that meet those needs so Revitalization has been breathing new life becoming increasingly popular for they can experience them for themselves,” into the city’s 90 neighborhoods, each with home buyers,” says Tracy Young, Director she explains. its own character. “It surprises newcomers of Relocation at Berkshire Hathaway Newcomers are bound to feel welcome, that our unique neighborhoods still HomeServices The Preferred Realty. no matter where they land. “We are a showcase their ethnic origins,” says For those looking for more room to move, big city with a small-town feel,” Young Susan Sadowski, President of Relocation the region’s expansive suburbs strike a reflects. “Pittsburgh has everything you Horizons, Inc., a division of Howard Hanna perfect balance between green space could ever need – shopping, restaurants, Real Estate Company. There is indeed a and new development. “Outside the city, attractions, incredible sports teams – with patchwork that reflects how the city was new construction remains strong in the an unparalleled sense of community that first settled. Italian in Bloomfield and northern suburbs of Cranberry Township, you typically only find in small towns. But Morningside, German in East Allegheny Adams Township and Mars, and the what makes it a great place to live, in my and Mt. Washington, and Hispanic/Latino southern suburbs of Peters Township, opinion, is the people.” in Beechview or Brookline, for example. Bridgeville and Upper St. Clair,” Young “The diversity of the neighborhoods is notes, pointing out that top-tier school Top of the List making it easier for us to match their home systems and ever-growing commercial For locals, it’s no surprise Pittsburgh is to lifestyle,” she adds. developments contribute to the popularity among 2019’s Top 10 of the country’s 100 From hip and trendy to quiet and secluded, of these suburbs. Sadowski adds that most livable cities, according to Livability. Pittsburgh’s diverse districts provide Beaver County and South Fayette are also com. In fact, ever since 1985, when something for everyone. Squirrel Hill and seeing significant growth. Pittsburgh was first proclaimed by Rand

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McNally as America’s “Most Livable City,” never been a better time to be in the foodies shouldn’t miss in 2019,” and The Pittsburghers are now shocked if it doesn’t Pittsburgh region. We are on the leading Washington Post noted that Pittsburgh rank high in this category. Today, Pittsburgh edge of so many developments that are has “cuisine worth writing home about.” scores high on rankings that range from changing the world in technology, health With access to affordable, fresh and best metro area for STEM professionals, and humankind,” says Topoleski. local ingredients, chef-driven cuisine is most kid-friendly city, best cities for flourishing in the region as well. In fact, foodies, or the best city for active lifestyles. Fun for Fans & Foodies seven restaurants and chefs in Pittsburgh Forbes.com recently listed Pittsburgh About Pittsburgh president, Dana Fortun are semifinalists for the 2019 James Beard among the top cities that give the most concurs that a one-size-fits all report Awards-– the Oscars of the culinary world. bang for your buck. That’s because about cost of living doesn’t tell the whole Nominated restaurants like Bar Marco, Pittsburgh is an affordable city that offers story. “Everyone who relocates here is Bitter Ends Luncheonette and Tako join the amenities of a megalopolis, but with an individual with a unique lifestyle.” mainstays like Primanti Brothers and Mad added stability. The site calculates median She says her organization’s 90 percent Mex, ending the era when Pittsburghers home price at $180,000, 37 percent below success rate in helping companies and visitors complained there were few the national median. What’s more, the attract the talent isn’t just because of her choices for a great meal. cost of living is 13 percent below the organization’s expertise. “It’s because of And thanks to Pittsburgh’s diverse national average. The affordable cost of the city itself and all it has to offer. There landscape, it’s just as easy to find a great living has always been a draw for people is something for everyone.” way to work off all those extra calories. moving into the region,” says Sadowski. Indeed, there is, be it baseball or ballet, With miles of trails to trek, mountains to Affordability is particularly attractive to singing or skiing, parks or performances. climb, and rivers to row, The Steel City ranks graduates moving out of dorm rooms as the 16th fittest major U.S. city, according “I don’t think people expect it to be so armed with freshly minted college to the 2019 American Fitness Index ‘cool,’” Young admits. “Despite the national degrees. Despite a strong job market, released by the American College of Sports attention Pittsburgh gets, visitors still college grads launching a career find that Medicine and the Anthem Foundation. tend to believe it’s an old, dusty rust-belt a good job offer lands them in a pricey city. Once they see the trendy, five-star An abundance of green space is found housing market. While they might earn restaurants, lively arts and culture scene, inside the metro-area: The Three Rivers more in hubs like New York and San beautiful parks and an abundance of things Heritage Trail’s 24-mile riverfront system; Francisco, fewer people can afford to buy to do, they quickly change their minds. Add 2,000 acres of parkland; and 800 acres of a house or an apartment. “There is such a to that Pittsburgh’s housing affordability open space for the public to enjoy. Add to vast difference between what you can get and clients never want to leave!” that, the surrounding regions are home here and what you can get in Silicon Valley, to countless county and state parks, ski Home to the venerable Carnegie for example,” suggests Linda Topoleski, VP resorts, golf courses, lakes and streams. of Workforce Operations & Programs for Museums of Pittsburgh, the city also the Allegheny Conference on Community offers world-class niche collections And for those who prefer spectator sports, Development. ranging from The Andy Warhol it doesn’t get any better than the City of Museum to The Clemente Museum, the Champions – so named during the late She says Pittsburgh companies are largest exhibited collection of Roberto 1970s for the seven titles won in nine highlighting cost of living to attract young Clemente baseball artifacts, works of art, years and again during the late 2000s employees, and that message is being photographs and memorabilia. for three titles in four years. With three heard loud and clear. According to a study major professional sports franchises, the From art museums, to theater and by LendingTree, millennials make up 49 Pirates, Steelers, and Penguins, plus the dance companies, Pittsburgh has no percent of all home mortgage requests universities competing in the highest level shortage of culture to explore. In the in the Pittsburgh region, second only to of collegiate athletics in the United States, heart of Downtown, the 14-block Cultural Boston. These young homebuyers are at in both football and basketball – that knick District encompasses seven world-class the forefront of a growing nationwide name will likely stick around for a while. trend of young buyers returning to the theaters, eight public parks and art housing market. installations and a dozen art galleries. It also boasts over 90 retail shops, 50 dining Education “Beyond housing, cost of living is about establishments that are part of the city’s With more than 60 colleges and what you have left in your wallet after you burgeoning food scene. universities, including research and pay your mortgage or your landlord. Say development leaders Carnegie-Mellon you want to travel. You can afford to do Since Zagat named Pittsburgh the best University and the University of Pittsburgh, so,” adds Topoleski, who knows that type food city in 2015, the city continues to the city also earns praise for its smart of affordability is important not just to climb the culinary charts. This year, the population. For years, Pittsburgh saw a millennials but at any stage of life. “There’s BBC called Pittsburgh “the one destination big outflow of talent, which is typical for

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a city with a large number of university and Atlanta where people move to the and the nuclear navy. Pittsburgh has grads and a small number of job openings, suburbs for a good school but have an hour also gained momentum as a center for but Pittsburgh’s been countering that commute to their job.” autonomous vehicles, with Uber and Ford trend. “In the past, the vast majority of both setting up operations there to tap graduates were going to the west coast,” Connecting People to talent at Carnegie Mellon. says Topoleski. “But universities are now Opportunity “Opportunities abound for new graduates, retaining 50 percent of students.” Highly ranked schools or low cost of workers ready to step into leadership roles, In addition to Pittsburgh’s top-tier living means little to those relocating and those looking to learn new skills and education institutions, Pittsburgh’s to Pittsburgh if job opportunities aren’t try something new,” says Topoleski. In fact, secondary schools – both private and here. The good news is, with its diversified over the next ten years, the Pittsburgh public – are highly regarded and an economy and consistent demand in Region will require 34,000 new workers important factor to those relocating with healthcare as well as its service sectors, each year as older generations retire and younger children. “School districts are the growth continues a positive jobs new jobs are created. always a driving factor when helping trend. In fact, more than 7,660 new jobs To help young and mid-career workers take people decide where to live,” Young says. were created in five key business sectors advantage of these regional opportunities “Fortunately, Pittsburgh has several last year – advanced manufacturing, today and for years to come, the Allegheny top-rated, nationally recognized school healthcare, energy, finance and business Conference commissioned research that districts and a plethora of school guides services, and information technology. found that within 10 years, the region’s and resources.” Google, Apple, Bosch, Facebook, Nokia, workforce will look dramatically different Fortun adds that unlike in other regions, Autodesk, and IBM are among 1,600 than it does today as a result of a wave of families here can find top schools that technology firms generating $20.7 billion Baby Boomer retirements, occupational are close to Downtown. “There isn’t just in annual Pittsburgh payrolls. The area has transitions and economic growth. one good school district. There are a lot served as the long-time federal agency “The future of work in the region of options – many of which are within headquarters for cyber defense, software represents an enormous challenge for a 35-minute commute Downtown – engineering, robotics, energy research employers, but it’s also an unprecedented versus cities like Chicago, Minneapolis,

C2ER Cost of Living - 2018 Annual Average MSA Composite Grocery Housing Utilities Transportation Healthcare Miscellaneous Pittsburgh, PA 99.1 107.7 95.2 107.7 109.2 92.3 95.0 Atlanta, GA 101.8 99.6 106.2 87.0 100.1 109.1 102.4 Austin, TX 98.4 88.9 100.6 96.5 91.2 104.2 102.0 Baltimore, MD 116.9 111.4 147.2 108.2 101.3 90.0 103.2 Boston, MA 150.0 108.5 213.6 121.8 116.6 134.2 130.3 Charlotte, NC 97.0 99.6 85.2 94.0 95.1 107.6 106.0 Chicago, IL 123.2 102.7 156.9 93.0 125.6 101.8 112.4 Cincinnati, OH 95.2 93.3 81.5 95.0 100.3 100.1 105.6 Cleveland, OH 98.0 111.8 84.4 99.7 101.1 100.9 102.4 Dallas, TX 105.4 107.0 106.3 105.8 98.4 105.4 105.9 Denver, CO 113.2 99.0 138.8 81.0 104.5 103.1 108.8 Detroit, MI 95.1 89.0 92.3 92.7 107.1 93.8 97.3 Houston, TX 96.2 85.7 96.9 109.8 98.9 93.5 95.8 Indianapolis, IN 92.8 94.4 79.2 105.5 94.4 91.7 100.2 Milwaukee, WI 96.9 96.9 95.6 96.7 96.7 113.7 96.0 Minneapolis, MN 106.3 105.3 103.7 97.5 108.2 105.9 110.8 Nashville, TN 99.2 95.3 93.1 96.6 95.0 84.0 109.4 New York City, NY (Manhattan) 248.5 139.5 522.8 118.9 126.9 114.8 141.3 Philadelphia, PA 113.4 116.7 124.3 107.4 113.9 103.5 105.5 Seattle, WA 154.8 127.1 212.5 111.1 135.4 123.5 136.9 St. Louis, MO 87.8 102.0 69.3 102.4 94.0 94.7 91.7 Washington DC (Arlington) 153.1 124.5 250.0 92.3 101.2 99.7 118.3 Source : C2ER - The Council for Community and Economic Research Data current as of January 2019 www.pittsburghmetroguide.com 39

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Housing Cost Comparison By MSA C2ER Cost of Living - 2018 Annual Average Median Sales Price of Median Rent List Price MSA Composite Grocery Housing% DifferenceUtilities Transportation Healthcare Miscellaneous% Difference Metropolitan Area or Region Existing Single-Family Apartment Rent * Pittsburgh, PA 99.1 107.7 95.2from U.S.107.7 109.2 92.3 from U.S.95.0 Atlanta, GA Homes101.8 (Q1 2019)99.6 106.2 87.0 (March100.1 2019) 109.1 102.4 Austin,United TX States 98.4 $260,00088.9 100.6 96.5 91.2 $1,480104.2 102.0 Baltimore,Pittsburgh, MD PA 116.9 111.4$150,000 147.2 -42.3%108.2 101.3 $94090.0 -36.5%103.2 Boston,Atlanta, MA GA 150.0 108.5$231,000 213.6 -11.2%121.8 116.6 $1,426134.2 130.3-3.6% Charlotte,Austin, TX NC 97.0 $303,00099.6 85.2 16.5%94.0 95.1 $1,221107.6 -17.5%106.0 Chicago, IL 123.2 102.7 156.9 93.0 125.6 101.8 112.4 Baltimore, MD $241,000 -7.3% $1,373 -7.2% Cincinnati, OH 95.2 93.3 81.5 95.0 100.3 100.1 105.6 Boston, MA $450,000 73.1% $2,100 41.9% Cleveland, OH 98.0 111.8 84.4 99.7 101.1 100.9 102.4 Charlotte, NC $235,000 -9.6% $1,276 Dallas, TX 105.4 107.0 106.3 105.8 98.4 105.4 -13.8%105.9 Denver,Chicago, CO IL 113.2 $235,00099.0 138.8 -9.6%81.0 104.5 $1,595103.1 108.87.8% Detroit,Cincinnati, MI OH/KY/IN 95.1 $159,00089.0 92.3 -38.8%92.7 107.1 $83093.8 -43.9%97.3 Houston,Cleveland, TX OH 96.2 $124,00085.7 96.9 -52.3%109.8 98.9 $79593.5 -46.3%95.8 Indianapolis,Dallas, TX IN 92.8 $288,00094.4 79.2 10.8%105.5 94.4 $1,27591.7 -13.9%100.2 Milwaukee,Denver, CO WI 96.9 $401,00096.9 95.6 54.2%96.7 96.7 $1,465113.7 -1.0%96.0 Minneapolis,Detroit, MI MN 106.3 105.3$124,000 103.7 -52.3%97.5 108.2 $875105.9 -40.9%110.8 Nashville, TN 99.2 95.3 93.1 96.6 95.0 84.0 109.4 Houston, TX $238,000 -8.5% $1,234 -16.6% New York City, NY (Manhattan) 248.5 139.5 522.8 118.9 126.9 114.8 141.3 Indianapolis, IN $152,000 -41.5% $925 -37.5% Philadelphia, PA 113.4 116.7 124.3 107.4 113.9 103.5 105.5 -34.6% - Seattle,Milwaukee, WA WI 154.8 127.1$170,000 212.5 111.1 135.4 123.5 136.9 St.Minneapolis, Louis, MO MN 87.8 102.0$255,000 69.3 -1.9%102.4 94.0 $1,35594.7 -8.4%91.7 WashingtonNashville, TN DC (Arlington) 153.1 124.5 250.0 92.3 - 101.2 $1,39399.7 118.3-5.9% SourceNew :York C2ER City, - The CouncilNY for Community and Economic Research $425,000 63.5% $2,150 45.3% DataPhiladelphia, current as of PAJanuary 2019 $160,000 -38.5% $1,400 -5.4% Seattle, WA $525,000 101.9% $1,827 23.4% St. Louis, MO/IL $160,000 -38.5% $872 -41.1% Washington, DC/MD/VA $360,000 38.5% $1,850 25.0% * Updated June 2019 Facts, Rent Figures for 1 bedroom & Data apartmentto Help Businesses Find Their Place in the 10-County Region - PittsburghRegion.org Sources: NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index: Complete History by Metropolitan Area (1991-Current) Zillow Median Rent List Price, 1 Bedroom, Metro & U.S. Compiled by the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance, May 2019

Facts, Figures & Data to Help Businesses Find Their Place in the 10-County Region - PittsburghRegion.org Updated May 2019 opportunity for existing workers and our Agile, energetic workers willing to embrace and universities to connect people to up-and-coming workforce found in K-12 technology and learn new skills will be those opportunities. “The universities are and post-secondary education,” said Bill well-positioned to command good jobs very engaged in workforce strategies. We Demchak, Chairman, President and CEO and salaries in high-demand occupational have a robust response from the higher of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. clusters such as Information Technology, education community where they have Demchak is also chair of the Allegheny Business and Finance, Engineering, Science started to change their majors, some of Conference. “The region’s workforce will be and Production and Healthcare. the curriculum in their majors and their undergoing a dramatic transformation – Topoleski says that this is an opportunity approach based on what they know one that has already begun. Technology is a not just for the person relocating, but also employers now demand in terms of work big driver of this change, and it’s redefining the trailing spouses and family members. skills.” She sites, for example, a psychology the skills needed to be successful on the “There is a thickness of opportunity here major who takes data science courses. job. Every employer and worker must keep now, that makes relocating here much “We are brokering relationships between pace with this rapid change to remain more appealing,” she explains. The universities and employers so that competitive. We are at a critical moment Conference is working with companies students are prepared when they get out for the future of our region.” of school in four years.”

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Sadowski credits the Allegheny with someone in the banking industry and “Everyone did their part and did it proudly. Conference’s efforts to promote their spouse happens to be a litigation We pull together. That’s what we do. That’s Pittsburgh with keeping Howard Hanna’s attorney, then we most likely know who we are. Even though we are moving relocation division busy. “Add to that, the someone in that industry and pick up the forward and changing and progressing, new startup companies and growth from phone and make a call. Pittsburgh people that base will be forever embedded in companies like Google and UPMC, along make time. It’s who we are.” Pittsburgh.” with banks and other corporations that When people ask Fortun how Pittsburgh Over the years, Pittsburgh has indeed are investing in new talent and bringing has continued to succeed, despite the reinvented itself and evolved into what people to Pittsburgh.” odds, her response is always the same. Young calls a modern mecca. “With world- Fortun points out that it’s not just the “It’s the people. It’s the collaboration class healthcare, a robust arts and cultural willingness of companies, universities between the corporate, private and public district, award-winning restaurants and and organizations to collaborate, but the sectors who put their heads together in the top-ranking school districts, it’s no wonder willingness of individuals to help their seventies, and who worked together again why people want to relocate to Pittsburgh.” friends and neighbors. “If we are working during the recession in 2008,” she says. Pittsburgh Region. Next Is Now. mg

C2ER Cost of Living - 2018 Annual Average MSA Composite Grocery Housing Utilities Transportation Healthcare Miscellaneous Pittsburgh, PA 99.1 107.7 95.2 107.7 109.2 92.3 95.0 Atlanta, GA 101.8 99.6 106.2 87.0 100.1 109.1 102.4 Austin, TX 98.4 88.9 100.6 96.5 91.2 104.2 102.0 Baltimore, MD 116.9 111.4 147.2 108.2 101.3 90.0 103.2 Boston, MA 150.0 108.5 213.6 121.8 116.6 134.2 130.3 Charlotte, NC 97.0 99.6 85.2 94.0 95.1 107.6 106.0 Chicago, IL 123.2 102.7 156.9 93.0 125.6 101.8 112.4 Cincinnati, OH 95.2 93.3 81.5 95.0 100.3 100.1 105.6 Cleveland, OH 98.0 111.8 84.4 99.7 101.1 100.9 102.4 Dallas, TX 105.4 107.0 106.3 105.8 98.4 105.4 105.9 Denver, CO 113.2 99.0 138.8 81.0 104.5 103.1 108.8 Detroit, MI 95.1 89.0 92.3 92.7 107.1 93.8 97.3 Houston, TX 96.2 85.7 96.9 109.8 98.9 93.5 95.8 Indianapolis, IN 92.8 94.4 79.2 105.5 94.4 91.7 100.2 Milwaukee, WI 96.9 96.9 95.6 96.7 96.7 113.7 96.0 Minneapolis, MN 106.3 105.3 103.7 97.5 108.2 105.9 110.8 Nashville, TN 99.2 95.3 93.1 96.6 95.0 84.0 109.4 New York City, NY (Manhattan) 248.5 139.5 522.8 118.9 126.9 114.8 141.3 Philadelphia, PA 113.4 116.7 124.3 107.4 113.9 103.5 105.5 Seattle, WA 154.8 127.1 212.5 111.1 135.4 123.5 136.9 St. Louis, MO 87.8 102.0 69.3 102.4 94.0 94.7 91.7 Washington DC (Arlington) 153.1 124.5 250.0 92.3 101.2 99.7 118.3 Source : C2ER - The Council for Community and Economic Research Data current as of January 2019

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www.pittsburghmetroguide.com 41 Moving Your Financial Family Anyone who has ever moved knows that it’s no small feat. Your days are filled with finding a new home, arranging financing, investigating school districts and finally packing up your belongings in anticipation of the big moving day. But don’t forget! The personal belongings in your home aren’t the only things you need to move. Your financial family should be an important part of your plans as well.

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Organization Is the Key Looking Toward the Future do your banking by phone or from your computer? Most banks offer options such As the time nears for your moving day, take Choosing new financial partners is the as telephone, online, mobile app and a few minutes to make an inventory of your final step in moving your financial family. text message banking services that allow accounts and who provides them. You’ll There’s much to consider before making a you to conveniently access and view your need to include: firm decision. So, it pays to shop around! Are personal account information or activity the hours and locations convenient for you? • Checking and savings accounts 24/7. Also consider the strength of online Do the types of accounts and services meet • Holiday club accounts encryption the bank has implemented for your needs? Are you pleased with the way your security. Some banks also offer an • Certificates of deposit you’re treated? Is this a bank that supports app that sends you an alert and allows you • Safe deposit boxes your community and its institutions? to decide when you want your debit and • Stocks, bonds and other investments As you select a new financial institution, credit card available for use. • 401(k) plans think of it as establishing a long lasting These services are designed to let you relationship — not merely opening new • Credit cards check your account balance, review accounts. With any new relationship, the • Outstanding loans and lines of credit account activity, transfer funds between more you put into it — the more you will accounts, and pay monthly bills anywhere. Contact the providers of these services and let get out of it. them know you’re moving. If you’re planning By using online and mobile app banking to maintain any financial relationships be In this case, the more business you bring options, you can easily pre-authorize your sure to inform them of your new address in to a bank, then the more special features regular monthly bills, such as a car or advance. Otherwise, make arrangements to you may receive. For example, some banks mortgage payment, so that they are always close your accounts or transfer them to your offer advantages according to the balance paid without worry. This way, your monthly new financial institution. on your savings, checking or loan accounts. bills are taken care of in a safe and timely Others give you discounts on loans when manner while you are in transit or still In addition, you may want to contact your your monthly payments are automatically trying to get settled in with the move. accountant, attorney and financial advisor deducted from one of their checking Of course, you still will need to verify your bank to let them know that you’re moving. Be accounts. Your goal is to get the most out statements and bills each month and make sure to get copies of your tax returns and of your relationship with your new bank. sure that your finances are in good order. any other files that they may have from Therefore, you will want to make sure that previous years and keep them in a safe your new accounts are a part of your total place. These files will be quite helpful as Direct Deposit financial package and they reflect your you begin assembling your new circle of everyday needs. Try direct deposit to avoid worrying financial and legal consultants. about paychecks getting lost or not being Most people find it inconvenient to switch forwarded to you in the mail. In addition, Plan Ahead financial institutions. So, you’ll probably you won’t have to find time between The further ahead you plan — the less want to take time now to make the right unpacking boxes to run to the bank just chance that you’ll have of running into decision and feel comfortable later with to make a deposit. If your employer offers last-minute trouble. Notify all sources of your selections. direct deposit, take advantage of this income of your plans at least three months As you shop for a new financial institution, valuable service and have your paycheck in advance of your effective move in date check into automated services that can deposited directly into your bank account. (especially government income, such as make your life easier. These types of services Check with any other income sources (e.g., social security). This will help ensure that can be invaluable while you’re moving and social security benefits or investment your money is sent to the right place. can continue to be a useful financial tool dividends) to see if they offer direct If you have any payments that are long after your move is complete. deposit. You’ll save yourself quite a bit of automatically deducted from your bank time and have peace of mind knowing your account, for instance, your car or other loan Online and Mobile App Banking Options funds are secure. payments, be sure to make arrangements Writing checks and paying bills are the Keep in mind that this information is only well in advance for the funds to be last things that you want to be concerned a general guideline to help you with your deducted from your new bank account. with when planning a move. So why not moving experience. Your personal Give special attention to tax- financial family may require more deferred funds such as 401(k) SPONSORED BY (or less) planning than what is plans and IRAs. When moving discussed here. Seeking the advice these types of funds, be aware of your financial advisor and that there are strict rules planning ahead can help to ensure governing the transfer of these that your move goes smoothly funds. 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Housing's ECONOMIC FORECAST

If you build or sell houses for a living, you probably feel a bit cursed. As 2019 ended, however, there were signals that home sales and new construction were heading upward at a much steeper angle than the rest of the economy. By mid- March, the strong fundamentals of the housing market were overshadowed by the uncertainty of the Coronavirus COVID-19.

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raffic at existing homes dropped in GDP growth of 2.3 percent for the full 2019. Including additional investments significantly in late March. Builders year, compared to 2018. in the economy beyond PCE, consumers slowed construction of new homes. account for 68 percent of the total U.S. GDP. T Employers generated 273,000 net new Sales and construction declined in 2020, jobs in February on the heels of the The February 19 release of housing but the housing industry is expected to same number of new jobs in January, starts in January had more good news. lead the economic recovery that follows outstripping expectations. Year-over- Although the data showed a decline the end of the pandemic. It is, however, too year wage growth was at 3.0 percent, of 3.6 percent from December, the 21.4 early to be certain when that will occur. marking the 19th consecutive month at or percent increase from January 2019 was That uncertainty is likely to linger through above 3 percent. The unemployment rate an indication that new home construction the spring of 2021. Even as evidence decreased again slightly to 3.5 percent. The was shaking off the dual headwinds mounts that the social distancing and labor force participation rate remained at of low lot inventory and skilled worker quarantine measures taken elsewhere are 63.4 percent, its highest level since 2013. shortage. Building permits surged higher working to slow the virus, only time will For 2019, the monthly average was 179,000 in January, foreshadowing a strong spring reveal whether COVID-19 can be contained net new jobs, the smallest gains since 2011 construction season. For the full year of or will return several more times. Any but roughly double the rate of additions to 2019, the Census Bureau estimates 1.29 economic outlook that ignores the virus the workforce. million new housing units were started. ignores the elephant in the room. One Construction of new homes in February Although consumer sentiment softened that attempts to predict the impact is slipped 1.5 percent, according to the slightly in 2019 – mostly as a result of the foolish. Instead, let’s look at the state of March 18 Census Bureau report, but new general uncertainty about the economy the economy before the outbreak, what we single-family starts were up 6.7 percent – that sentiment did not appear at the know about the impact, and what recovery from January to 1.050 million cash register. Total consumer spending from any downturn might look like – units annually. - as measured by the Bureau of whenever that may occur. Economic Analysis’s Real Personal The Outlook Before Consumption Expenditures (PCE) data - grew by 3.3 percent In contrast to the start of 2019, the U.S. during 2019. Total spending economy was pulsing in January 2020. reached $13.4 trillion Most economic data prior to the COVID-19 at the end of 2019, or outbreak showed modest but continued 62.6 percent of the growth. The first readings on the U.S. estimated $21.4 economy from the fourth quarter show trillion in total U.S. that the economy grew at an expected gross domestic slower pace. Gross domestic product (GDP) product grew by 2.1 percent from the previous year, (GDP) for according to the first estimate of GDP growth from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). That matched the output during the third quarter. The slower second half of 2019 resulted ECONOMIC FORECAST

Single-family starts were up 20.6 percent over 55 and under 35 – the multi-family while we hope 2020 will have strong sales, year-over-year. Overall, housing starts in market has support for a few more years of the current coronavirus situation will likely February were 39 percent higher than one increased construction. reflect changes in the first quarter and into year earlier. the spring months.” Coming into the spring, the market The Pittsburgh housing market remained fundamentals and low mortgage rate The Virus very healthy but short on supply, both for environment had the housing market new construction and existing homes. The poised for its best year since 2006. The primary threat from COVID-19 is to supply of homes on the market shrunk human health. Government actions that “In the first month of 2020 alone, we further to 3.1 months. Construction of new ultimately lead to economic damage have already have achieved more than $350 single-family homes fell slightly to 2,957, and will be taken because the threat to million in home sales, which is up down 27 units from 2018. There was a 4.7 public health trumps all else. That said, almost 18 percent compared to last year percent decline in single-family detached even short-term draconian measures will at this time,” said Tom Hosack, current homes, as builders continued to struggle have tough economic reverberations. president of West Penn Multi-List, Inc., and to find available lots and buyers struggled president and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Because COVID-19 was originally detected to find homes priced below $250,000. HomeServices The Preferred Realty. in China, early concerns about the New construction jumped 25 percent “That’s a significant increase in closed economic impact of the outbreak were overall, due to an increase of 94 percent in sales volume, and it makes sense given the focused on China’s significant role in the multi-family units built. environment we had at the beginning of global economy. This was particularly The 2,200 units of multi-family was a this year.” true of the global supply chain, much of return to the level of construction that which runs through China. The size of When comparing January 2020 with the has been the norm since 2013, reversing the Chinese economy, with its growing same time period in 2019: the decline to 1,164 units in 2018. With a consumer middle class, increased the backlog of more than 3,500 units of multi- • Closed sales are up 10.94 percent (1,855 threat of global recession, as declining family in the 18-month pipeline, it’s likely units in 2020 versus 1,672 in 2019); Chinese consumption due to quarantine that 2020 and 2021 will see construction there produced estimates of GDP growth • Closed sales volume is up 17.63 of at least 2,000 units. With Pittsburgh’s as low as two percent. percent ($350,732,270 in 2020 versus demographics supporting growth in the $298,154,384 in 2019); Once the virus appeared elsewhere, two cohorts that make up the lion’s however, it became clear that the decline share of renters – those • Average sales price is up 6.03 percent in China’s economic growth and supply ($189,074 in 2020 versus $178,322 in chain disruptions were not going to be the 2019); and gravest problems caused by the pandemic. • Home listings are up 2.45 percent (2,635 The relative success of social distancing units in 2020 versus 2,572 in 2019). as a mitigation tactic led to widespread “I think it’s a combination of factors closings of businesses and cancellations that bumped up our sales this early in of events worldwide. The resultant loss in the year: a high demand for homes, revenue will mean that output during the low mortgage rates and a mild winter,” late winter and early spring will decline said Hosack. “It was encouraging to precipitously. Based upon early data from start off the year in this fashion, and China, Taiwan, Singapore, and Japan, the containment put in place in those countries will reduce economic output

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back then) trickled into the media. The powers that be downplayed the severity of the threat initially or, at the very least, tried to focus on a silver lining, like the fundamentals of the economy. And like in 2008, once the problem fully surfaced, it changed rapidly and played out in real time. Unlike in 2008, however, the current economic threat isn’t coming as a correction to bad decisions and malfeasance. Home values have been increasing by more than four percent annually for most of the past decade and jumped eight percent in 2019. Households aren’t overburdened by debt. Access to credit is better than most cycles and the cost of borrowing is cheaper than ever. Hosack sees a much better comparison to the period following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. between five and ten percent relative they have not lost their jobs. The fallout “Essentially, the world shut down for to the previous year. Since most of this from that shift in sentiment – rising two weeks following that event and the reduced output will come from reduced unemployment, lower demand, increasing stock market went in the tank, but the consumption, the recovery from the loan delinquency, business failures, housing market came back strong,” Hosack COVID-19 isolation will not be a surge that and bankruptcy – will create a serious says. “What is amazing to me is that we replaces lost consumption. Durable goods drag on the economy. Coupled with the are still selling so many houses. We had a consumption could see such a surge after dramatic drop in oil prices, the fallout home just go on the market and it had 12 the crisis passes, but the loss of wages and from COVID-19 greatly increases the risk of showings and sold the same day. I think wealth is sure to dampen the demand for recession. there’s kind of a general belief that this is a automobiles and appliances for a while. temporary thing and that the government Should a recession be triggered, the U.S. is on top of it. People feel like there will be Put into perspective, the decline in GDP economy is in significantly better condition temporary pain but long term I don’t see caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is today than it was in 2008. Consumers are the mindset that we had in 2008, when certain to exceed the 4.5 percent decline employed to a higher degree. Unlike in people were afraid to own a home again.” that occurred during the 2008-2009 Great 2008, consumers are saving at a high rate, Recession. providing some cushion against tougher Hosack’s observation was made early times. Corporations have used low interest in the outbreak, before more extensive Beyond the damage to GDP, the COVID-19 rates and tax cuts to leverage their debt sheltering in place occurred. Assuming the outbreak has a strong potential for from $2 trillion to $7 trillion. That will demand for homes rebounds when the triggering downstream financial shocks to make highly-leveraged corporations pandemic recedes, there will still be issues the economy. Without financial assistance, more vulnerable; however, corporate cash getting sales closed. County courthouses some share of the workers who lose jobs reserves are also high. Early government and recorder’s offices are closed and will will be unable to make loan payments. action to stimulate the economy has have backlogs to erase. Township offices As defaults on car loans, credit cards, and included provisions to aid with liquidity for aren’t processing lien letters. Employment mortgages increase, banks will find it corporations and small businesses. verification will be slow to accomplish. necessary to tighten credit. And lending will likely not be as smoothly There is a temptation to view this It is the cascading effect of the economic completed. economic disruption similarly to the impact that presents the greatest risk to financial crisis of 2008. There are parallels. Lending is also being impacted by the U.S. economy. If consumers fear that The threat to the general population of the the changing economic environment, the job losses caused by containing the U.S. seemed distant, even as news of the most specifically the sudden rise in virus are triggering a recession, they are problems (subprime mortgage defaults unemployment. The speed with which the likely to cut back on spending – even if

www.pittsburghmetroguide.com 49 HOUSING’S ECONOMIC FORECAST pandemic moved through the economy goods and services is also still growing. apparent. Unemployment claims were caught people in the midst of buying or In a market-driven economy, opportunity up nearly five million by early April 2020. refinancing a home when bad luck hit. exists for those with ambition and ideas. Home purchase mortgage applications There are still countless problems in fell 12 percent during the last two weeks in “We have seen several cases of people who the world that require solutions. The March. Housing starts declined in March, had started the mortgage purchase or economy, particularly the Pittsburgh after being up 24.7 percent year-over-year refinance process and were unfortunately economy, was performing best where during December, January, and February. one of the people who have been laid off. emerging technologies were tackling Expectations for new construction, which Those applications are on hold until they those problems. The terrible virus itself was on pace for 1.6 million units, are for return to work,” says Lisa Clore, senior vice will ultimately prove to be a problem that new starts to decline below 1.2 million president & director of mortgage lending is solved, maybe by one of the Pittsburgh- units in 2020. at Community Bank. “Purchases are still based institutions or companies working taking place in this area right now but I Such a deep recession would more closely to end the pandemic. do see it slowing. Buyers can’t get out to resemble a typical recession, even if the look at homes and construction has just In the final analysis, it is the employment catalyst for the recession was unusual. stopped.” situation that will determine the arc of the Throughout U.S. history, recessions have recovery once the COVID-19 pandemic has been triggered most often by slowing The Outlook After abated. There will be layoffs for workers in demand. Business slows and layoffs follow. In the best-case scenario, in which things industries that simply aren’t working while After that, credit begins to deteriorate. In return to normal, the pandemic will cause social distancing occurred. If measures to nearly all recessions, slowing demand is a significant disruption to the global compensate these workers are adequate, accompanied by other negative factors, economy. During the first few weeks of the recession could be milder than like rising loan delinquency, plummeting the outbreak in the U.S. emotions ran expected. Fewer businesses will be forced property values, or skyrocketing vacancy high, as bad news became worse news. to close. Fewer loans will be in default. rates. None of those conditions were Our worst fears seldom become reality Should business shutdowns and layoffs present ahead of the current crisis. That but it has become clearer that some of the deepen, the cascading effect of losses will means recovery will be aided by factors economic fundamentals will be changed deepen the downturn. that provide a stronger economic base. by COVID-19. One month into the economic shutdown, One of those factors is the low interest Most obvious of those fundamentals the impact on the housing industry is rate environment. The Federal Reserve is that incomes will be lower in 2021. Higher unemployment means less discretionary income overall. Businesses will be less profitable in 2021, so paychecks may shrink and bonuses will be smaller, or nonexistent. Lower interest rates mean that those on fixed incomes from investments will see smaller yields. The steep decline in the stock markets, however short-lived, will reduce the income that people can take from their investments. The stock market decline also reduces the amount of individual wealth that exists. That means some people may put off retiring for a while. It also means that some potential home buyers may put off buying because their savings are lower. There are also some economic fundamentals that the pandemic will not change. U.S. population is still Construction of single-family homes remained flat throughout the 2010s but new multi-family growing. That means demand for projects drove growth. Source: Pittsburgh Homebuilding Report.

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demand for buyers. Hosack believes that some of the demographic obstacles were beginning to ease, which would free up existing homes for the normal generational transition of family homes. “We are starting to finally see new construction of the type that the Baby Boomers need to downsize. That’s the patio home and there hasn’t been enough of that in that market,” he says. “One of the other side effects of the Millennials staying at home longer is that their parents have stayed in the house longer rather than moving down. Now that the Millennials are buying homes it’s triggering more downsizing. We’re starting to see a little more of a balance in Freddie Mac, 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Average in the United States. Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis the market.” Scarmazzi Homes markets most of its homes to the empty-nester Bank responded quickly to the outbreak greater if there was a normal inventory of market. Paul Scarmazzi explains by dropping the Fed Funds rate twice, homes for sale. that his company has been intentional ultimately to the near-zero levels that “Right now, we’re still really busy with about developing more lots to meet followed the financial crisis. As usually refinancing,” noted Lisa Clore on March 31. demand, part of a three-year strategic plan happens during a global crisis, investors “It may slow down in the next week or so also flocked to buy U.S. Treasury bonds, “We have between 300 and 400 lots on the but we’re still seeing a tremendous amount which drove interest rates on all debt to books in various stages of development,” he of people doing refinancing because the record low levels. The low interest rates says. “We have a large subdivision of 107 lots rates are so low. And people are afraid will help the government fund its recovery on the planning agenda in Union Township. that after this is over rates are going to efforts. Low rates will also help the housing We have 30 lots in the process of starting in climb, so they are taking advantage of the market recover. Cecil Township and another 50 or so lots in opportunity right now.” Chartiers Township in a plan we are selling The Mortgage Bankers Association Inventory of homes for sale and available out of. We have new lots in South Park. We reported on March 11 that there was a 79 construction lots also support recovery, are looking to expand our geography.” percent jump in refinancing activity in in contrast to 2010. Nearly 9 million the week after the Federal Reserve Bank Chad Weaver, president and CEO of homes were foreclosed upon or disposed cut its Fed Funds rate by half-percent. Weaver Homes, has also led his company in short sale during the mortgage crisis Refinancing activity was up 479 percent on an effort to increase the amount of that stretched from 2007 until 2009. That compared to last year at that point. For product available for the Baby Boomers created an overhang of inventory that the consumer, the refinancing means who will trade the family home for an took seven years to absorb. But since the a big improvement in the household empty-nester, low-maintenance lifestyle. middle of the last decade, inventory of balance sheet. Cost of home ownership Weaver Homes has grown steadily over the new homes fell steadily. Baby Boomers is lower. There’s more discretionary past five years, pulling permits in 2019 for have stayed in the family home longer. income. Mortgage indebtedness is 110 homes, the fourth highest volume of New construction development has not cut to 15 years or less for millions. The any Pittsburgh builder. Weaver says their returned to historical volumes. In January Mortgage Bankers also reported that activities last year positioned the company 2020, there was a three-month supply there had been a 6 percent increase in for more demand. of homes for sale, both nationally and home purchase mortgage applications, locally. That’s about half of what a healthy “Coming into this year we had more plans which was a 12 percent increase year- housing market needs to support the and more lots for that [empty-nester] over-year. Likely that increase would be

52 metroguide 2021 Edition ECONOMIC FORECAST product than at any time in our history,” will buy the empty-nesters’ home.” begin with fewer people out of work, fewer he says. “We’re actually set to close on displaced from their homes, and far fewer The question that will remain is the another piece of property in Sarver for facing years of overhanging debt to repay. extent to which the measures taken to an 80-unit plan. We were waiting for When U.S. employers begin hiring again, fend off the COVID-19 virus damaged our NPDES permit so obviously when consumers may not be coming out of as the strength of the U.S. economy. These everything shut down, we were still deep a hole. are uncharted waters. It’s possible that waiting on that. We’re putting that on the direst predictions of the duration That would be good news for the U.S. pause. We have a couple of other pieces of and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic economy and the housing market. mg land that we have under option that will may yet come to fruition. The 2008-2009 also pause until we get to a new normal.” recession was devastating to individual When the virus-induced recession ends, wealth and financial security. It took it’s likely that that supply will have several years for the American consumer grown, as some number of unemployed to get their collective house in order. The homeowners will be forced to sell. recession that is likely to occur in 2021 will Pent-up demand for home sales has existed since 2018, however, meaning that the pool of buyers looking will be larger than during the early stages of a “normal” recovery. “Pittsburgh is going to do “Pittsburgh is going to do what it’s always done; and that is, it doesn’t boom and it doesn’t bust. We’ve what it’s always done; and always fundamentally been a market in balance,” says Scarmazzi. “Sooner rather than later coming out of this that is, it doesn’t boom will see a return to what will be the new normal.” Weaver believes the market for Baby Boomer buyers is deep enough. We are less sure about and it doesn’t bust. We’ve how the recession will impact the pool of buyers to whom the Boomers will sell. always fundamentally been “This year we thought we were going to have about a 50 percent increase, based upon all the land and lots we had available. Of a market in balance,” says course, that’s going to change,” he predicts. “My only concern about demand is that the Baby Boomers Scarmazzi. “Sooner rather all have a house to sell. Typically, they’re selling those homes to a Gen. X or Millennial buyer. With the unprecedented amount of than later coming out of this unemployment out there it’s hard to know who is going to be in a position to buy a home going will see a return to what forward. The demand for our product will still be there. Even during the downturn in 2009 there were still buyers out there, but the will be the new normal.” longer this recession goes on the harder it may be for the people who

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Begun in Among its clinical portfolio are services Magee-Womens Specialty Services at the April of 2019, the $24 million expansion for treating chronic diseases, such as UPMC Lemieux complex in Cranberry. and renovation added 20 private exam heart disease, through its comprehensive Touted as a one-stop shop for women rooms, increasing the total number to 44, cardiology and cardiothoracic services across Pittsburgh’s northern communities, with 10 beds dedicated as observation ranging from diagnostic and interventional the service offers access to leading UPMC beds. Likewise, UPMC West Shore, cardiology, electrophysiology, cardiac and Magee clinicians, the latest technology, Mechanicsburg, underwent an 8,000 thoracic surgery, vein care, and cardiac and personalized care through all stages square foot expansion. Two outpatient rehabilitation. For those experiencing of a woman’s life. UPMC Magee-Womens centers, Greensburg and West Mifflin, also behavioral health issues and intellectual Specialty Services partners closely with opened during 2020. A UPMC Hamot disabilities, services are available through UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, the region’s patient tower is slated for completion Staunton Clinic. Here, people of all ages only National Cancer Institute-designated in early 2021. Long renowned for can seek treatment and find resources. Comprehensive Cancer Center for women’s transplantation, research and innovation, Adult and child programs range from cancer diagnostics and prevention. UPMC continues to break ground, along outpatient psychiatry to peer support Additionally, the service can coordinate with the University of Pittsburgh, in and blended service coordination, among with the expert surgeons and teams developing a Covid-19 vaccine candidate, others, with adult inpatient services at UPMC Passavant in Cranberry and and participating in Operation Warp Speed available when needed. To address the McCandless townships and local outpatient by operating outpatient treatment studies needs of women, Heritage Valley Women’s centers in those north communities. This for Covid-19 patients, facilitating the Health Center offers complete care for past year UPMC spread its healing hand Moderna vaccine trials, developing llama women including the Heritage Valley across the Mason-Dixon line. In September, antibodies and creating Ab8 antibodies for BreastCare program that encompasses UPMC Western Maryland announced the the treatment of Covid-19, among others, screening and digital mammography, opening of its Center for Hope and Healing, in addition to a multitude of research 3D breast tomosynthesis, osteoporosis a 24-hour residential treatment facility projects involving lab-grown livers, genetic screenings, breast ultrasound exams, and housing patients with substance abuse mapping, advanced understanding more. Pediatric care, emergency care, and behavioral health issues. The center of pain and more. Through extensive orthopedics, and cancer care are some of is comprised of eight beds, a communal communication, UPMC shares information the services that round out health care area, a kitchen and staff working area about Covid and more with employees, available to the four-county region served serving patients suffering from chronic explaining preparedness and safety by Heritage Valley Health System. mental illness and opioid addiction. In measures. Further, UPMC has increased Excela Health, through its collective central Pennsylvania, UPMC opened a support for telemedicine, connecting 300-plus years of service, continues to pediatric inpatient unit this past November small or rural community hospitals and expand and enhance care for the more at UPMC Pinnacle, bringing the nationally outpatient locations to specialists at UPMC. than 350,000 residents of Westmoreland, ranked care of UPMC Children’s Hospital Physicians offer real-time consultation in northern Fayette and southern Indiana of Pittsburgh to Harrisburg. Most recently, more than 15 clinical specialties thereby counties. Through its three, acute care UPMC Children’s was on the 2020-2021 reducing travel time, improving quality hospitals – Excela Westmoreland, Excela U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll of of care, and providing access to world- Frick and Excela Latrobe hospitals America’s Best Children’s Hospitals. The class treatment to the most remote areas. – outpatient rehabilitation centers, new unit features 26-beds with 11 private Caring for the region’s communities and blood work sites, and 72 physician office rooms, all meant for “universal” use: beyond is a hallmark of the UPMC vision as locations, two free-standing outpatient children stay in one room throughout their witnessed by the $1.4 billion in IRS-defined surgery centers, a Family Medicine care and hospital visit, offering higher community benefits realized during Fiscal Residency program and the Excela School quality outcomes and greater patient Year 2019, a significant increase from the of Anesthesia, care stretches across and family experiences. Specialists in past year. the spectrum and includes preventive,

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UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical UPMC’s Insurance Services Division is premier sports teams, including the Center) UPMC is committed to providing the largest health insurer in Western Pittsburgh Steelers, as well as the expert medical care to patients from Pennsylvania, with 3.9 million members. University of Pittsburgh Panthers and the throughout the region and around the J.D. Power has consistently recognized Pittsburgh Penguins®. world, and to developing innovative UPMC Health Plan for the highest member Pediatric Care: Nationally and solutions that will transform medicine satisfaction among commercial health internationally renowned for excellence through clinical and technological plans in Pennsylvania. in pediatric care, safety and quality, innovation, research, and education. From Patients and their families trust UPMC to technology, and innovation, UPMC high-caliber staff and groundbreaking provide expert, compassionate care for Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh provides discoveries and treatments, to a health some of the most challenging, complex, comprehensive, family-centered care insurance subsidiary and tradition of and rare medical conditions. Here are just for infants, children, teens, and young educating the next generation of medical a few of the specialties for which UPMC adults. It is not only a leading center for professionals, UPMC is a true leader in the has gained a national and international specialized treatment of many complex health care field. reputation for excellence: and life-threatening conditions but also a During this time of uncertainty, UPMC UPMC Hillman Cancer Center delivers resource for underserved communities and health care providers are well-trained comprehensive care through specialized a leader in digital technology including and ready to care for all patients, safely cancer programs at more than 70 locations, telemedicine. In addition to the main and effectively. As one of the nation’s making it one of the largest networks hospital in the Lawrenceville section of leading academic medical centers, UPMC of its type in the country. It is Western Pittsburgh, UPMC Children’s operates has worked tirelessly to create protocols Pennsylvania’s only Comprehensive Cancer outpatient locations north, south, and east that ensure everyone’s safety, including Center, as designated by the National of the city as well as throughout the region. screening patients, visitors, and staff and Cancer Institute, recognizing cutting-edge Trauma: UPMC houses the largest trauma disinfecting facilities regularly. clinical care and significant research efforts program in Pennsylvania, treating nearly Consistently recognized for excellence, contributing to new and better therapies. 12,000 patients with traumatic injuries UPMC hospitals are ranked among the The team of nationally recognized experts each year. The program is backed by some nation’s premier hospitals by organizations at the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute of the nation’s leading researchers in such as U.S. News & World Report which utilizes innovative technology and cutting- trauma care, who have been influential in consistently ranks UPMC Presbyterian edge research to provide high quality developing life- and limb-saving protocols Shadyside among the nation’s best care to each and every patient. Through that have been adopted nationally. hospitals in many specialties and ranks collaboration and teamwork, UPMC has Transplantation: Since 1981, UPMC has UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh on developed revolutionary new models for performed 20,000 organ transplants, and its Honor Roll of Best Children’s Hospitals. treatment that improve the lives of people has been internationally recognized for its In addition, more than 500 UPMC facing even the most complex heart and far-reaching influence in this field. More physicians are featured in lists of the vascular conditions. recently, UPMC has become a national region’s best doctors in recognition of their Neurosurgery: As the largest academic leader in innovative approaches, such outstanding care to patients. And, eight as living-donor transplants, which offer UPMC hospitals have achieved prestigious neurosurgery department in the nation, UPMC has led the way with many greater hope for patients in need of a Magnet® designation for nursing kidney or liver transplant. excellence, an honor achieved by just 6.8 innovative, minimally invasive brain and percent of hospitals nationwide. spine surgical procedures. Patients travel Women’s Health: UPMC Magee-Womens from around the world to access UPMC’s Hospital is a premier center for women’s As a world-renowned health care provider subspecialists for highly complex and rare health, offering services ranging from and insurer, UPMC offers patients neurosurgical conditions. routine obstetrics and gynecology visits to innovations developed through research Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine: highly specialized maternal fetal medicine in collaboration with the University of and women’s cancer treatment. Each year, Pittsburgh, which is consistently a top Nationally recognized for excellence in orthopaedic surgery and sports medicine, more than 10,000 babies are delivered at recipient of funding by the National UPMC Magee. Institutes of Health. The impact of many of UPMC offers expert care for the full array UPMC’s clinical innovations can be seen in of musculoskeletal and sports injuries UPMC’s other nationally known clinical the delivery of health care worldwide. and conditions. It is the long-time official programs include psychiatry, rehabilitation, sports medicine provider for Pittsburgh’s geriatrics, and pulmonology.

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In addition to providing exceptional health is a patient-centered and physician- Jefferson Hospital, Jefferson Hills, PA; care, UPMC touches the lives of many led academic healthcare system that Saint Vincent Hospital, Erie, PA; West throughout the communities it serves through: provides charitable care and high-quality, Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh; and Westfield • UPMC Senior Communities, which comprehensive health care services to Memorial Hospital, Westfield, NY), and offers older adults independent patients from Western Pennsylvania four neighborhood hospitals. living, person care, assisted living, and the adjacent regions of Ohio, West AHN was established in 2013, but its skilled nursing and rehabilitation, and Virginia, New York and Maryland. AHN member hospitals share legacies of memory care options. comprises 13 hospitals and more than 250 charitable care that date back 170 years healthcare sites, including five Health + (West Penn Hospital was chartered • UPMC Home Healthcare, which offers Wellness Pavilions, surgical centers and comprehensive nursing services as in 1848). Anchored by nationally and outpatient clinics; a research institute; internationally recognized clinical and well as hospice care in both Central more than 2,400 employed and affiliated and Western Pennsylvania. research programs in the areas of bone and physicians; approximately 21,000 total joint care, sports medicine, cardiovascular • Community contributions of $1.4 employees; 2,000 volunteers; a group disease, neurosurgery and neurology, billion in the most recent fiscal year, purchasing organization; and a complete women’s health, cancer, emergency to address a wide range of community spectrum of home and community-based medicine, bariatric and metabolic disease, health needs. healthcare services. AHN provides a complete spectrum A champion of innovation and change The network’s hospitals include one of advanced diagnostic, medical and at all levels of care and service, UPMC quaternary academic medical center surgical care across all medical specialties, strives to transform health care through (Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh), including primary care, trauma and burn quality, ideas, and solutions. By fusing eight tertiary/community hospitals care, general surgery, psychiatry, diabetes, science, technology, and medicine, UPMC that provide a wide array of general and autoimmune diseases, critical care, is inventing new models of accountable, advanced clinical services (Allegheny digestive diseases, men’s health/urology, cost-efficient, and patient-centered care. Valley Hospital, Natrona Heights, PA; lung and esophageal diseases, and Canonsburg Hospital, Canonsburg, PA; rehabilitation services. Allegheny Health Network (AHN), Forbes Hospital, Monroeville, PA; AHN based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, AHN also plays a pivotal role in the Grove City Hospital, Grove City, PA; training of future generations of

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healthcare professionals by offering valves via robot-assisted minimally invasive therapies; and innovative clinical trials four dozen graduate medical programs, surgery; and played an instrumental role in and advanced therapies for gynecologic and by maintaining affiliations with the development of left ventricular assist cancer. In 2018, AHN opened its Alexis two medical schools and two nursing devices (LVAD), a mechanical pump that is Joy D’Achille Center for Perinatal Mental schools. The Network’s hospitals serve as surgically implanted to assist a weakened Health, an innovative new facility that clinical campuses for the medical schools heart muscle. offers women with pregnancy-related of Drexel University and the Lake Erie AHN’s Neuroscience Institute is a depression access to a spectrum of family- College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM). national leader in providing innovative, focused care options under one roof. In Nearly 250 students are enrolled each expert care for complex brain, spine, 2019, AHN’s obstetrical units delivered year in nursing programs at the West or neurological conditions. AHN’s more than 8,000 babies. Penn Hospital School of Nursing and the renowned neurosurgeons have developed St. Clair Hospital in Upper St. Clair is an Citizens School of Nursing in Natrona groundbreaking surgeries and treatment acute-care facility that provides advanced, Heights, and about 450 medical residents advancements that lead to improved care high-quality health care to more than and fellows receive advanced training on for patients experiencing the symptoms of 400,000 residents of Southwestern staff at AHN hospitals. Parkinson’s disease, trigeminal neuralgia, Pennsylvania. With 525 physicians and AHN’s Cancer Institute includes more stroke complications, congenital spinal more than 2,000 employees, St. Clair than 50 Cancer Institute clinics, two conditions, and more. Additionally, AGH Hospital is the largest employer in dozen separate clinical locations and a has earned a “Comprehensive Stroke Pittsburgh’s South Hills and is the only multidisciplinary team of more than 200 Center” designation, the highest distinction Pittsburgh-area hospital to be named physicians; together they treat 10,000 of stroke care awarded by the American one of the 100 Best Places to Work in patients annually in Western Pennsylvania, Heart Association’s Joint Commission. Pennsylvania for six consecutive years. Erie, West Virginia, and Ohio. The Institute AHN’s Orthopaedic Institute’s St. Clair offers virtually every healthcare now includes four new regional cancer multidisciplinary team of surgeons, service residents may need throughout centers, which opened in 2019, and a new physicians, nurses, physician assistants and their lives, and continually enhances its academic cancer institute and research hub rehabilitation specialists work together services and technologies to meet the that opened on the AGH campus in 2020. to develop a coordinated treatment plan community’s health needs. The hospital’s Additionally, AHN collaborates with Johns specifically designed for each patient, array of inpatient and outpatient services Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, to offer specializing in pediatric orthopaedics, joint is nothing short of comprehensive and more streamlined access to clinical trials replacement, orthopaedic surgery, spinal includes advanced cardiovascular services; and provide additional treatment options surgery, and sports medicine. AHN’s Sports specialized care for women, children and and second opinions for patients with rare Medicine team is the official medical infants; diabetes treatment; oncology and complex cancers, among other benefits. provider for the Pittsburgh Pirates, the services; emergency care; general surgery AHN’s Cardiovascular Institute (CVI) is one Pittsburgh Riverhounds, and numerous services; behavioral health services; and of the premier cardiac programs in the regional high schools, and has been pulmonary care. country, providing superior state-of-the-art designated as an Official U.S. Olympic Physicians at St. Clair Hospital use care for patients with heart disease and Regional Medical Center. the most sophisticated imaging access to Western Pennsylvania’s most AHN Women’s Institute offers and diagnostic equipment available comprehensive, multidisciplinary team compassionate and comprehensive care to assure that patients receive the of specialists and innovative therapies, through its network of more than 100 fastest and most accurate readings, including many available only through obstetricians and gynecologists, and to determine their conditions, and to advanced clinical trials. The physicians of hundreds of other specialists who work plot a course of treatment. From PET the CVI’s seven hospitals and 20 outpatient together to care for women. AHN clinicians Scanning to CT Scanning to Nuclear Pittsburgh- and Erie-area locations have treat patients at more than 50 women’s Medicine and Ultrasound, the hospital’s helped to pioneer the use of the latest health office locations, through every life Medical Imaging Services offers the generation of implantable cardioverter- stage: prevention and wellness; labor and most advanced technologies to save defibrillators; were among the first in the delivery services; advanced gynecologic lives and provide superior medical nation to perform trans-catheter aortic surgeries; midlife care; specialized care. Complementing the services at valve replacement (TAVR), replacing cardiovascular treatments; leading-edge its main campus in Mt. Lebanon, the defective aortic heart valves via a minimally breast cancer diagnostic and therapeutic hospital offers healthcare services at invasive catheter procedure; introduced capabilities; menopause and osteoporosis three outpatient centers, including new treatments to repair defective mitral a diagnostic center located in Bethel

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Park. A new medical office building Cancer Care Center at St. Clair Hospital community, health-education department. and outpatient center is now open in as a Comprehensive Community Cancer Heritage Valley Health System is a Peters Township also. St. Clair Hospital is Center with Commendation, the highest $535 million integrated delivery network home to the region’s largest Emergency rating a community hospital can achieve. providing comprehensive health care Department visited by nearly 60,000 Since its inception, St. Clair Hospital’s for residents of Allegheny, Beaver, Butler patients each year. To accommodate cancer program has demonstrated and Lawrence counties, in Pennsylvania; the growing needs of the community impressive survival rates. The relative five- eastern Ohio; and the panhandle of in this regard, the hospital recently year survival rate for patients diagnosed West Virginia. In partnership with 4,100 completed a $13.5-million expansion of with invasive cancer -- for six of the most employees and more than 630 physicians, the department to increase capacity to common cancers-- exceeds national and Heritage Valley offers a broad range of 80,000 visitors per year. state averages. medical, surgical and diagnostic services The 30,000-square-foot department To complement its inpatient services, at its three hospitals, Heritage Valley features state-of-the-art monitoring and a highly skilled team of board-certified Sewickley, Heritage Valley Beaver and imaging equipment. From diagnosis and physicians, registered nurses, physical Heritage Valley Kennedy; in 55 physician treatment to rehabilitation and wellness, therapists, technologists and technicians offices; and more than 21 community St. Clair Hospital offers a full range of provide compassionate, personalized care satellite facilities. For more information cardiac-care services. Its highly skilled for a wide range of outpatient medical about Heritage Valley Health System, professionals have helped the hospital services. The Women and Children Services please visit www.heritagevalley.org. to achieve industry-leading treatment provides comprehensive health care for Butler Health System, a community health times for heart attack victims arriving at its women of all ages and children from system, provides healthcare services in Emergency Department and have achieved birth through adolescence. Women and locations throughout Western Pennsylvania. better outcomes than some of the most Children Services comprise the Family Birth Its doctors, nurses, and other healthcare recognized hospitals in the United States. Center, the Lactation Center, Gynecology, professionals are personally invested in The American College of Surgeons the Pediatric Unit, including 24-hour the community and focus on providing Commission on Cancer has accredited the Pediatrician coverage, and an extensive individualized care for every patient treated

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there. The Butler Health System sees itself cardiovascular surgery programs in the “We are a significant economic engine as neighbors taking care of neighbors for the state of Pennsylvania by HealthGrades, for Washington County and most of our benefit of the whole community. the nation’s leading healthcare quality employees live within a ten- to-20-mile To serve the community’s needs, BHS assessment company. Butler Memorial has radius of the hospital,” says Brook Ward, conducts annual Community Health received 5-star ratings in cardiac bypass President and CEO. Assessment surveys, the results of which surgery for several years by HealthGrades, “We have a payroll of more than $100 help determine ways to improve the but this is the first time the hospital million, and that money goes back into the community’s health through new services received the “Best in the State” designation. community. And we buy supplies in this and education programs. Elsewhere, the Washington Hospital area, which adds to our economic impact.” The centerpiece of the Butler Health Health System in Washington, He adds that the hospital brings in dollars System is Butler Memorial Hospital, Pennsylvania provides sophisticated from the federal government and the founded in Butler County, Pennsylvania healthcare services -- including open- state of Pennsylvania. “About 70 percent in 1898. The hospital currently has 1,700 heart surgery and spine surgery -- that of our patients are covered by Medicare or employees who provide a variety of are available to people throughout Medicaid. Again, that’s money coming in services to help individuals and families Washington and Greene Counties. from the federal or state governments that manage and maintain their health. For the last 30 years, the hospital has supports this area. The Heart & Vascular Center of Butler been the largest employer in Washington Ward sees the mission of the hospital more Memorial Hospital was named the top County and employs about 2,000 people. broadly than taking care of patients in Cardiovascular Surgery Program in the If you take into account those employed beds, but rather as promoting the overall State of Pennsylvania and among the top in the hospital’s affiliate organizations health of the community. 5 percent in the nation. At the same time, and physician practices, that total “We are a full-service community-health the center received the top rating of all approaches 2,300. system, as compared to a specialty hospital

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or a smaller hospital,” he says. “We offer a care affiliates to meet the health care Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) breadth of services, not just medical and needs of patients in Westmoreland, Magnet Recognition@ Program and surgical, but obstetric and psychiatric, northern Fayette and southern Indiana distinguishes organizations that meet inpatient rehab, emergency, and a full list counties. With a current medical staff rigorous standards for nursing excellence of outpatient services. And our Washington of more than 735 physicians and allied Magnet accreditation. Physician’s Services Organization employs health professionals in 35 clinical Excela Health has earned a host of in excess of 50 physicians in more than specialties, along with more than 4,300 prestigious accolades for its clinical 18 practices throughout Washington and employees and nearly 800 volunteers, expertise and high-quality patient care. Greene Counties.” Excela Health continues to attract the Westmoreland Hospital was deemed As a non-profit institution, Washington best and the brightest to serve those who a Best Regional Hospital by U.S. News Hospital provides a number of services turn to us for care. & World report for 2019-2020. This subsidized by philanthropy or by the The System is where patients find some of designation is given to hospitals that are services themselves. Its Teen Outreach the regions most accomplished specialists top performers in multiple categories. Program helps young people in the in such areas as cardiovascular and Westmoreland Hospital was one of only community avoid unwanted pregnancies pulmonary care, orthopedics, thoracics, 569 hospitals of the nearly 4,500 reviewed by dealing with young men, single parents, emergency medicine and obstetrics along to rank among the Best Regional Hospitals and by focusing on teens, their health, and with a robust network of primary care in a state or metro area based on their the health of their children. All of which physicians across Westmoreland county. performance in delivering complex and enables young people in the community to The Excela Health Heart, Lung and common care. avoid unwanted pregnancies. Vascular Institute uses the latest minimally Excela System has achieved Bronze Additionally, the hospital makes available invasive techniques and technologies in Recognition through the American Heart other programs for the community that the treatment of coronary artery disease, Association “Mission Lifeline” Award. don’t pay for themselves, such as diabetes heart valve repair or replacement, lung Mission: Lifeline EMS Recognition is the and mammography screenings for people cancer and conditions of the peripheral American Heart Association’s program that who lack health insurance. arteries. Our facilities are equipped with recognizes EMS Agencies for their quality Washington Hospital provides a variety hybrid Operating Rooms and Excela Health of care for STEMI (ST segment elevation of affiliated services such as the Wilfred has recently introduced the WATCHMAN™ myocardial infarction) and Acute Coronary R. Cameron Wellness Center, a medically implant. Minimally invasive, this one- Syndrome (“ACS”) patients. This high level based fitness and wellness center open time procedure provides an alternative to of care is achieved through Systems of seven days a week from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. lifelong use of blood thinners for patients Care collaboration with STEMI Receiving with abbreviated hours on the weekend. The with atrial fibrillation. Centers and with STEMI Referring Centers. center includes a variety of pools such as a Advanced and sophisticated care related All three Excela Health Hospitals have lap pool and a warm-water-therapy pool. to human motion is also rendered been designated by the Joint Commission Members use the center to maintain their through The Excela Health Orthopedics as Primary Stroke Centers. fitness and to help them recover from illness. Institute. Specialists there offer an array With deep roots in the region, Excela The hospital is also affiliated with the of services including joint replacement, Health hospitals collectively have Greenbriar Treatment Center, one of medical and surgical interventions for been caring for patients for more than the top chemical-dependency centers the hand, foot and ankle, concussion 300 years. The system continues its in Western Pennsylvania. Greenbriar care and rehabilitation therapies. The commitment toward excellence by includes a residential program, two Institute’s sports medicine specialists embracing safe and efficient patient- half-way houses, and seven outpatient and athletic trainers provide service to centered care driven by value-based centers located throughout Washington, 17 scholastic and collegiate programs in behaviors in order to “Improve the Health Westmoreland, and Allegheny Counties. Westmoreland County. and Well-Being of Every Life we Touch” Excela Health continues its commitment In December 2019, Excela Health achieved to the communities it serves, bringing Magnet Recognition® as a reflection together three hospitals – Frick Hospital of its nursing professionalism, strong in Mount Pleasant, Latrobe Hospital in collaboration and teamwork, and Latrobe, and Westmoreland Hospital in superiority in patient care. The prestigious Greensburg – along with other health honor was bestowed by the American

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Health Insurance Highmark Direct Stores We opened Pennsylvania’s first health As people continue to take a more active insurance stores in 2009. The stores Highmark Inc. and its health insurance role in choosing their health insurance and provide a resource of health insurance subsidiaries and affiliates collectively are managing their health care, Highmark information for individuals, seniors and one of America’s largest health insurance knows it is important to provide them the small businesses. Staff members at the organizations. Highmark Inc. and its appropriate tools and information to help Highmark Direct stores are trained to walk affiliates operate health insurance plans in them make well-informed decisions. The people through Highmark’s insurance Pennsylvania, Delaware, and West Virginia Highmark Direct retail stores are the most products and services so customers can that serve approximately 4.5 million visible aspect of Highmark’s commitment determine the best coverage options for members and hundreds of thousands to customers. themselves and their families. For the of additional individuals through the purchase of something as important as BlueCard® program. Together with its Highmark Direct stores serve over 65,000 health insurance – which can be confusing Blue-branded affiliates, Highmark Inc. visitors each year, ranging from new for almost anybody – people like being is collectively the fourth-largest overall college graduates looking for coverage to able to have personal interaction as they Blue Cross and Blue Shield-affiliated people looking for Medicare Advantage go through the process of learning about organization in the country based on capital. plans. Beyond being places to shop for and buying coverage. Seniors are able to insurance, the stores also hold over 3,000 Highmark Inc. is an independent licensee visit the stores for informational seminars, events each year, including fitness classes, of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. where they can learn more about their Medicare seminars, and much more. Medicare coverage as well as supplemental

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insurance needs. And even people who are Care, and Community Care Behavioral need no referrals to see the providers in the already Highmark members can gather Health—offers a full range of group network. Unlike HMO insurance networks, important information about how they health insurance, Medicare, Special Needs, PPO plans from Aetna include two levels can better manage their health through CHIP, Medical Assistance, behavioral of coverage. Participants have one set of Highmark’s wellness programs. health, employee assistance, and workers’ benefits for care received from providers The Highmark Direct stores provide compensation products and services to within the network, and another for care in-person consultations with insurance more than 3.9 million members. received outside the network. A PPO plan experts who can discuss options and UPMC, our parent company, is a $21 billion pays for more of insureds’ health-care provide assistance in applying for and health care provider and insurer. UPMC is bills when they receive care within the purchasing coverage. This kind of personal inventing new models of patient-centered, preferred network. consultation can be invaluable for people cost-effective, accountable care. U.S. Aetna’s Preventive and Hospital Plan buying health insurance for the first time News & World Report consistently ranks is a limited insurance plan that offers or who do not have employer-sponsored UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside among the affordable, monthly, plan premiums. health coverage, such as those who are nation’s best hospitals in many specialties Well-suited to people who use only basic self-employed or between jobs. and ranks UPMC Children’s Hospital of health care services, this plan allows the Visit one of our 11 convenient store Pittsburgh on its Honor Roll of America’s freedom to go directly to almost any locations for one-on-one discussions Best Children’s Hospitals. recognized health-care professionals, focused on your specific health insurance Our local provider network includes including specialists, for covered and health care needs. Go to https://www. UPMC as well as community providers, expenses. Typically, insureds have a highmarkdirect.com/store-locations to totaling more than 140 hospitals and choice of annual deductible levels that locate a store near you and to make an more than 29,000 physicians throughout allow them to have greater control over appointment. Pennsylvania and parts of Ohio, West out-of-pocket expenses. Although this Virginia, and Maryland. type of plan also increases affordability UPMC Health Plan by offering a narrower scope of benefits Headquartered in Pittsburgh, UPMC Health www.upmchealthplan.com. than other major medical plans, these Plan is among the nation’s fastest-growing Aetna offers Health Maintenance plans should not be confused with the health plans. As part of an integrated health Organization (HMO), High Deductible type of catastrophic or bare bones health care delivery system, UPMC Health Plan Preferred Provider Organization (PPO), insurance available elsewhere. is committed to providing its members Preferred Provider Organization (PPO), United Health One offers copay plans that better health, more financial security, and Preferred Provider Organization Value give insureds the security of a predictable, the peace of mind they deserve. UPMC (PPO), and Preventive and Hospital fixed payment for each medical-care office Health Plan partners with UPMC and Care. The HMO is a network of doctors, visit, and high-deductible health plans community network providers to produce hospitals, health care providers and that can save money and help protect a combination of knowledge and expertise pharmacies that offers medical treatment against the cost of a catastrophic injury or that provides the highest quality care at the at a reduced cost to members. This type long hospital stays. The company’s health most affordable price. of coverage is often some of the most savings account plans (HSA) provide As part of the UPMC family, we work closely affordable health insurance a person tax-advantages, with competitive interest with world-class hospitals, physicians, can buy in Pennsylvania. Some health rates on HSA accounts. 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Care, Family Medicine, Gynecology, HIV surgery center, behavioral health, medical AIDS Care, Home Health, Hospice and oncology care, wound care and hyperbaric HOSPITAL Palliative Medicine, Infectious Disease, oxygen therapy, physical therapy, Internal Medicine, Interventional occupational therapy, lymphedema LISTINGS Radiology, Nephrology, Nutrition, therapy, vestibular therapy, concussion Allegheny General Hospital Occupational Medicine, Occupational therapy, pelvic floor therapy, advanced Number of Licensed Beds: 552 Therapy, Ophthalmology, Oral and imaging and diagnostics, laboratory Allegheny Health Network Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery services, smoking cessation. and Sports Medicine, Otolaryngology, Pain 320 East North Avenue, AHN Brentwood Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Management, Pathology and Laboratory www.ahn.org Medicine, Pediatrics, Plastic and Neighborhood Hospital Reconstructive Surgery, Podiatric Surgery, 3290 Saw Mill Run Blvd Level 1 Trauma Center, Heart, Liver, Pulmonary Disease, Interventional Brentwood, PA 15227 Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation, Radiology and diagnostic imaging, www.ahn.org general and minimally invasive surgery, Rehabilitation and Post-Acute Care, 412-DOCTORS robotic surgery, Allergy and Immunology, Rheumatology/ autoimmune disorders, Emergency care, primary care, specialty Cardiovascular disease, Interventional Geriatrics, Sleep Medicine, Stroke, Thoracic care, inpatient care, observation, advanced Cardiology, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Urology, Urinary Incontinence, imaging and diagnostics, laboratory surgery, Pulmonary Hypertension, Asthma, Wound Care. services. Bariatric Surgery, Medical, Surgical and Radiation Oncology, Hematology/ AHN’s Bethel Park Health AHN Downtown Medical Center Blood Cancer, Cancer Genetics, Celiac +Wellness Pavilion 501 Penn Avenue Disease, Colorectal Surgery, Neurosurgery 990-1010 Higbee Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15222 and neurology, Child and Adolescent Bethel Park, PA 15102 www.ahn.org Psychiatry, Adult Psychiatry, Dermatology, www.ahn.org 412-DOCTORS Dentistry, Diabetes, Digestive Health, 412-DOCTORS Emergency Medicine, Diabetes and Primary care, women’s care, physical Primary care, specialty care, women’s Endocrinology, Ear, Nose and Throat therapy, advanced imaging and care, behavioral health, ambulatory diagnostics.

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AHN Harmar AHN McCandless Primary care, specialty care, ambulatory Neighborhood Hospital Neighborhood Hospital surgery center, medical and radiation 2501 Freeport Rd 8950 Duncan Ave oncology care, advanced imaging and Pittsburgh, PA 15238 Pittsburgh, PA 15237 diagnostics, laboratory services, physical www.ahn.org www.ahn.org therapy, occupational therapy, pelvic floor 412-DOCTORS 412-DOCTORS therapy, concussion therapy, vestibular therapy. Emergency care, primary care, specialty Emergency care, primary care, specialty care, inpatient care, observation, advanced care, inpatient care, observation, advanced AHN’s Wexford Health + imaging and diagnostics, laboratory imaging and diagnostics, laboratory Wellness Pavilion services. services. 12311 Perry Highway AHN Hempfield AHN Outpatient Center – Wexford, PA 15090 www.ahn.org Neighborhood Hospital Waterworks 412-DOCTORS 6321 Route 30 923 Freeport Road Greensburg, PA 15601 Pittsburgh, PA 15238 Primary care, express care, specialty care, www.ahn.org www.ahn.org medical and radiation oncology care, 412-DOCTORS 412-DOCTORS women’s and pediatric health, ambulatory surgery center, advanced imaging and Emergency care, primary care, specialty Primary care, pediatric care, women’s care, diagnostic testing, lab testing, physical and care, inpatient care, observation,advanced express care, orthopaedic care, cardiology occupational therapy. imaging and diagnostics, laboratory care, advanced imaging and diagnostics. services, on-site cancer care, medical Allegheny Health Network oncology and infusion therapy, and AHN’s Peters Township Health + Sports Complex at Cool Springs radiation oncology. Wellness Pavilion 3001 Cool Springs Drive 160 Gallery Drive Mezzanine Level McMurray, PA 15317 Pittsburgh, PA 15234 www.ahn.org www.ahn.org 412-DOCTORS 412-DOCTORS

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Sports medicine, sports performance, Butler VA Medical Center nationally, and worldwide. UPMC concussion medicine, orthopaedic care, Number of Licensed Beds: 123 Children’s is renowned for outstanding diagnostics and imaging. Total Personnel: 500 clinical services, research programs, and 325 New Castle Rd., medical education — and for helping Allegheny Valley Hospital Butler, PA 16001-2480 to establish standards of excellence Number of Licensed Beds: 188 724-287-4781 in pediatric care. It is affiliated with Allegheny Health Network www.butler.med.va.gov/butler va the University of Pittsburgh School of 1301 Carlisle Street, Medicine and ranked among the nation’s Primary and preventive medicine, Natrona Heights, PA 15065 best pediatric hospitals by U.S. News & ambulatory care, outpatient care, acute www.ahn.org World Report. UPMC Children’s also is care, substance abuse treatment medical a Magnet®-designated hospital — the Primary care, family medicine, internal inpatient care, physical rehabilitation, highest international recognition for medicine, gynecology, geriatrics, long-term. urology, urogynecology, podiatry, nursing excellence and leadership – and pulmonary medicine, diagnostic Canonsburg Hospital was named among the most innovative radiology, emergency medicine, diabetes Number of Licensed Beds: 104 hospitals by Parents Magazine in 2018 and endocrinology, thoracic surgery, Allegheny Health Network and again in 2020. It was named a gastroenterology, general and minimally 100 Medical Boulevard, Leapfrog Top Hospital in 2020 for patient invasive surgery, anesthesiology/pain Canonsburg, PA 15317 safety and quality. The hospital has medicine, nephrology/renal, general and www.ahn.org been a fixture in Western Pennsylvania diagnostic cardiology, vascular surgery, since 1890, both at its main campus Allergy & Immunology, Bariatric Surgery, ophthalmology, ear, nose and throat care, and a number of outpatient locations Breast Surgery with Nurse Navigation, occupational medicine, physical medicine throughout the region. Cardiovascular Care, Cardiovascular and rehabilitation, speech therapy, low Disease, Electrophysiology, Esophageal UPMC Children’s has a special vision rehabilitation, sleep disorders, Surgery, Endocrinology, emergency collaboration with UPMC Magee-Womens orthopedic surgery, neurosciences, medicine, Gastroenterology, General Hospital, providing unmatched care for neurosurgery, plastic and reconstructive and Laparoscopic Surgery, Gynecologic newborns in the region. Its Heart Institute surgery, psychiatry, behavior health, critical Oncology, Inpatient Rehabilitation and Pediatric Transplantation programs care medicine, infectious disease, medical Services, Laboratory and Medical Imaging, have partnerships with hospitals in oncology and hematology, radiation Medical Oncology, Nephrology, Neurology, Virginia and in Florida, sharing UPMC oncology, surgical oncology, pathology Neurosurgery, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Children’s pediatric expertise in those and laboratory medicine, vascular surgery, Oculoplastic Surgery, Orthopaedics, areas with the children, families, and pulmonary medicine, rheumatology, oral Foot and Ankle Surgery, Hand Surgery, medical professionals in those regions of and maxillofacial surgery and nutrition. Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine, the country. Butler Memorial Hospital Pediatric Otolaryngology, Plastic Surgery, Excela Health Frick Hospital Primary Care Medicine, Occupational Number of Licensed Beds: 234 508 South Church Street, Mount Pleasant, Therapy, Oncology, Physical Therapy, Total Personnel: 1,647 PA 15666 Podiatry, Pulmonary Disease, Radiation Butler Health System 724/547-1500 Oncology, Rheumatology, Speech Therapy, 911 E. Brady St., Number of Licensed Beds: 33 Travel Immunology, Vascular Surgery. Butler, PA 16001 www.excelahealth.org 724-283-6666 UPMC Children’s Hospital of A full-service acute care hospital including www.butlerheathsystem.org Pittsburgh breast health services, bone density HeartCenter (includes open heart One Children’s Hospital Drive scanning, an Outpatient Services Center surgery, catheterization and angioplasty), 4401 Penn Ave. for nuclear medicine, pulmonary function Outpatient Surgery Center, Women’s Pittsburgh, PA 15224 lab, stress lab, EKG, EEG, echocardiography, Health Services, Family Services, 412-692-5325 x-ray, ultrasound and 3D mammography. emergency care, skilled nursing facility, CHP.edu Also includes a nationally recognized Center for Sleep Disorders, Diabetes emergency department, enhanced UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Center, Pain Management Center, surgical services, outpatient physical and offers a full range of advanced specialty psychiatric and drug/alcohol treatment, occupational therapies, state-of-the-art care for infants, children, adolescents, and outpatient (community) diagnostic cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation, young adults, serving patients regionally, services, a full- service lab. 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Excela Advanced Lung Center, the Excela Excela Health as among the nation’s best, and one of only Advanced Pain Center, the Excela Wound Westmoreland Hospital two in southwestern Pennsylvania to be Center and the Excela Health Cancer 532 West Pittsburgh Street, so honored in the recent Best Maternity Center in Partnership with UPMC Hillman Greensburg, PA 15601 Hospitals 2020 edition of Newsweek. Cancer Center. 724/832-4000 The 34 bed Intensive care and step-down Number of Licensed Beds: 375 Unit at Excela Westmorland Hospital was Excela Health Latrobe Hospital www.excelahealth.org awarded in 2019 for design excellence by One Mellon Way, Latrobe, PA 15650 the Society of Critical Care Medicine. 724/537-1000 A full-service acute care hospital with Number of Licensed Beds: 170 extensive outpatient services including a Forbes Hospital www.excelahealth.org Short Stay Surgery unit; a full complement Number of Licensed Beds: 315 of imaging services; breast health center; A full-service acute care hospital along Allegheny Health Network The Bariatric Surgery Center, minimally 2570 Haymaker Road, with outpatient services including imaging invasive robotic surgery, emergency services, cardiac rehabilitation, diabetes Monroeville, PA 15146 services, outpatient rehabilitation, and www.ahn.org education, outpatient surgery and short Excela Advanced Wound Center with procedure suites and wellness programs. hyperbaric oxygen chamber treatment. Ambulatory Surgery Center, Also features EPIC Rehab – Excela Physical Critical care unit with intensivist program Anesthesiology, Breast Care Center, Improvement Center treating stroke, and is home to the interventional Heart, Medical, Surgical and Radiation Oncology/ amputations, hip fractures, neurological Lung and Vascular Institute including Cancer Care Services, Cardiovascular disorders, multiple trauma and more; a cardiac catheterization, ablation, disease, Interventional Cardiology, dedicated suite for minimally invasive electrophysiology, minimally invasive Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Chest surgery and robotic surgery. Full service techniques to eliminate blood thinners, Pain Center, Colon and Rectal Surgery, emergency department; behavioral health and open-heart surgery. Dermatology, Emergency Medicine, services including inpatient child and Endocrinology, Family Medicine, Foot adolescent services. The Excela School of The Family Additions Maternity Center & Ankle Surgery, Gastroenterology, Anesthesia, partnership with Saint Vincent and behavioral health services with an General Internal Medicine, Hospice and College, is located here. emergency crisis walk-in center and adult Palliative Medicine, Infectious Diseases, inpatient services. Interventional Vascular Radiology, The Family Additions Maternity Center at diabetes, Level II Trauma Center, Mental Westmoreland Hospital has been named Health, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Nephrology, Neurology, Neuroradiology,

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Neurosurgery, Occupational Therapy, 412-741-6600 Disease, Radiology, Rehabilitation and Ophthalmology, Oral and Maxillofacial www.heritagevalley.org Post- Acute Care, Rheumatology, Senior Services, Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical and surgical services, emergency Care, Sleep Medicine, Stroke, Surgery, Otolaryngology, Pain Management, care, cardiology, cancer care, obstetrics, Thoracic Surgery, Traumatic Stress, Travel Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, gynecology, pediatrics, behavioral health, Medicine, Urology, Urinary Incontinence, Pediatric and Adolescent Care Services, rehabilitation, occupational medicine, Wound Care. Pelvic Floor Diseases, Peripheral sleep lab and vein medicine. Vascular Disease, Physical Medicine & Lifecare Hospital of Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy, Plastic Highlands Hospital Pittsburgh, Inc. and Reconstructive Surgery, Psychiatry, Number of Licensed Beds: 64 Number of Licensed Beds: 152 Pulmonary Diseases, Radiology Diagnostic Total Personnel: 400+ Total Personnel: 395 Imaging, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Labor 401 E. Murphy Ave., 225 Penn Ave., and Delivery, Reproductive Endocrinology, Connellsville, PA 15425 Pittsburgh, PA 15221 Respiratory Disease, Rheumatology, 724-628-1500 412-247-2424 Robotic Surgery, Speech Therapy, Sports www.highlandshospital.org www.lifecare-hospitals.com Medicine, Stroke Center (Certified), Long-term, acute care facility. Surgery, Urology, Women’s and Infants’ Acute care, cardiac care, oncology, Services, Wound Center. emergency care, surgical care (inpatient and outpatient), occupational health UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital 300 Halket St. and rehabilitation service, mental health Heritage Valley Beaver Pittsburgh, PA 15213 services (adolescent, adult and geriatric), Number of Licensed Beds: 285 1-866-MyMagee (696-2433) swing bed program. Heritage Valley Health System UPMCMagee.com 1000 Dutch Ridge Rd., Beaver, PA 15009 Jefferson Hospital For more than 100 years, UPMC Magee- 724-728-7000 Number of Licensed Beds: 341 Womens Hospital has been keeping www.heritagevalley.org Allegheny Health Network women and their families strong. Coal Valley Road, Nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Medical and surgical services, Heart Jefferson Hills, PA 15236 Report for excellence in gynecology & Vascular Center (cardiovascular www.ahn.org and recognized as a National Center of and thoracic surgery, cardiology, Excellence in Women’s Health by the cardiac catheterization), emergency Allergy and Immunology, Cardiovascular disease, Interventional Cardiology, U.S. Department of Health and Human care, orthopedic surgery, oncology, Services, UPMC Magee is the region’s rehabilitation, obstetrics, gynecology, Cardiothoracic and vascular surgery , Asthma, Bariatric Surgery, Hematology/ premiere women’s health care provider. pediatrics, behavioral health, wound care Magee also is a Magnet®-designated and sleep lab. Blood Cancer, Medical, Radiation and Surgical Oncology, Celiac Disease, hospital — the highest international Colorectal Surgery, Neurology and recognition for nursing excellence and Heritage Valley Kennedy leadership. Number of Licensed Beds: 124 Neurosurgery, Dementia, Dermatology, Heritage Valley Health System Diabetes, Emergency Medicine, Nearly 10,000 babies are born at Magee 25 Heckel Rd., Endocrinology, Family Medicine, each year, and the hospital’s Level III McKees Rocks, PA 15136 Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports neonatal intensive care unit — the largest 412-777-6161 Medicine, Gastroenterology, Genetics, in Pennsylvania and one of the largest www.heritagevalley.org Prenatal, Obstetrics and Gynecology, in the country — treats more than 1,900 Labor and Delivery, Hematology, HIV seriously or critically ill babies annually. Medical and surgical services, emergency AIDS Care, Home Health, Hospice A special collaboration with UPMC care, cardiology, behavioral health, and Palliative Medicine, Infectious Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh provides rehabilitation, occupational medicine, and Disease, Infertility, Internal Medicine, an unmatched level of care with more sleep lab. Interventional Radiology, Maternal than 30 neonatal specialty programs Heritage Valley Sewickley Fetal Medicine, Nephrology, Nutrition, for moms and babies. In addition, Occupational Medicine, Occupational Number of Licensed Beds: 176 Magee’s close partnership with Magee- Therapy, Ophthalmology, Oral and Heritage Valley Health System Womens Research Institute, a nationally Maxillofacial Surgery, Otolaryngology, Pain 720 Blackburn Rd., and internationally recognized center Management, Plastic Surgery, Podiatric Sewickley, PA 15143 for women’s health research, brings Surgery, Psychiatry, Psychology, Pulmonary

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cutting-edge research and innovation 412-942-4000 Institute. UPMC East also works closely to the bedside and Magee also is noted www.stclair.org with UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital for its clinical programs in breast and Cancer center, center for pulmonary to provide the best quality women’s gynecologic cancers, bariatric services, health, women’s and children’s center, health services to the community and is reproductive endocrinology and fertility heart center, center for motion recovery, designated by The Joint Commission as a preservation, and bone and joint care. center for behavioral and mental health, Primary Stroke Center. In addition, UPMC Specialty services include the Magee- and emergency center. provides care to the community through Womens Heart Program, UPMC Magee- large number of outpatient centers and Womens Imaging, genetic testing and Uniontown Hospital physician offices in Monroeville and counseling, maternal fetal medicine, fetal Number of Licensed Beds: 209 Pittsburgh’s eastern suburbs. Located diagnosis and intervention, minimally Total Personnel: 1,296 about 10 miles east of Pittsburgh, UPMC invasive and robotic surgery, and UPMC 500 West Berkley St., East is the region’s newest hospital, Hillman Cancer Center services. Uniontown, PA 15401 providing world-class medical care to the 724-430-5000 eastern communities of Pittsburgh. Monongahela Valley www.uniontownhospital.com Hospital Inc. UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex Number of Licensed Beds: 210 General medical and surgical care, 8000 Cranberry Springs Drive Total Personnel: 1,300 obstetrics, emergency services, cardiac Cranberry Township, PA 16066 1163 Country Club Rd. care, diagnostic services, physical 1-855-93-SPORT (77678) Monongahela, PA 15063 rehabilitation, hospital-based outpatient UPMCSportsMedicine.com 724-258-1000 care, nursing services and Digestive Health Center. Specialty services: Orthopaedic surgery, www.monvalleyhospital.com primary care sports medicine, physical Comprehensive oncology services, UPMC East medicine and rehabilitation, physical center for radiation and chemotherapy, 2775 Mosside Boulevard therapy, imaging, sports nutrition, sports medical/surgical, obstetrics/gynecology, Monroeville, PA 15146 performance, and concussion. rehabilitation, emergency medicine, drug 412-357-3000 The UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex is the and addictive disease treatment services, UPMCEast.com primary practice and training facility for psychiatric, critical, cardiac care. UPMC East was designed from the ground the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins®. up with patients and state-of-the-art St. Clair Health Corp. UPMC McKeesport Number of Licensed Beds: 300+ care in mind. The hospital delivers a wide range of services and specialty programs, 1500 Fifth Avenue Total Personnel: 2,006 McKeesport, PA 15132 1000 Bower Hill Rd., including the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and UPMC Heart and Vascular 412-664-2000 Pittsburgh, PA 15243 UPMCMcKeesport.com

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UPMC McKeesport offers residents of is the flagship location of the nationally recognition for nursing excellence and McKeesport and the Monongahela Valley recognized UPMC Rehabilitation leadership. As UPMC’s tertiary care center access to a full range of medical services, Institute. In 2022, the new UPMC Vision north of Pittsburgh, this state-of-the-art including highly specialized medical and and Rehabilitation Tower is expected to hospital offers UPMC’s world-class care to surgical treatment. UPMC McKeesport is a open on the hospital’s campus, offering communities and counties north of the city. designated Primary Stroke Center with a advanced clinical care. Founded in 1847 by Built in 1964, UPMC Passavant-McCandless state-of-the-art Emergency Department the Sisters of Mercy, the hospital merged is located 10 miles from the city, and UPMC and imaging center, and separate with UPMC in 2008 and remains Western Passavant-Cranberry is located 20 miles intensive care and cardiac care units. The Pennsylvania’s only Catholic hospital. from the city. hospital provides ongoing rehabilitation and education programs for patients UPMC Passavant UPMC Presbyterian undergoing cardiac, neurologic, and 9100 Babcock Boulevard 200 Lothrop Street orthopaedic care. Its UPMC Hillman Cancer Pittsburgh, PA 15237 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Center allows patients to receive both 412-367-6700 412-647-2345 medical and radiation oncology treatments UPMCPassavant.com UPMCPresbyterian.com close to home. UPMC McKeesport is located UPMC Passavant delivers a full range of UPMC Presbyterian provides extensive 15 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. medical services across two campuses adult inpatient medical and surgical in McCandless and Cranberry, including services. It is an internationally renowned UPMC Mercy strong specialty programs and centers center for organ transplantation and 1400 Locust Street such as the UPMC Heart and Vascular recognized leader in cardiology and Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Insitute, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, cardiothoracic surgery, critical care 412-232-8111 and UPMC Magee-Womens Specialty medicine and trauma services, and UPMC Mercy is the region’s only Services. In addition, the nearby UPMC neurosurgery. A designated Level I Trauma designated Level I Trauma Center and Outpatient Center in Wexford, in Center and certified Comprehensive Comprehensive Burn Center, treating the partnership with UPMC Passavant, provides Stroke Center, the hospital’s Emergency most serious or life-threatening injuries. comprehensive multidisciplinary spine Department sees more than 50,000 It is also certified as a Comprehensive care. UPMC Passavant-McCandless is a Joint patients each year and receives urgent Stroke Center by The Joint Commission Commission designated Primary Stroke referrals from throughout Western and the American Heart Association/ Center as well as a Magnet®-designated Pennsylvania and the tri-state region. American Stroke Association. UPMC Mercy hospital – the highest international Founded in 1893, UPMC Presbyterian is

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a major adult tertiary-care hospital and leadership in cardiology and cardiac Margaret’s reputation for quality health academic medical center located in the surgery, as well as geriatrics. The hospital care and personalized service, including heart of Oakland — the hub of health care offers primary medical care, physician cardiovascular, emergency medicine, innovation and research in Pittsburgh. and nursing education, and a broad range pain management, sports medicine, Together with UPMC Shadyside, the of specialties that include cardiology, minimally invasive surgery, physical hospital has earned numerous accolades, oncology, orthopaedics, geriatrics, therapy, rehabilitation, and geriatric care. including repeat recognition from U.S. gynecology, vascular medicine, and As a certified Primary Stroke Center, the News & World Report. endocrinology. UPMC Shadyside is a hospital offers patients the most advanced Magnet®-designated hospital — the treatments and procedures. UPMC St. UPMC Rooney Sports Complex highest international recognition for Margaret is an acute care teaching hospital 3200 S. Water St. nursing excellence and leadership. UPMC located in the heart of Allegheny County’s Pittsburgh, PA 15203 Shadyside is a major tertiary care teaching Alle-Kiski Valley, less than 10 miles from 1-855-93-SPORT (77678) hospital located in Pittsburgh’s Shadyside Downtown Pittsburgh. Founded in 1898, UPMCSportsMedicine.com neighborhood. Serving the area since 1866, it became the first Pittsburgh hospital The UPMC Rooney Sports Complex is one the hospital merged with UPMC in 1997. to merge with UPMC in 1997. UPMC St. of the leading sports medicine facilities Together with UPMC Presbyterian, it has Margaret is a Magnet®-designated hospital in the United States and features the earned numerous accolades, including — the highest international recognition for UPMC Freddie Fu Sports Medicine Center. repeat recognition by U.S. News & World nursing excellence and leadership. Specialty services: Orthopaedic surgery, Report. UPMC Shadyside also serves as primary care sports medicine, physical hub for UPMC Hillman Cancer Center UPMC Western Psychiatric medicine and rehabilitation, physical network, which is the only National Cancer Hospital therapy, imaging, sports nutrition, sports Institute-designated Comprehensive 3811 O’Hara Street performance, and concussion. Cancer Center in the region. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-624-2100 UPMC Shadyside UPMC St. Margaret UPMCWPIC.com 815 Freeport Road 5230 Centre Avenue UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital Pittsburgh, PA 15232 Pittsburgh, PA 15215 is the primary provider of inpatient, 412-623-2121 412-784-4000 community-based outpatient, and UPMCShadyside.com UPMCStMargaret.com integrated behavioral health care for UPMC Shadyside has a long legacy of Patients are drawn by UPMC St. Western Pennsylvania. Located in

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Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood, UPMC West Mifflin Surgery West Penn Hospital UPMC Western Psychiatric is the flagship Center, a part of UPMC Magee- Number of Licensed Beds: 361 of UPMC Western Behavioral Health Womens Hospital Allegheny Health Network and is regarded as a national leader in UPMC Outpatient Center 4800 Friendship Avenue, providing best practice, research-based 275 Clairton Blvd. Pittsburgh, PA 15224 care and a broad array of innovative Pittsburgh, PA www.ahn.org psychiatric and addiction services for UPMC.com/ClairtonBlvdOPC children, adolescents, adults, and seniors Allergy and Immunology, Cardiovascular at every stage of their recovery. It operates Operating rooms are equipped with disease, Interventional Cardiology, the region’s only psychiatric emergency state-of-the-art technology and pre- and Cardiothoracic and Vascular surgery, service and the Center for Interventional post-op areas provide comfort and privacy Asthma, Bariatric Surgery, Hematology/ Psychiatry. A leading recipient of funding in a healing environment. Surgery is Blood Cancer, Medical, Radiation and by the National Institutes of Health, performed by board-certified surgeons Surgical Oncology, anesthesiology/ Western conducts groundbreaking who are on staff at UPMC hospitals located pain medicine, bariatric surgery, bone research and trains the next generation throughout the region. Highly trained marrow and cell transplantation, burn of behavioral health care professionals. surgery staff includes anesthesiologists, trauma, colorectal surgery, critical care With over 250 inpatient psychiatric beds nurse anesthetists, registered nurses, medicine, dermatology, diagnostic and and more than 100 community-based radiologic technicians, and operating interventional radiology, emergency ambulatory clinics and programs, it room technicians. medicine, endocrinology/diabetes, manages one of the largest networks of esophageal disease, family medicine, Outpatient surgical specialties include: behavioral health care providers affiliated gastroenterology, general surgery, with an academic medical center in the • Ear, Nose, Throat geriatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, country. Western was the first UPMC • Gastroenterology labor and delivery, Level III Neonatal Intensive Care, infectious diseases, facility to be recognized by the Human • General surgery Rights Campaign (HRC) as a leader in internal medicine, lupus, maternal and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and • Gynecology fetal medicine, minimally invasive and queer (LGBTQ) health care equality. • Ophthalmology robotic surgery, nephrology, neurology, • Oral maxillofacial surgery (mouth, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, oral/ UPMC Surgical Services at UPMC dental, and facial) maxillofacial surgery, orthopaedic surgery Outpatient Centers • Orthopaedics and sports medicine, otolaryngology, otorhinolaryngology, pain medicine, Outpatient surgical services that do not • Neurosurgery require an overnight stay, can be provided pathology and laboratory medicine, • Plastic surgery at three UPMC Outpatient Center locations: pediatrics, pelvic floor disorders, plastic Clairton Boulevard in West Mifflin, Oxford • Podiatry (foot and ankle) and reconstructive surgery, physical Drive in Bethel Park, and Mariner Court • Urology medicine and rehabilitation, podiatry, primary care medicine, pulmonary in Harmar. Convenient and free parking is • Women’s Health available at all three locations. medicine, reproductive medicine • Wound Care and infertility, rheumatology and UPMC Harmar Surgery Center, a autoimmune disorders, sleep disorders, The Washington Hospital thoracic surgery, urology. mg part of UPMC St. Margaret Number of Licensed Beds: 265 UPMC Outpatient Center Total Personnel: 2,000 3 Mariner Court 155 Wilson Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15238 Washington, PA 15301 412 784 7500 or 1 877 807 0599 Cardiology, oncology, obstetrics and UPMC South Surgery Center, newborn, rehabilitation, emergency a part of UPMC Presbyterian care, neurosurgery, opthalmology, plastic Shadyside surgery, family practice, laser. UPMC Outpatient Center 1300 Oxford Drive, Suite LL-A Bethel Park, PA 15102 UPMC.com/SouthHills

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ith over 60 colleges and universities, Pittsburgh area institutions of higher education continue to be a major contributor to the region’s vitality. W They employ thousands of people. They pay millions of dollars in local and state income taxes. Add to that, factors like student and faculty spending and construction expenditures, and this region’s institutions of higher learning impact the economy to the tune of billions of dollars each year. Aside from their direct economic impact, Pittsburgh’s world-class universities, prestigious private colleges, and vibrant community colleges enhance the quality of life for all the residents of Pittsburgh and Southwestern Pennsylvania.

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Collaboration For instance, a comprehensive government and the private sector to Recognized for the value of its world-class reorganization in the 1970s of the Western drive economic strategy in the region universities and colleges is not new to this Psychiatric Institute and Clinic and the and remain magnets for countless A-list region. After all, the collaboration between University of Pittsburgh’s (Pitt) Department companies investing in technology, life those institutions, elected officials and of Psychiatry, began a new era of research- sciences and manufacturing. the private sector is in large part why based medicine in Pittsburgh — and set In fact, according to a recent Brookings Pittsburgh is a shining example of a Rust the stage for UPMC’s eventual mission of Institute report, “Capturing the Next Belt city that lost its manufacturing base in clinical care, research, and teaching. Economy: Pittsburgh’s Rise as a Global the 1970s, but came out the other side. About the same time, Carnegie Mellon Innovation City,” Pittsburgh is among a Once on the brink of blight, this region University (CMU) established its Robotics handful of cities with the institutions, has blossomed into a knowledge-driven Institute with the goal of making it the innovative capacity and core science and hub for manufacturing, technology best place on the planet to do robotics technology competencies to compete in and healthcare. The seeds for this research – thus giving Pittsburgh’s now the race to become leaders in the world’s growth were planted decades ago, when burgeoning robotics sector its start. next-generation technologies. economic distress inspired city leaders This type of collaboration continues The report says this region punches above to rely on those assets that remained today. Pitt, CMU and many other its weight in academic activity, ranking intact – including its well-established prestigious colleges and universities ninth among the largest 100 cities for educational institutions. remain committed to working with local the amount of university research and

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development (R&D), given the size of its room to grow to make sure we have a seat private partnership called InnovatePGH economy and is a powerhouse in fields like at the table in the global economy. – a coalition of representatives from robotics, gerontology, critical care, artificial The report called attention to Oakland Allegheny County, the City of Pittsburgh, intelligence, cell and tissue engineering, – Pittsburgh’s established and research- Pitt, CMU, UPMC, the Allegheny neurotrauma, and software. At the same rich neighborhood anchored by the Conference on Community Development time, growth in the city’s startup support overlapping campuses of Pitt, CMU and regional philanthropies. systems is fueling a new generation of and UPMC. “Pittsburgh has a naturally Based on key recommendations from high-value firms. occurring innovation district and one of the Brookings Report, InnovatePGH However, despite all of Pittsburgh’s the most powerful innovation ecosystems set out to define, bolster, and connect significant assets, the report uncovers in the world,” reported Brookings the “Pittsburgh Innovation District,” untapped opportunity for broad-based Institution Centennial Scholar Bruce Katz. centering on Oakland and bridging economic growth. So – just as they’ve “And now is the chance to realize the full — other world-class innovation assets from done in the past – leaders in government, not just economic — potential but social neighborhoods like the Strip District, philanthropy, and education are rolling and sustainable potential. “Everyone wants Lawrenceville, East Liberty/Bakery Square, up their sleeves and getting to work on it; you have it. Everyone’s trying to copy it. the South Side, Uptown, Downtown, the seizing those opportunities. I’ve never You start with it!”. North Side and beyond. InnovatePGH’s seen a report adopted so aggressively into Almost immediately, area leaders leadership team pulls together the people the community. It points out that we have heeded the call, forming a new public- who can move the resources and make

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the decisions that need to be made in categories – administrative assistants and thought of as one of the big players, like order to implement opportunities. environmental services technicians. Pitt and CMU,” Johnston says. “But while they come up with major discoveries Workforce Development “It’s about outside of the box thinking,” says Elizabeth Johnston, CCAC’s and inventions, CCAC is the college that Another way the InnovatePGH initiative Executive Director of Public Relations & educates many of the workers for those is boosting the region is through the Marketing. “It’s not only about asking discoveries and inventions.” Talent Alliance, a workforce development how do you make education work for Like CCAC, Community College of Beaver initiative that serves economically all, but also how do you get people into County also focuses on partnering with disadvantaged populations in family sustaining careers.” employers, most recently Shell Oil neighborhoods around the Forbes and Johnston says CCAC’s role in accelerating Corporation. “CCBC was a leader in serving Fifth Avenue corridor. Partner4Work is this new and emerging workforce. We collaborating with Carlow University, this area’s economic development is their ability to work with regional players had the courage to create a Process Tech CMU, Chatham University, Pitt, and program before Shell even announced Community College of Allegheny County to forecast what skills will be needed of employees. “We have incredible they were coming,” recounts CCBC (CCAC) to train residents who lack a Executive Director of Marketing Leslie four-year college degree. Participants will connections with regional employers and industries. We meet with them and work Tennant, referring to the school’s Process be recruited from Partner4Work’s many Technology associate degree program that community-based organizations. with them to find out exactly what their needs are. And if we don’t already offer focuses on STEM education. When Shell’s The four-week program will help programs that fulfill those needs, then we nearby cracker plant is completed, it will participants gain the technical, can create or retool a course or program employ 600 people full-time and currently functional, and interpersonal skills that is tailor-made.” employs thousands during construction. required for success. Graduates are Community colleges play a vital role in then secured a full-time job at one According to a recent economic impact study, CCAC supports the equivalent of remediating students in preparation of the four participating institutions. for higher education and workforce The program pilot focuses on two job 34,036 jobs, or one out of every 45 jobs in Southwestern PA. “We aren’t often training, not to mention they make higher

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education affordable for many who would World-Class Research only where this expedient technology was not otherwise have the option. “If we Yet another perk of having a concentration invented, but also where its impact was weren’t here, there would be a giant void in of world-class colleges and universities first appreciated. this community,” Johnston says. “No matter is the wealth of R&D money that flows “Their work is a great example of how if someone is just starting out or changing into the region. In fact, according to modeling has an immediate impact on our career paths, our programs are designed Brookings, the 1.7-square-mile Oakland region,” says Dr. Paul Cohen, the founding for the worker and for the companies who area comprising Pitt and CMU constitutes Dean of Pitt’s new School of Computing will employ them.” one-third of Pennsylvania’s R&D output. and Information. Parenthetically, his praise Workforce development is also at the Not only does this abundance of R&D is also an illustration of the respect and forefront at CMU. Take the Advanced have an economic impact, but also helps collaboration between the institutions. Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute, the region with a multitude of problems “We live in a complicated world full of which recently announced its first round because the community is often the testing complicated systems – like traffic and of funding for apprenticeship programs ground for all that leading-edge research. public transportation,” Cohen explains. “For that respond to specific needs of small and Take traffic for example. With seed funding humans, it’s very hard for us to wrap our medium manufacturers in robotics and from the Henry Hillman Foundation, CMU heads around these intricate systems. So, automation. By integrating input from established Traffic21 to identify, refine we use artificial intelligence technology community colleges, manufacturers, and and deploy “intelligent transportation to help humans understand and improve roboticists, the program will help students system” technology advancements to the the very complicated world in which we gain fundamental training for future Pittsburgh region’s transportation system. live,” he says of the new school’s mission. careers in robotics. Using an artificial intelligence technology “Our mission is to make the world a better “The technologies generated through our created there, Traffic21 developed adaptive place through polymathic education and selected projects will address critical gaps traffic signals, some of which are already the science of interacting systems. In other in industrial robotics, as well as create new easing the city’s traffic woes. Over the next words, we focus on solving problems.” opportunities for the American workforce,” few years, PennDOT expects to have them And as the home-base for this type of said Howie Choset, ARM Chief Scientist. at 126 intersections, making Pittsburgh not groundbreaking research, Pittsburgh often benefits first.

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Southwestern Pennsylvania also reaps the A Community-wide Advantage neighborhoods, colleges and universities rewards of research in areas like healthcare With thousands of students from strengthen the region by drawing and and life sciences. The Pittsburgh region is hundreds of countries, the top-notch connecting a diverse population. fortunate to have a number of excellent schools in this region engage people from Bottom line, one of Pittsburgh’s most nursing schools, including Pitt, CCAC a wide variety of cultures and backgrounds. notable assets that set it apart from any and CCBC. But not only are these schools There is just a constant flow of people from other American city is its range of options meeting the needs of the region for trained around the world, whether you’re talking for higher education. From tax dollars and health care professionals, but they are also about faculty, students or companies from workforce development to leading-edge a training ground for the next generation other countries being hosted on campuses. research and community engagement, of medical researchers who will continue As markets continue to expand globally higher education is a community-wide the quest for cures of major diseases that and companies look to diversify their advantage. We can use our intellectual confront our nation and the world. workforce, the whole region benefits from breadth to help drive economic strategy, Case in point, Pitt recently announced this diversity. From a company standpoint, but we can also use our employment the creation of a hub in Bloomfield – whether you’re talking about employing power and our buying power to make sure known as 5000 Baum – to nurture and students, research or political work, there that we have a Pittsburgh that best serves speed the development of new ideas and is a global footprint here. everyone in the region. mg breakthrough technologies that focus The region’s academic institutions’ on immunotherapy, cancer treatment openness to different cultures – not just and organ transplantation. The center on a global scale, but also locally – play a will combine research, innovation and key role in creating a vibrant community. entrepreneurship in an effort to change Whether its countless examples of the way health care is delivered in such student and faculty volunteerism or a areas as transplantation, cancer and aging variety of programs aimed at engaging and chronic diseases. socio-economically disadvantaged

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Allegheny County more than 87,000 Pitt alumni living in Annually, Pitt generates $3.95 billion Allegheny County alone. in economic impact in Pennsylvania. In The is a thriving University of Pittsburgh one year, the University supports 29,583 public research university with more than In 2016, Pitt was named the #1 public jobs throughout the Commonwealth, 34,000 students across five campuses. university in the Northeast in the provides $190.75 million in tax revenue The Pittsburgh campus covers 132 acres Wall Street Journal/Times Higher to state and local governments, and in the city’s Oakland section, and four Education rankings. The University $71.7 million in charitable donations and regional campuses serve students and consistently ranks among the top 25 volunteer services by its faculty, staff, communities in Bradford, Greensburg, public universities in U.S. News and and students. Johnstown, and Titusville. Pitt is a World Report’s annual Best Colleges member of the prestigious Association listing. According to Kiplinger’s Personal Pitt’s research expenditures top $700 of American Universities (AAU), a group Finance, Pitt is one of America’s best- million annually in the region, and of 62 distinguished public and private value public colleges and is the best the University of Pittsburgh ranks universities in North America that are value in Pennsylvania for the 12th among the top universities nationally PhD-granting institutions. consecutive year. in funding from the National Institutes of Health. Research strengths have Patrick Gallagher is the 18th Chancellor The University of Pittsburgh has contributed to the launch and growth of the University, which includes awarded more than 100,000 degrees, of such technology-driven, economic- 16 schools and colleges offering and its graduates have received many development initiatives as the Pittsburgh undergraduate, graduate, and honors, including the Nobel Peace Life Sciences Greenhouse, the Robotics professional education. The University’s Prize, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Foundry, and the Pittsburgh Tissue more than 13,000 employees—include Medicine, the National Medal of Science, Engineering Initiative, among many 4,450 fulltime faculty members— MacArthur “Genius” Fellowships, the others. Technologies developed at Pitt serving 16 undergraduate, graduate, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, the Fritz Medal have developed the basis for more than and professional schools and colleges. in Engineering, National Book Awards, 100 start-up companies since 1996. The About 60 percent of Pitt’s graduates live and the Shaw and Albany prizes University has seen almost 500 new U.S. and work in Pennsylvania, and there are in medicine.

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patents in the last decade and a half. freshmen and sophomores. The University Now fully coed, Chatham University Pitt also sits at the heart of what has Core Curriculum emphasizes students’ is home to nearly 2,200 undergraduate been called the education and health intellectual and ethical development and graduate students. Chatham is services employment super-sector by the through the liberal arts. Using the modes comprised of two distinct campuses. The U.S. Department of Labor. This is now of inquiry particular to the humanities and Shadyside Campus and our 388-acre Eden the largest employment sector in the the social and natural sciences, students Hall Campus, the world’s first academic Pittsburgh metropolitan area. expand their self-understanding and their community built from the ground up for knowledge of the world. the study and practice of sustainability. Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is Chatham’s academic excellence is known as a global research university Pittsburgh area corporations, high-tech centered around sustainability, the with more than 13,000 students, 105,000 businesses, health systems and non- health sciences and lab sciences, business alumni, and more than 6,000 faculty profit organizations recognize the quality and communications, and arts and and staff. Carnegie Mellon is consistently of a Duquesne education, and they seek humanities. Undergraduates can choose a top-ranked university, recognized their students for cooperative projects, internships, and jobs. from over 40 majors, and many students for its world-class arts and technology find that after scholarships and grants, a programs, collaboration across Point Park University focuses on student Chatham University can be had for about disciplines, and innovative leadership in success through experiential learning half of the sticker price. education. Carnegie Mellon University in opportunities. Located in the heart of March 2018 selected Farnam Jahanian as Downtown Pittsburgh, Point Park currently La Roche College offers students plenty its new President. enrolls more than 4,200 students in over of opportunities to change and expand their worlds. The college combines CMU consists of the College of 100 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs offered through its School academic excellence with the advantages Engineering, College of Fine Arts, of small classes and personal attention Dietrich College of Humanities and Social of Arts and Sciences, Rowland School of Business, School of Communication, by faculty as students select from among Sciences, Heinz College of Information more than 50 available majors. Systems and Public Policy, Mellon College School of Education and Conservatory of of Science, School of Computer Science, Performing Arts. Its students represent 49 “All of this takes place on a campus and the Tepper School of Business. states and 44 countries. that offers the benefits of a suburban location while being only minutes away The university’s world-renowned faculty Carlow University is a private, coeducational, Catholic university from all of the arts, cultural and sports members are practicing professionals amenities of a major metropolitan who bring extensive knowledge and located in the heart of Pittsburgh’s “Eds, Meds, and Tech” district. Founded by area,” says President Sister Candace experience into the classroom. With Introcaso, CDP, PH.D. a student-faculty ratio of 13:1, faculty the Sisters of Mercy, Carlow’s graduates, members are accessible and take a curriculum, and partnerships reflect its The unique hands-on approach of genuine interest in their students’ work. strong commitment to social justice; LaRoche in the sciences has prepared ethical, forward-thinking and responsible students to go on to top graduate Duquesne University has grown to leadership; and service to the community schools like Stanford, Purdue, and the 10 schools offering degree programs that has a meaningful impact. University of Maryland. The net cost at the baccalaureate, professional, Undergraduate and graduate degrees of LaRoche is the lowest of any private masters, and doctoral levels. Students are offered in three colleges: Health college or university in the region, and attain a first-rate education, building and Wellness, Leadership and Social La Roche graduates leave school with close relationships with professors and Change, and Learning and Innovation. the lowest average debt for students participating in exciting research projects Carlow graduates are in demand for from area institutions. and internships. The main campus is their professional expertise, in fields located on 49 acres in Pittsburgh, with 31 The university’s library serves more than ranging from nursing, the sciences, and 1,400 students, 200 full-time faculty buildings and 6 living-learning centers, perfusion technology to counseling, or student-residence buildings. Current and staff, and offers memberships education, and forensic accounting; to surrounding communities. “As we enrollment numbers for Duquesne are their entrepreneurial spirit and creative 6,038 undergraduates, 3,946 graduate focused on updating the building, we mindset; and their ability to manage kept as a high priority, ways we could students, including 491 law students for a change. Carlow’s thirteen athletic teams total of 10,475. About 3,900 students live enhance the student’s overall learning are known as the Celtics, a reflection of experience. The renovated Wright on campus, including 85 percent which are the university’s Irish heritage and roots.

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Library blends learning and technology the business world in virtually every Beyond Allegheny County together in a dynamic environment,” industry. One of the more unique , educates more says Sister Introcaso. opportunities that RMU offers is the Penn State University than 98,000 students, employs more than PNC Trading Center, which simulates the Robert Morris University 40,000 people, and generates more than NYSE floor and features a trading room (RMU) provides students with a $8.5 billion annually in economic impact as well as workstations where students transformational experience. RMU for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. can observe trading floor action. provides them with an environment that Although Penn State’s main campus is promotes engaged learning and gives Since its founding in 1966, Community located in State College, Pennsylvania, them opportunities to expand their College of Allegheny County the university has four branch campuses worlds with numerous and varied study- (CCAC) has flourished, becoming the located in the Greater Pittsburgh Area— abroad programs. Recently, the university educational powerhouse it is today—a Beaver, Fayette, Greater Allegheny, and added several degree programs and nationally renowned two-year college New Kensington. It also has an MBA expanded its honors program. dedicated to serving all members of program located in Cranberry Township. In less than a decade, RMU’s full-time the community. From groundbreaking Penn State is a Research-I university with faculty has doubled. Faculty members student success initiatives to top- state-of-the-art facilities. Faculty and are experts in their fields and in the ranked academic and career-based students are dedicated to collaborating classroom and they work hard to create a programs, CCAC continues to be the with industry and applying knowledge to community where students can flourish college of choice for nearly one out of make our lives better. Research projects and are treated as individuals. On three adults in the Greater Pittsburgh involving more than $800 million are in February 1, 2016 Dr. Christopher Howard metropolitan region. the works during a given year throughout became the eighth president of RMU. He Every year, more than 25,000 students the University. is one of the youngest college presidents enroll at CCAC, taking advantage of Highlighting the research effort is a in the United States. nearly 160-degree, certificate, diploma $129-million grant to make buildings Undergraduate enrollment has and transfer programs while thousands more energy efficient. This is the largest increased 15 percent over five years to more access noncredit and workforce grant in Penn State’s history and is 4,468 students in 2013. The graduate development courses. Comprising believed to be the largest in the history enrollment of 945 students brings the four campuses and four neighborhood of the Commonwealth. Penn State’s total enrollment this year to 5,413. centers, as well as other offsite locations, College of Medicine also has received one CCAC is honored to have one of the of the largest grants in its history, with This year, the university won a $923,000 largest veteran student populations a $54 million grant for asthma research. grant from the U.S. Health Resources in the state and takes pride in ranking Penn State Hershey will partner with the and Services Administration to expand among the nation’s top community National Institute of Health’s Asthma Net its training of psychiatric mental health colleges for the number of individuals to address the most important asthma nurse practitioners. graduating in nursing and other health- management questions and to develop Robert Morris University stresses related professions. new treatment approaches in pediatric and adult populations. engaged learning, with a Student CCAC graduates have transferred to Engagement Transcript that rewards the nation’s most prestigious colleges California University of Pennsylvania the work students complete outside of and universities, have obtained the is dedicated to building character and the classroom, including community most academically challenging and careers. Founded in 1852, the university service, internships, and study abroad. competitive degrees and can be found has grown into a regional institution That’s part of the reason why graduates at leading companies, organizations that offers more than 150 undergraduate are so marketable, and why 86 percent and institutions throughout the country. concentrations and majors and 50 have jobs in their fields and 7 percent are CCAC alumni are actively engaged graduate programs. Some academic enrolled in graduate schools within one in every sector of society, providing programs, such as Robotics Engineering year of graduating. leadership to scores of economic, Technology and Commercial Music Robert Morris, which is already one of scientific, civic and philanthropic entities Technology, are found in few other the top business schools in Pennsylvania, both in the Pittsburgh region and around regional institutions. now has an undergraduate business the world. 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Institution and the National Gallery of conferences. The combination of world- Vincent College ranked in the first tier Art make Cal U a destination for visitors class amenities and a university setting of national, liberal-arts colleges in U.S. and a resource for school districts is attractive to business leaders and News and World Report’s annual ranking throughout Western Pennsylvania. corporate image-setters. of the nation’s best colleges. Saint California University of Pennsylvania Once again, Forbes business magazine Vincent ranked among the 187 colleges enrolls 8,600 undergraduate and has listed Saint Vincent College, located and universities selected for inclusion in graduate students. A significant portion in Latrobe, Pennsylvania among the top the top tier of the best national, liberal- of the enrollment increase in recent colleges in the nation in the release of its arts colleges. years can be attributed to Cal U’s Global sixth annual ranking of “America’s Best Located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Online programs. The majority of these Colleges.” Taken as a whole, the Forbes Seton Hill University, formerly a programs, offered 100 percent online, ranking underscores the excellent value women’s college, has been coeducational lead to a master’s degree or other Saint Vincent provides as one of the since 2002. Since this change, Seton Hill postgraduate certification. top colleges in the state and the nation. has seen enrollment grow 60 percent A $54-million Convocation Center on “Saint Vincent College is pleased to be with the total enrollment number at campus is truly a regional asset. This included in the rankings again in this more than 2,600 students. 6,000- seat facility will be used for rating of American colleges,” said Father With enrollment on the rise, Seton commencement and other academic Paul R. Taylor, O.S.B., 18th President Hill is planning a $75 million campus gatherings, basketball and volleyball of the College. Saint Vincent ranked expansion that will include a new contests, scholastic sports camps, and among the top 20 percent of colleges and Dance & Visual Arts Center as well public events such as concerts and universities in the nation. Saint Vincent as additions to the health sciences trade shows. The building includes was one of 42 Pennsylvania schools complex. The creation of a new Dance 16,000 square feet, equipped with ranked and among the top eight Catholic & Visual Arts Center will allow all the highest level of smart technology colleges in the state. dance and art faculty and students, that is marketed for executive-level For the fourth consecutive year, Saint including those in the Community Arts

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Program, to be located in one building, increase from its enrollment of 6,952 in ensure that each of the College’s 1,400 leading to the development of a strong the 2000-2001 year. During the same students get personalized attention that community which will encourage period of time, the average SAT score for helps 90 percent of W&J students find the cross-pollination of ideas, the an entering freshman rose from 945 to placement in jobs or graduate programs retention of students, and the efficiency 1018 and the average GPA increased from within six months of graduation. of resources throughout the various 2.99 to 3.39. Studying in one of W&J’s 40+ highly- areas of study. Founded in 1885 by the Since 2000, SRU has invested more than acclaimed academic programs, you might Sisters of Charity, Seton Hill is now a $250 million in new construction and go on to run a major pharmaceutical coeducational university that enjoys a 94 renovation projects. 84 percent of Slip- company like alumnus Richard Clark percent student job-placement rate after pery Rock’s academic programs eligible ‘68 or earn a Fulbright Scholarship to graduation. Students follow courses in for professional accreditation are now teach and study in Germany, like Heather more than 30 undergraduate programs, accredited, and 91 percent of the full- Painter ’13. Whatever your path, it’s your 12 graduate programs, an Adult Degree time tenure or tenure-track instructional time to Be A President. Program and an Honors Program. They faculty has earned a Ph.D. or other Geneva College is a private, four-year, take courses in five sessions per year terminal degrees. comprehensive Christian college of the rather than semesters, and each session arts, sciences, and professional studies. lasts eight weeks. Sixty-two percent of the classes have fewer than 30 students, and 80 percent of As such, the college enables students A Catholic university, Seton Hill embraces all classes have fewer than 40 students. to find a pathway to purpose, to find students of all faiths, and has continued Students have the best of both worlds their calling, and to prepare for a life to follow the mission of educating at their fingertips when they choose of service and leadership. The college students to think and act critically, Washington & Jefferson College: a offers an array of academic options and creatively, and ethically as productive small-town college setting with easy opportunities rooted in liberal arts and members of society who are committed access to the bustling business and science, with associate and bachelor’s to transforming the world. Seton Hill’s cultural districts of nearby Pittsburgh, Pa. degrees that comprise 36 undergraduate signature degree programs include major areas of study. Geneva’s 55-acre health sciences, visual and performing Founded in 1781, W&J College is perfectly campus is located in Beaver Falls, arts, and the Wukich Center for centered in historic Washington, Pa. just Pennsylvania, about 35 miles northwest Entrepreneurial Opportunities. blocks from an active business district of of Pittsburgh. Founded in 1848 by the restaurants, shops, historic attractions, Reformed Presbyterian Church of North Located in the rolling hills of Western a lively Farmer’s Market and community Pennsylvania, on a 660-acre campus America, Geneva is committed to a events. W&J is deeply rooted in the Christian worldview. less than an hour north of Pittsburgh, history of SouthWestern Pennsylvania, Slippery Rock University (SRU) is home of the Whiskey Rebellion and Of the college’s 96 full-time faculty the western-most institution of the Underground Railroad stops. members, 76 percent have earned 14-campus, Pennsylvania State System of doctorates. The student-to-faculty ratio is Higher Education. The City of Washington’s courthouse, 13:1, and the average class size numbers 17 community centers, law offices and other Slippery Rock University offers a broad students. More than 50 percent of Geneva businesses play host to W&J interns seniors typically have jobs or are admitted array of undergraduate and select locally, and research opportunities are graduate programs to more than 7,800 to graduate school before they graduate, available at Pittsburgh universities, and 97 percent of Geneva students are students. The University has built its medical institutions and more. reputation for excellence in physical either working or in grad school within six Pittsburgh’s professional sports, theatre, months after graduation. education into a range of health and and music are available to students via wellness programs, including exercise a weekly campus shuttle. There are also Waynesburg University is a private, science and a doctorate in physical plenty of chances to volunteer, and our nonprofit Christian university founded therapy. The last decade has seen students do – W&J has been honored in 1849 by the Cumberland Presbyterian Slippery Rock strengthen both its five times on the President’s Higher Church. It offers doctoral and graduate admission profile as well as its academic Education Community Service Honor programs as well as undergraduate profile. SRU achieved its highest total Roll, a list recognized annually by the programs in 70 academic concentrations. enrollment in the fall of 2010 with President of the United States. Waynesburg University is located about one more than 8,800 students, a 21 percent hour south of Pittsburgh on a contemporary Small class sizes and dedicated faculty

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campus, with three adult centers located in agreements with four-year colleges and library, student activities center, the Pittsburgh region as well. universities regionally and nationwide; gymnasium and more. The University educates students to and our industry-led process technology The college remains a major contributor make connections between faith, associate degree program. CCBC ranks to the economic development of the learning and serving so that they might as the #1 Practical Nursing program area by providing well-trained graduates faithfully transform their communities in Pennsylvania and boasts nationally in areas such as nursing, computer and the world. As a Christian institution, recognized aviation programs such technology, culinary arts, public Waynesburg inspires students to pursue as professional piloting and air traffic service, and in welding, machining, and lives of purpose. control. electronics. What’s more, the college’s Waynesburg’s enrollment is more than The main campus of Butler County workforce-development department 1,600 and has a student-faculty ratio of Community College (BC3) is located in provided customized job training for 14:1, with over 67 percent of all classes Butler, Pennsylvania and is known for many local employers. sizing 20 students or less. This individual its 323 acres of oak groves, rolling hills, The college offers 64 associate degree attention really pays off as 96 percent walking paths, and a safe, comfortable programs, 13 diploma programs, and of its graduating seniors find job or atmosphere. BC3 serves students in 49 certificate programs that provide graduate school placement within just seven, convenient locations in Butler, students with the education and one year. Lawrence, and Mercer Counties. skills needed to enter the workforce Community College of Beaver County Butler County Community College immediately upon graduation. Students (CCBC) also focuses on partnering focuses on creating life-long learners also enroll in WCCC’s associate in arts with employers, most recently Shell and preparing them for success beyond degree program that parallels the first Oil Corporation. “CCBC was a leader their experience at the college. The two years of a bachelor’s degree and in serving this new and emerging expectation is for students to become full then transfer their credits to a four-year workforce. We had the courage to create partners in the learning process. To foster university. The college’s articulation a Process Tech program before Shell this process, the college offers Learning agreements with many colleges and even announced they were coming,” PACT, to assure they develop the skills universities help to ease the transfer recounts CCBC Executive Director of and abilities vital for success in the 21st process and to save time and money on Marketing Leslie Tennant, referring to century. the cost of the bachelor’s degree. mg the school’s Process Technology associate Students receive personal attention from degree program that focuses on STEM more than 200 full-time and part-time education. When Shell’s nearby cracker faculty. Average class size is 20 students, plant is completed, it will employ 600 and the student body is diverse, ranging people full-time and currently employs from ages 16 to 75, with a variety of thousands during construction. backgrounds and experiences. Founded in Freedom in 1966, Community To keep education affordable, BC3 College of Beaver County (CCBC) reigns in costs through subsidies from transforms lives through personalized Butler County, its local sponsor, and education, dynamic partnerships and the State of Pennsylvania. Students pay high impact practices. CCBC has an about one-third of the total cost of their annual enrollment of more than 2,500 education. Sixty-five percent of BC3 credit and 2,500 non-credit students students receive public, private, state, and offers 64 degrees, certificate and and federal sources of financial aid and diploma programs, as well as hundreds scholarships. of continuing education and workforce Westmoreland County Community development courses and certifications. College (WCCC) is located in rural Student-focused partnerships in Youngwood, PA. The 80-acre campus action at CCBC include the school’s comprises four buildings: Founders Hall, nationally distinctive Aviation, Health, Commissioners Hall, Science Hall and the STEM and Criminal Justice high school Business and Industry Center. Founders academies; hundreds of direct transfer Hall also contains the college bookstore,

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Allegheny College Carlow University Clarion University 520 N. Main St., 3333 Fifth Ave., of Pennsylvania Meadville, PA 16335 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 840 Wood St., 814-332-3100 412-578-6000 Clarion, PA 16214 www.allegheny.edu www.carlow.edu 800-672-7171 Total Undergraduate Enrollment: www.allegheny.edu www.clarion.edu 2,095 Total Undergraduate Enrollment: Total Undergraduate Enrollment: In-State Average Annual Tuition: 1,407 5,873 $40,000 In-State Average Annual Tuition: In-State Average Annual Tuition: President: Hilary L. Link, Ph.D. $39,058 $13,337 Types of Degrees Offered: President: Suzanne K. Mellon, Ph.D. President: Dr. Dale-Elizabeth Pehrsson Bachelor’s Types of Degrees Offered: Types of Degrees Offered: Type of Institution: Bachelor’s, Master of Education Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s Private Type of Institution: Type of Institution: Private/Women’s/Catholic Public/State Butler County Community College Carnegie Mellon University Community College of P.O. Box 1203, 5000 Forbes Ave., Allegheny County Butler, PA 16003 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 800 Allegheny Ave., 724-287-8711 412-268-2000 Pittsburgh, PA 15233 www.bc3.edu www.cmu.edu 412-237-3100 Total Undergraduate Enrollment: Total Undergraduate Enrollment: www.ccac.edu 3,656 6,843 Total Undergraduate Enrollment: In-State Average Annual Tuition: In-State Average Annual Tuition: 25,000 + $93 per credit $54,244 In-State Average Annual Tuition: President: Dr. Nicholas Neupauer Interim President: Farnam Jahanian $110 per credit Types of Degrees Offered: Types of Degrees Offered: President: Dr. Quintin B. Bullock Associate Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctorate Types of Degrees Offered: Type of Institution: Type of Institution: Associate, Certificates Two-year/Public Private Type of Institution: Two-year/Public California University Chatham University of Pennsylvania Woodland Rd., Community College of 250 University Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15232 Beaver County California, PA 15419 412-365-1100 1 Campus Dr., 724-938-4000 www.chatham.edu Monaca, PA 15061 www.cup.edu Total Undergraduate Enrollment: 724-480-2222 Total Undergraduate Enrollment: 875 www.ccbc.edu 6,690 In-State Average Annual Tuition: Total Undergraduate Enrollment: In-State Average Annual Tuition: $33,708 3,248 In-State Average Annual Tuition: $15,399 President: Dr. David Finegold $162 per credit for Beaver County President: Geraldine Jones Types of Degrees Offered: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctorate residents, $324 for other PA residents and Types of Degrees Offered: $486 for Out-of-State residents Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Type of Institution: Private/Catholic/Liberal Arts President: Dr. Roger W. Davis Certificate Programs Types of Degrees Offered: Type of Institution: Associate, Certificates and Diplomas Public/State Type of Institution: Two-year/Public

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Duquesne University Grove City College Penn State Beaver 600 Forbes Ave., 100 Campus Dr., 100 University Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15282 Grove City, PA 16127 Monaca, PA 15061 412-578-6000 724-458-2100 724-773-3500 www.carlow.edu www.gcc.edu www.br.psu.edu Total Undergraduate Enrollment: Total Undergraduate Enrollment: Total Undergraduate Enrollment: 5,837 2,540 787 In-State Average Annual Tuition: In-State Average Annual Tuition: In-State Average Annual Tuition: $34,343 $18,514 $18,756 President: Ken Gormley President: Paul J. McNulty President: Dr. Eric J. Barron Types of Degrees Offered: Types of Degrees Offered: Types of Degrees Offered: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctorate Bachelor’s, Master of Science Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Type of Institution: & Accounting Certificates Private/Catholic Type of Institution: Type of Institution: Private/Presbyterian Public/State Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Indiana University Penn State Fayette Edinboro, PA 16444 of Pennsylvania 2201 University Dr., Rt. 119, 814-732-2761 220 Sutton Hall, Lemont Furnace, PA 15465 www.edinboro.edu Indiana, PA 15705 724-430-4100 Total Undergraduate Enrollment: 724-357-2100 www.fe.psu.edu 6,413 www.iup.edu Total Undergraduate Enrollment: In-State Average Annual Tuition: Total Undergraduate Enrollment: 6,690 $12,743 11,724 In-State Average Annual Tuition: President: Dr. Dale-Elizabeth Pehrsson In-State Average Annual Tuition: $11,006 (room and board NA) Types of Degrees Offered: $12,137 President: Dr. Eric J. Barron Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, President: Michael A. Driscoll, Ph.D. Types of Degrees Offered: Certificates Types of Degrees Offered: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Type of Institution: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctorate Certificates Public/State Type of Institution: Type of Institution: Public/State Public/State Geneva College 3200 College Ave., La Roche College Penn State Beaver Falls, PA 15010 9000 Babcock Blvd., Greater Allegheny 724-846-5100 Pittsburgh, PA 15237 4000 University Dr., www.geneva.edu 412-367-9300 McKeesport, PA 15132 Total Undergraduate Enrollment: www.laroche.edu 412-675-9000 1,639 Total Undergraduate Enrollment: www.ga.psu.edu In-State Average Annual Tuition: 1,551 Total Undergraduate Enrollment: $27,850 In-State Average Annual Tuition: 793 President: Dr. Calvin L. Troup $27,696 In-State Average Annual Tuition: Types of Degrees Offered: President: Sister Candace Introcaso, Ph.D. $18,756 Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s Types of Degrees Offered: President: Dr. Eric J. Barron Type of Institution: Bachelor’s, Master’s Types of Degrees Offered: Private Type of Institution: Associate, Bachelor’s & credit certification Private/Catholic Type of Institution: Public/State

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Penn State New Kensington Point Park University Seton Hill University 3550 Seventh Street Rd., Rt. 780, 201 Wood St., Seton Hill Dr., Upper Burrell, PA 15068 Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Greensburg, PA 15601 724-334-5466 412-391-4100 Total Undergraduate Enrollment: www.nk.psu.edu www.pointpark.edu 1,615 Total Undergraduate Enrollment: Total Enrollment: In-State Average Annual Tuition: 901 4,224 for Fall 2017 (enrollment has grown $34,426 In-State Average Annual Tuition: by 18% in past decade) President: Mary C. Finger, Ed.D. $11,006 (room and board NA) In-State Average Annual Tuition: Types of Degrees Offered: President: Dr. Eric J. Barron $30,130 (non COPA) Bachelor’s, Master’s Types of Degrees Offered: President: Dr. Paul Hennigan Type of Institution: Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Types of Degrees Offered: Private/Catholic Certificates online and on campus Associate, Type of Institution: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral Slippery Rock University Type of Institution: Private Public/State 1 Morrow Way, Robert Morris University Slippery Rock, PA 16057 Pennsylvania State 724-738-9000 University 6001 University Blvd., www.sru.edu Moon Township, PA 15108 University Park, PA 16802 Total Undergraduate Enrollment: 800-762-0097 814-865-5471 7,585 www.rmu.edu www.psu.edu In-State Average Annual Tuition: Total Undergraduate Enrollment: Total Undergraduate Enrollment: $14,533 3,984 36,815 President: Dr. William J. Behre In-State Average Annual Tuition: In-State Average Annual Tuition: Types of Degrees Offered: $29,620 $20,574 Bachelor’s, Master’s Doctor of President: President: Physical Therapy Dr. Christopher B. Howard Dr. Eric J. Barron Type of Institution: Types of Degrees Offered: Types of Degrees Offered: Public/State Bachelor’s, Master’s Doctoral Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctorate Type of Institution: Thiel College Type of Institution: Public/State Private 175 College Ave., Pittsburgh Theological Saint Vincent College Greenville, PA 16125 Seminary 724-589-2345 300 Fraser Purchase Rd., www.thiel.edu 616 N. Highland Ave., Latrobe, PA 15650 Total Undergraduate Enrollment: Pittsburgh, PA 15206 724-532-6600 1,219 412-362-5610 www.stvincent.edu www.pts.edu In-State Average Annual Tuition: Total Undergraduate Enrollment: $29,598 Total Undergraduate Enrollment: 1,705 380 President: Dr. Susan Traverso In-State Average Annual Tuition: Types of Degrees Offered: In-State Average Annual Tuition: $33,570 $13,383 Associate, Bachelor’s President: Type of Institution: President: Paul R. Taylor O.S.B., Ph.D. David Esterline, President & Professor of Private/Lutheran Types of Degrees Offered: Cross-Cultural Theological Education Bachelor’s Types of Degrees Offered: Type of Institution: Presbyterian of Ministry Private/Catholic Type of Institution: Private/Theological

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University of Pittsburgh Washington & Jefferson Westmoreland County Pittsburgh, PA 15260 College Community College 412-624-4141 60 S. Lincoln St., 145 Pavilion Ln., www.pitt.edu Washington, PA 15301 Youngwood, PA 15697 Total Undergraduate Enrollment: 800-W-AND-JAY or 888-926-3529 Total Undergraduate Enrollment: 18,163 www.washjeff.edu 6,259 In-State Average Annual Tuition: Total Undergraduate Enrollment: In-State Average Annual Tuition: $18,618 1,396 $76 per credit President: In-State Average Annual Tuition: President: Dr. Tuesday Stanley Patrick D. Gallagher, Ph.D., Chancellor $58,114 Types of Degrees Offered: & CEO President: Dr. John C. Knapp Associate, Certificates, Diploma Types of Degrees Offered: Types of Degrees Offered: Type of Institution: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor’s, Bachelor’s, Master’s Two-year/Public Master’s, Doctorate, First Professional Type of Institution: Type of Institution: Private Public/State Waynesburg University University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg 51 W. College St., Waynesburg, PA 15370 150 Finoli Dr., 800-225-7393 Greensburg, PA 15601 www.waynesburg.edu 724-836-9880 Total Undergraduate Enrollment: www.upg.pitt.edu 1,800 Total Undergraduate Enrollment: In-State Average Annual Tuition: 1,438 $24,130 In-State Average Annual Tuition: President: Douglas G. Lee $17,872 Types of Degrees Offered: President: Robert G. Gregerson, Ph.D. Associate, Bachelor’s, MBA Types of Degrees Offered: Type of Institution: Bachelor’s Private/Presbyterian Type of Institution: Public/State Westminster College University of Pittsburgh 319 South Market St., New Wilmington, PA 16172 at Johnstown 724-946-7100 Campus Dr., www.westminster.edu Johnstown, PA 15904 Total Undergraduate Enrollment: 814-269-7000 1,364 www.upj.pitt.edu In-State Average Annual Tuition: Total Undergraduate Enrollment: $36,200 3,121 President: Dr. Kathy Brittain-Richardson In-State Average Annual Tuition: Types of Degrees Offered: $17,872 Bachelor’s, Master of Education President: Dr. Jem Spectar Type of Institution: Types of Degrees Offered: Independent/Presbyterian Certificates, Associate, Bachelor’s Type of Institution: Public/State

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100 DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH

102 ALLEGHENY COUNTY

104 BEAVER COUNTY

107 BUTLER COUNTY

109 FAYETTE COUNTY

111 WASHINGTON COUNTY

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Downtown Pittsburgh 2021

For Downtown Pittsburgh, recovery means new opportunities to reforge what a vibrant and connected urban center looks like to the region as we rebuild from unprecedented – and unexpected – tribulations and challenges of 2020. As the hub of the region, Downtown Pittsburgh is built for was so full of life and vibrancy, to one that’s even stronger, the exchange of goods and services, for arts and creative more inclusive, and more welcoming for all. Downtown inspiration, for business resources and ideas that offer has an extraordinary chance to lift up our neighbors who unique opportunities for interaction and drives innovation. have traditionally been left out of the conversation and to When the pandemic struck, adaptation, and the integration rebuild what Downtown is. As a community, we must do of online technologies, allowed businesses and individuals to the hard work to ensure new opportunities abound and a interact in new and creative ways, increasing flexibility and more equitable and resilient neighborhood is reforged in the changing work processes for years to come, but the inherent process. need to connect with our neighbors endures. With more than $8.7 billion of private and public Downtown is the neighborhood where the region congregates investment over the last decade, Downtown has a strong and, for generations, has been a place where leaders of foundation to build upon. The building, reinvention, and industry, creatives, businesses, families, and individuals restoration of incredible spaces for people to live, work, and have been inspired. When you think of the city, you picture reconnect has brought new vitality to the neighborhood, the Downtown skyline emerging from the confluence of the reconnecting Downtown to the Strip, Hill District, Uptown, Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers – a place where industry and the Northside. And we’re just getting started. The and urban energy mix with emerald parks and golden Downtown Mobility Plan, created from the culmination of bridges. From historic architecture and world-class amenities years of research, community outreach, and planning, will to unparalleled transit services and unrivaled views, along begin to be implemented through high-impact projects and with a growing small business scene that is right next door to pilots programs, ensuring a people-first approach to the the headquarters of international corporations and majestic future of designing the way we get around the city. This will cultural centers, Downtown is truly the heart of the region and lead to a Downtown that’s not only truly accessible for all, a place we can reforge connections, reignite our passions, and but also a joy to experience, whether you arrived on foot, showcase the strength of a community that works together, bike, bus, or car. connecting local government, non-profits, foundations, Together, we’re keeping our focus forward towards a re- businesses, and more. energized Downtown that inspires everyone, welcomes Even in the midst 2020’s challenges, the neighborhood has all, and is the most vibrant and connected place to live, continued to realign and move forward: new businesses work, and play in the region. We hope you’ll join those who opened their doors in the Golden Triangle, while others have already made their mark on the city from within the announced plans to bring creative experiences to the Golden Triangle. heart of the city. Intrepid restauranteurs pivoted their Jeremy Waldrup, services to focus on takeout, small businesses and retailers President and strengthened their network while learning new ways to CEO, Pittsburgh engage customers and arts organizations, unable to present Downtown the Broadway-caliber shows to audiences that typically reach Partnership the thousands in what Downtown’s Cultural District has become known for – crafted unique digital experiences and public art that would inspire and excite from a safe distance. These activities underscore the consistent creativity, passion, and drive that has enduringly sustained the neighborhood through every adversity and beyond. We continue to reimagine Downtown from before the pandemic that

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CITY

• 2018 Population: 301,048 • Total Number of Municipalities: 90 • Land Area (sq. mi.): 55.4 • 2018 Population Density (people per mile): 5,434.1 • 2018 Total number of employers: --- • Total jobs in county: 317,826 • 2018 Total labor force: 156,476 • 2018 Total employed residents: 149,949 • Earnings per job (mean): $70,131 - 2018 Median household income: $44,092 • 2018 - 2018 Public High School Graduates: 1 ,710 - Post-secondary placement rate: 45.0% • Population 25 and over: 205,498 - with high school degree or higher: 92.1% - with bachelor’s degree or higher: 41.9% Economic Development Contact: Mayor of City Diamonte Walker, The Honorable William Peduto Sources: Bureau of Economic Analysis, ESMI, PA Department of Education, PA Department of Labor Deputy Executive Director City of Pittsburgh & Industry, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Bureau of Labor The Urban Redevelopment City-County Building, Room 512 Statistics Authority of Pittsburgh 414 Grant St. Largest Municipality: 200 Ross St. Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Squirrel Hill: Pop 2 7,127 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Phone: 412.255.2626 Additional municipalities: Phone: 412-255-6600 Fax: 412.255.2687 Brookline Fax: 412-255-6617 Carrick Highland Park Oakland Point Breeze Shadyside Southside TOP PRIVATE EMPLOYERS Employer ...... Product(s)

UPMC Health System...... Health Care...... 27,600 Highmark Health...... Health Care and Insurance...... 13,800 University of Pittsburgh...... Higher Education...... 11,900 PNC Financial Services Group...... Financial Services...... 9,500 BNY Mellon Corp...... Financial Services...... 7,000 Carnegie Mellon University...... Higher Education...... 6,100 US Steel...... Manufacturing...... 4,100 Verizon Communications, Inc...... Telecommunications...... 2,300 Duquesne University...... Higher Education...... 2,200 Rivers Casino...... Entertainment...... 1,600 Sources: Pittsburgh Business Times, Pittsburgh Regional Alliance

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Allegheny County 2021

This past year has been one unlike any other and one in which Allegheny County and its Economic Development Department (ACED) have had to find new and innovative ways to provide services and support, while also being nimble enough to respond to the needs in our community. Our diverse economy is the keystone to our continued County. With the strategic use of CARES Act funds, the energy and vitality. Our community successfully department was also able to support landlords and collaborates to advance key sectors within our region tenants through this difficult time and ensure continued including higher education, healthcare and medical housing stability. research, technology-infused manufacturing, energy Affordable housing, convenient healthcare and and financial services. We have become a hub for transportation have all been critical components offered artificial intelligence and robotics and a center for to residents and supported by ACED. The Port Authority research and development of autonomous vehicles. of Allegheny County consistently encourages input Those strengths have never been as evident as they were from citizens and commuters in order to improve local during this pandemic. transportation initiatives. In the past year, federal funding Even as businesses continue to adjust to changing and additional approvals have moved the Downtown- business models as a result of the pandemic, ACED Oakland Bus Rapid Transit project even closer to reality. continues to offer opportunities for businesses to This year is also the first full year for Allegheny County’s receive technical assistance to retool their services and new Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy products. By doing so, we can support the businesses (C-PACE) program. The application period opened which call Allegheny County home which, in turn, in early December to provide low-cost, long-term creates jobs and opportunities. financing for energy efficiency, renewable energy and Tech companies including Apple, Amazon, Google and water conservation projects. Investment in clean energy Uber have found a home in our various communities development is essential to combat climate change, and and are thriving as they continue to find new ways to continue to transition to renewable and sustainable to support the needs of the public. While travel at energy sources for our community. The cost to invest in Pittsburgh International Airport is not the same, the new technologies can often be off-putting for property increased demand for freight services has meant that owners and the C-PACE program provides access to low- the facility and its authority remain an integral part of cost financing to support those investments. our transportation infrastructure. Their Neighborhood Allegheny County continues to discover new and 91 development continues to thrive as companies seek innovative ways to boost our diverse and thriving to find more ways to connect with all components of economy. We look forward to a future of continued advanced manufacturing. And, of course, the airport growth, sustainability and corridor continues to be developed for office parks and maintaining our public residential housing. and private partnerships ACED has continued to support the revitalization of main to further our mission of streets through the Allegheny Together program. The making Allegheny County a municipal multi-year strategic plans are more important national and international now than ever as that framework aids businesses and destination for years to come. ensures that those districts continue to receive needed assistance. Our residents are also benefitting from the Rich Fitzgerald programs and opportunities provided in Allegheny Allegheny County Chief Executive

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• 2018 Population: 1,218,452 • Total Number of Municipalities: 130 • County Seat: Pittsburgh • Land Area (sq. mi.): 730.1 • 2018 Population Density (people per mile): 1 ,668.9 • 2018 Total number of employers: 35,367 • 2018 Total jobs in county: 701,729 • 2018 Total labor force: 645,170 • 2018 Total employed residents: 619,110 • 2018 Earnings per job (mean): $60,805 - 2018 Median household income: $56,333 • 2017 - 2018 Public High School Graduates: 10,800 - Post-secondary placement rate: 77.4% • 2018 Population 25 and over: 882,896 Economic Development Contact: County Chief Executive: - with high school degree or higher: 94.1% Allegheny County Economic The Honorable Rich Fitzgerald - with bachelor’s degree or higher: 40.0% Development Allegheny County Sources: Bureau of Economic Analysis, PA One Chatham Center 101 County Courthouse Department of Education, PA Department of Labor & Industry, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Bureau of Labor 112 Washington Place, Suite 900 436 Grant Street Statistics Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Largest Municipality: Phone: 412.350.1000 Phone: 412.350.6500 Pittsburgh: Pop 302,407 Fax: 412.471.1032 Fax: 412.350.6512 Additional municipalities: Bethel Park McKeesport Monroeville Mt. Lebanon Penn Hills TOP PRIVATE EMPLOYERS Plum Borough Ross Township Employer ...... Product(s)...... Employees Shaler UPMC Health System...... Health Care...... 41,800 Highmark Health...... Health Care...... 20,900 PNC Bank...... Financial...... 11,900 University of Pittsburgh...... Higher Education...... 11,900 Giant Eagle Inc...... Retail...... 9,800 BNY Mellon...... Services...... 7,000 Carnegie Mellon University...... Education ...... 6,100 Eat’n Park Hospitality Group...... Hospitality...... 5,600 U.S. Steel Corporation...... Manufacturing ...... 4,100 St. Clair Hospital...... Health Care...... 2,400 Sources: Allegheny County Economic Development

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Beaver County 2021

There’s no place like home. There’s no place like home. There’s no place like home. And there’s no place like Beaver County. Beaver has it all without the congestion, the high taxes, and the burden of a large metropolitan area.

The first extraordinary aspect of Beaver County is its and Mac’s Donuts. On National Ice Cream Day every July, culinary delights. I usually live between the various Bruster’s Ice Cream My soul food cravings are soothed by Annie Lee’s Southern locations. Kitchen in Ambridge, a place run by a local family who The nightlife spots where the “who’s who” of Beaver serves their food with love. Waffles Incaffeinated for County can be seen are the Wooden Angel, an upscale breakfast and Vesuvio’s for lunch are required monthly American restaurant, Biba, an authentic Latin-infused visits for me and or anyone wanting to schedule a business restaurant, or Jackson’s, a modern American restaurant meeting. At CCBC, the tradition stands where new with seasonal ingredients. employees have lunch at Taiwan 101 on their first day. On With its rivers and bridges, Beaver County also provides National Donut Day in June, I visited Oram’s, DeAngelis lots of space to play, experience its natural treasures, and Donuts, Peace, Love & Little Donuts, Kretchmar’s Bakery, find the perfect place to call your home.

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organizations helping guide our revitalization. With a membership list of over 500 businesses, it is their mission to support business districts across our small river towns. During the pandemic, many local businesses suffered as they were shuttered for months. This year, CCBC decided to assemble holiday gift bags filled with products from local vendors, including Beaver Bagel Company in Bridgewater, the Beaver Falls Coffee & Tea Company, Beaver Valley Beekeepers Association, B’Poppin, CinnaRoast, R&S Enterprises Printing, Inc., and Rosalind’s Candy Castle in New Brighton, as well as Jeppie and Spend a day at Brady’s Run in Beaver As CCBC’s president, I must boast Two Rivers Olive Oil Company located in Falls. Brady’s Run is a 2,000-acre park about a few of our signature academic downtown Beaver. featuring indoor and outdoor tennis programs. Our High School Academies Moving here over four years ago, I knew courts, indoor and outdoor walking allow students in 11-12 grades to earn Beaver County was a unique place that tracks, ice arena, dog park, lake, half the credits towards an associate I could call home. Here is why. Shortly playground, and pavilions for rent. degree before graduating. Students after moving here, I returned to my new You can get lost in its majesty and enroll in high-demand career paths like house after a business trip only to realize peacefulness. aviation, health, STEM, criminal justice, I had never locked the front door. It sat Our neighborhoods are rich with history and Mascaro Construction. As a result, about a foot ajar for three days. My heart from Rochester and Beaver to Hopewell, CCBC has given 1,000 students a head- sank, and I immediately thought that Aliquippa, and New Brighton. From start to a college education. In addition, they took everything I owned. To my contemporary homes to an American our $5 million Shell Center for Process dismay, nothing was touched. In fact, no Four-Square house purchased from Technology Education opened this past one had even entered my home. the Sears catalog over 100 years ago, year and is preparing a new generation That is Beaver County – a safe, collegial, the unique architecture and variety of workers for the region’s advanced friendly, caring county of towns, small of housing options impress even the manufacturing industry. CCBC also cities, and bustling boroughs. pickiest of real estate investors. offers transfer programs in education, social work, business, science, and the Beaver County is my home and there’s no My personal point of pride, the county arts. Finally, we were awarded the 2020 place like it. Welcome! is also home to three extraordinary Best Colleges and Universities to Work institutions of higher learning: For designation. Community College of Beaver County, Penn State Beaver, and Geneva College. Beaver Countians also take care of one another using their time, talents, and These three institutions make up Bridges resources to support and manager and Pathways, a consortium that aims to organizations like The Frankin Center, support each other and the community. the Beaver County Educational Trust, Big Whether it is the annual common book Brothers and Sisters, March of Dimes, read, shared scholarship programs or the and the United Way of Beaver County. signature Penn State Launch Box (focusing on entrepreneurs and small businesses), With new people and emerging industries choosing Beaver County as our partnership has moved the colleges Dr. Roger W. Davis from competing to cooperating, a first for its home, the Beaver County Chamber of Commerce is one of the many President, Community College any Western PA county. of Beaver County

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• 2018 Population: 164,742 • Total Number of Municipalities: 53 • County Seat: Beaver • Land Area (sq. mi.): 434.7 • 2018 Population Density (people per mile): 379 • 2018 Total number of employers: 3,658 • 2018 Total jobs in county: 52,956 • 2018 Total labor force: 84,057 • 2018 Total employed residents: 80,234 • 2018 Earnings per job (mean): $47,909 - 2018 Median household income: $53,981 • 2017 - 2018 Public High School Graduates: 2,945 - Post-secondary placement rate: 60.0% • 2018 Population 25 and over: 121,982 Economic Development Contact: Beaver County - with high school degree or higher: 92.7% Lewis Villotti, President Board of Commissioners: - with bachelor’s degree or higher: 24.0% Beaver County Corporation for The Honorable Daniel C. Camp Sources: Bureau of Economic Analysis, PA Economic Development III, Chair Department of Education, PA Department of Labor & Industry, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Bureau of Labor 250 Insurance St., Suite 300 The Honorable Sandie Egley Statistics Beaver, PA 15009 The Honorable Tony Amadio Largest Municipality: Phone: 724.728.8610 Beaver County Courthouse Hopewell Township: Pop 12,696 Fax: 724.728.3666 810 Third St., Beaver, PA 15009 Additional municipalities: Phone: 724.728.5700 Aliquippa Fax: 724.728.0725 Ambridge Beaver Falls Center Township TOP PRIVATE EMPLOYERS Employer ...... Product(s)...... Employees

Heritage Valley Health System...... Health Care...... 2,200 Passavant Memorial Homes...... Social Services...... 1,800 First Energy Nuclear Operating Co...... Energy...... 1,300 Wal-Mart Associates...... Retail...... 1,100 Norfolk Southern Corp...... Transportation...... 800 Ipsco Koppel Tubulars Corp...... Manufacturing...... 700 McGuire Memorial...... Social Services...... 580 Veka, Inc...... Manufacturing...... 550 Mailing Services of Pittsburgh...... Direct Mail...... 500 Eaton Electrical...... Energy...... 450 Sources: Beaver County Community Development Corporation, Pittsburgh Business Times, Pittsburgh Regional Alliance, Reference USA

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Butler County 2021

Collaboration is a big part of Butler County and the success that the county has had in recent years. The Butler County Growth Collaborative was unveiled in the spring of 2019 and since that time it has enabled out county representatives to speak with one voice.

The Collaborative includes the Butler County Tourism and practical nursing program is expected to begin in the Fall of 2021 Convention Bureau, The Community Development Corporation of and will assist with the current nursing shortage. Butler County (CDC), the Butler County Chamber, the Pittsburgh North Regional Chamber and Butler County Community College. Slippery Rock University continues to see a steady enrollment and These and other Butler County entities are committed to “speaking offers students a quality education at a reasonable price. SRU with one voice” and showcase Butler County to prospective recently added a Hospitality Management Certificate in their businesses and residents. “By speaking with one voice we are College of Business as well as degrees in mechanical, civil and committed to eliminating the duplication of services and providing petroleum engineering. current and prospective business owners with the information that Infrastructure improvements are also a vital component of Butler is needed for them to relocate or expand in Butler County,” stated County’s success. Work on the MSA Thruway continues in Cranberry CDC Executive Director Joe Saeler. Township. The thruway will alleviate traffic delays on Route 228 and In 2020 several Butler County projects got underway in spite of the connect Interstate 79 to the Cranberry Springs Business Park. Work COVID Pandemic. Butler Township purchased an 18-acre tract at the on the Route 228 corridor in Middlesex Township is also continuing. Pullman Center Business Park Expansion with plans to construct a The Balls Bend area will be reconfigured to accommodate growth sports dome on the site. This facility will provide residents in Butler in this area. New signals in the area will alleviate delays as the County and the tri-state area with a first-class sports facility that will shops at the Middlesex Crossings Strip Mall begin to open. The CDC host regional tournaments for teams of all ages. office is also working with Petrolia Borough and Chicora Borough on stormwater and infrastructure upgrades in the northern portion The Capital Environmental Risk Transfer Alliance (CERTA) of Butler County. Both boroughs received H2O grants to modernize purchased the AK Steel Plant 2 property in late 2020. This 90- their stormwater systems. acre tract is adjacent to the Pullman Center Business Park. An environmental cleanup of the land will take place and several of the Butler County also has quite a few outdoor venues that residents buildings on the parcel will be raised. The CDC will then partner and non-residents can take advantage of. Moraine State Park, with CERTA on conceptual plans for transforming the area into a Cooper’s Lake Campgrounds, North Boundary Park, Preston Park business park for manufacturers. This site has all utilities as well as and Alameda Park are just a few of the parks that offer hiking, rail access making it very attractive to manufacturing firms. Look biking trails and picnic shelters for use throughout the year. In for some announcements on the companies interested in relocating addition, the Butler-Freeport Community Trail, which is 20 miles to this area in the near future. in length, runs from Laneville to Butler is a popular attraction. The trail offers year-round activities such as jogging, biking and cross- The East Butler corridor has seen a resurgence of sorts as country skiing. As COVID 19 restrictions are eased we expect several SmartMask Technology and RPP Products recently opened of our county festivals (the Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival, the Big facilities in that area. SmartMask Technology recently opened a Butler Fair and the Butler Farm Show) are expected to return in 2021. manufacturing facility and offices in the county and expects their For additional up to date information on these and other tourism sales to grow as a result of the current pandemic. The RPP Products related activities please visit, www.visitbutlercounty.com. facility, which is 190,000 square feet in size, has brought 40 jobs to Butler County. RPP is the nation’s top manufacturer of automotive Butler County is a great place oils and windshield washer fluid. In addition, they recently retooled to live, work and play. several manufacturing lines and now produce hand sanitizer, which Joe Saeler is another item in high demand due to the pandemic. Executive Director Community Development Education is also an important part of Butler County’s economy. The Corporation of Butler County county is one of only two in Pennsylvania to have both a community college (Butler County Community College) and a four-year university (Slippery Rock University). Butler County Community College (BC3) has announced plans to expand their Nursing Program and the groundbreaking for the Victor K. Phillips Nursing and Allied Health Building took place in September. A licensed

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• 2018 Population: 187,888 • Total Number of Municipalities: 57 • County Seat: City of Butler • Land Area (sq. mi.): 788.6 • 2018 Population Density (people per mile): 238.3 • 2018 Total number of employers: 5,045 • 2018 Total jobs in county: 86,077 • 2018 Total labor force: 98,563 • 2018 Total employed residents: 94,719 • 2018 Earnings per job (mean): $51,343 - 2018 Median household income: $66,037 • 2017- 2018 Public High School Graduates: 1,962 - Post-secondary placement rate: 78.4% • 2018 Population 25 and over: 130,903 Economic Development Contact: Butler County - with high school degree or higher: 94.1% Joseph Saeler, Executuve Director Board of Commissioners: - with bachelor’s degree or higher: 34.6 % Community Development The Honorable Leslie Osche, Chair Sources: Bureau of Economic Analysis, PA Corporation of Butler County The Honorable Kim Geyer Department of Education, PA Department of Labor 112 Hollywood Drive, Suite 102 The Honorable Kevin Boozel & Industry, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Bureau of Labor Butler, PA 16001 Butler County Government Center Statistics Phone: 724.283.1961 Fifth Floor Largest Municipality: Fax: 724.283.3599 124 West Diamond St., Butler, PA 16003 Cranberry Township: Pop 30,762 Phone: 724.284.5100 Additional municipalities: Adams Township Buffalo Township Butler City Butler Township Center Township Slippery Rock Township TOP PRIVATE EMPLOYERS Employer ...... Product(s)...... Employees

Butler Health System...... Health Care...... 2,400 Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC...... Manufacturing...... 2,400 Concordia Lutheran Ministries...... Health Care...... 1,500 AK Steel...... Manufacturing...... 1,400 MSA Safety...... Manufacturing...... 1,200 Slippery Rock University...... Higher Education...... 970 NexTier Concepts...... Business Services...... 920 Wal Mart Associates...... Retail...... 700 Oberg Industries...... Manufacturing...... 680 Penn United Technologies...... Manufacturing...... 580 Sources: Butler County Community Development Corporation, Pittsburgh Business Times, Pittsburgh Regional Alliance

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Fayette County 2021

Nestled among the lush, rolling hills in Southwestern Pennsylvania, Fayette County augments that natural splendor with a diverse economy based on manufacturing, agriculture, tourism, energy, logistics, healthcare, and even some cutting edge information technology and biotech. Residents can have both good paying jobs and a lifestyle that combines a recreational quality of life with easy access to nearby metropolitan areas.

Geography and natural resources played a major role in the shaping Looking forward to 2021, a major expansion project to be of the area. With fertile land, transportation resources, and its completed by summer is Fay-Penn Economic Development strategic location to PIttsburgh, Fayette County first became a Council’s construction of a 105,000 square foot speculative crossroads of business and commerce, and then an industrial building. The building is designed to attract major powerhouse, as its coal and mineral resources were extracted manufacturing or distribution centers, and interior space can be and brought to market, fueling and building the nation. specifically customized. Several business expansions requiring Uniontown, the county seat, once boasted the most millionaires new facilities are also underway, all of which are expected to per capita compared to anywhere else in the US. be completed by the end of the year. Significant broadband Today, building upon that legacy continues. The County’s expansion to underserved areas in more rural areas of the stunning natural beauty, combined with its easy access to County was begun in 2020 and will be continuing. And a new mid- Atlantic metropolitan markets and urban communities 800 acre business park just a few miles north of the exploding in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Maryland, make it an ideal Morgantown, WV area is being prepped for development. place to live, work, play and prosper. The region, commonly Complementing the robust business community are the known as the Laurel Highlands, is located within a 500 miles County’s livability amenities that make it attractive for retaining radius of over one half of the population of the United States workforce and drawing visitors. The Great Allegheny Passage and Canada. bike trail connects Pittsburgh to Washington, DC and traverses Both existing and new companies continue to be attracted to the County with breathtaking scenery of mountains, rivers, and the County’s business amenities, which, in addition to proximity gorges. The Passage alone generates about 80,000 visitors a and access to markets, include abundant and inexpensive year. The Youghiogheny River offers world-class whitewater utilities, a cost-effective workforce, numerous development- adventures through Ohiopyle State Park. Frank Lloyd Wright’s ready sites and buildings in several business parks, state and amazing organic architectural designs of Fallingwater, Kentuck local incentives, numerous workforce development programs Knob, and Polymath Park are within a few miles of each other. and training, and second to none business support services from Fort Necessity saw the French and Indian War and the American local and regional economic development groups. Revolution. The spectacular Nemacolin Woodlands Resort continues to be a global “must visit” destination. And nearby Major corporations call Fayette County home. The Marcellus Seven Springs is a nationally-renowned ski resort. The County’s Shale natural gas industry continues to provide opportunity numerous forests, game lands, parks and mountains provide for companies such as Calfrac, Profrac, Williams, and Universal some of the best four-season recreation anywhere in the eastern Wells. Defense contracting is also well represented, with United States. local facilities for multinational corporations such as Boeing and Advanced Acoustic Concepts. Johnson Matthey, a global Fayette County is a unique and chemical company, is the source of most of the catalytic wonderful place because of its converters in the US east of the Mississippi. Columbia Gas people, features, history, and operates a major customer service center here. And PTC, a businesses. Above all, it’s a place worldwide player in the development of the “Internet of Things,” to build a future. Come see us in recruits its talent from nearby Pitt, Carnegie Mellon, and West 2021 to learn more about what Virginia University, among other prestigious schools. Locally- we’re all about. owned businesses that operate in worldwide markets include Bob Shark COE Distributing (office furniture), Gerome Manufacturing Executive Director (precision sheet metal products), Specialty Conduit (custom Fay-Penn Economic Development plumbing and electrical conduit), and a host of others too Council numerous to mention.

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• 2018 Population: 130,441 • Total Number of Municipalities: 43 • County Seat: Uniontown • Land Area (sq. mi.): 790.3 • 2018 Population Density (people per mile): 165 • 2018 Total number of employers: 2,846 • 2018 Total jobs in county: 39,224 • 2018 Total labor force: 57,081 • 2018 Total employed residents: 53,754 • 2018 Earnings per job (mean): $38,073 - 2018 Median household income: $41,632 • 2017 - 2018 Public High School Graduates: 1,135 - Post-secondary placement rate: 60.0% • 2018 Population 25 and over: 97,009 Economic Development Contact: Fayette County - with high school degree or higher: 87.9% Bob Shark, Executive Director Board of Commissioners: - with bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.4% Fay-Penn Economic Development Council The Honorable Dave Lohr, Chair Sources: Bureau of Economic Analysis, PA 1040 Eberly Way, Suite 200 The Honorable Scott Dunn Department of Education, PA Department of Labor Lemont Furnace, PA 15456 The Honorable Vince A. Vicites & Industry, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Bureau of Labor Phone: 724.437.7913 Fayette County Courthouse Statistics Fax: 724.437.7315 61 East Main Street Largest Municipality: Uniontown, PA 15401 North Union Township: Pop 1 2,240 Phone: 724.430.1200 Additional municipalities: Fax: 724.430.1265 Belle Vernon Brownsville Connellsville Masontown Point Marion Uniontown TOP PRIVATE EMPLOYERS Employer ...... Product(s)...... Employees

Uniontown Hospital...... Health Care...... 1,200 Walmart...... Retail...... 1,100 Nemacolin Woodlands Resort...... Resort...... 900 Teletech Holdings...... Call Center...... 650 Lady Luck Casino...... Recreation...... 400 CalFrac Well Services...... Natural Resources...... 340 Heartland Manufacturing...... Manufacturing...... 320 Sensus USA...... Manufacturing...... 300 Highlands Hospital...... Health Care...... 190 JLE Industries, LLC...... Distribution...... 120 Sources: Pittsburgh Business Times 2017-2018 Book of Lists, Pittsburgh Regional Alliance

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Washington County 2021

The past year has been a year like no other in memory and, like everyone else across the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic had major impacts in Washington County. However, we continue to move forward, albeit with a different focus than usual. With the onset of the pandemic in early March, Washington County, like others, had to focus inward this year. Of course, this does not mean that there have not been many positive activities to report.

In February 2020, the Washington County Chamber of Commerce wear masks, rediscover the great outdoors, and encouraged our and Washington County Commissioners celebrated the annual residents to stay together by staying apart. Washington County also state of the economy event by announcing over half a billion successfully marshalled our financial services sector and economic dollars in economic development activity during the previous development partners to leverage vital funding for our small year. At the time, we were also highlighting near historic lows in business community through the Pennsylvania Working Capital unemployment and positive gains in housing and a population that Access loan program and the federal Paycheck Protection and was holding steady. Like the rest of the world, we had no idea that EIDL loan programs. Those resources have been vital in allowing within the next month, we would be staring at near historic highs our business community to weather the storm created by this in unemployment and a future that is looking very different from pandemic. Like always, our public and private sectors have come what we anticipated. together to partner in moving the county forward and overcoming As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded and Governor Tom Wolf’s the challenges that have been presented. mitigation orders took effect, Washington County stood together Throughout the summer, as life began to return to some semblance and made the necessary sacrifices to flatten the curve and help our of routine and a ‘new normal’ evolved, there were still many neighbors in need. Our tourism promotion agency immediately noteworthy projects to highlight. pivoted their marketing campaigns to help rally residents to Washington County remains a leader in the energy sector, with

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the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania main lines across the county. concentrated in massive office towers. announcing that Washington County will The three-year PennDOT project to In Washington County, our residents receive the largest share of more than $200 improve Jefferson Avenue in the City of and businesses have the space to spread million that was collected in Marcellus Shale Washington is underway. This $12 million out and the infrastructure to connect natural gas impact fees, also known as Act 13 project will include utility work improving virtually and physically with the civic and funds. The combined $18.1 million in county the intersection with Wylie Avenue and recreational amenities of our neighbors. and municipal distributions ranks first in widening of Jefferson Avenue. PennDOT has With a COVID-19 vaccine rollout imminent, Pennsylvania and Southpointe based Range also steadily advanced their I-70 widening the pandemic will continue to unwind in Resources paid $26.5 million in natural gas and modernization plan throughout Western Pennsylvania and across the world. impact fees in 2019, the largest amount the county. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Until then, Washington County will remain among drillers operating in Pennsylvania. Commission also continues to make together – ready to recover from the adverse SunCap Property Group is constructing a progress on the Route 22 to Interstate 79 impacts of the pandemic and prepared to 250,000 square foot facility at the Alta Vista segment of the Southern Beltway. The new once again use our public and private sector Business Park for Komatsu. The facility will highway is expected to open in 2021 and partnerships be a new global distribution center that will will connect the northwestern portion of to emerge consist of a 215,000 square foot warehouse Washington County with interstate access stronger. and 35,000 square foot office. Komatsu and provide a more direct route to the has been a major presence in Washington Pittsburgh International Airport for those County for 65 years and will continue to coming from Washington County. occupy their existing space until the new What the future holds beyond the COVID-19 facility is complete. pandemic is still unknown, but Washington Washington County continues to develop County remains well positioned to adapt Jeff Kotula and maintain our infrastructure to support to new ways of doing business. The rural economic development. Pennsylvania charm that has been a hallmark of our American Water kicked off their 2020 county’s live-work-play philosophy for investment project in Canonsburg by many years is now even more relevant as President, Washington County Chamber announcing a plan to invest $16.7 million in businesses consider telework and other the replacement of 12 miles of aging water measures to avoid having employees of Commerce

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• 2018 Population: 207,547 • Total Number of Municipalities: 66 • County Seat: Washington Pop 13,590 • Land Area (sq. mi.): 857 • 2018 Population Density (people per mile): 2 41.9 • 2018 Total number of employers: 5,495 • 2018 Total jobs in county: 88,389 • 2018 Total labor force: 104,600 • 2018 Total employed residents: 95,900 • 2018 Earnings per job (mean): $59,568 - 2018 Median household income: $61,567 • 2018 - 2019 Public High School Graduates: 2,040 - Post-secondary placement rate: 69.2% Economic Development Contact: Washington County • 2019 Population 25 and over: 148,496 Jeff Kotula, President Board of Commissioners: - with high school degree or higher: 92.9% Washington County Chamber of The Honorable Diana L. Irey Vaughan, Chair - with bachelor’s degree or higher: 29.5% Commerce The Honorable Lawrence O. Maggi, Vice Chair Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, PA Department of 375 Southpointe Boulevard, Suite 240 The Honorable Nick Sherman Education, PA Department of Labor and Industry, Canonsburg, PA 15317 Washington County Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Phone: 724.225.3010 100 West Beau Street, Suite 702 Statistics, Pittsburgh Regional Alliance Fax: 724.228.7337 Washington, PA 15301 www.washcochamber.com Largest Municipality: Phone: 724.228.6724 Peters Township: Pop 22,057 Fax: 724.228.6965 www.co.washington.pa.us Additional municipalities: City of Monongahela Cecil Township Canonsburg Borough Charleroi Borough TOP PRIVATE EMPLOYERS North Strabane Township South Strabane Township Employer ...... Product(s)...... Employees

Crown Castle USA ...... Communications...... 2,800 Washington Health System...... Health Care...... 2,032 Monongahela Valley Hospital ...... Health Care...... 1,375 The Meadows Racetrack and Casino...... Entertainment...... 1,235 California University of Pennsylvania...... Education...... 818 CONSOL Energy...... Telecommunications...... 695 Ansys...... Software...... 535 Perryman...... Manufacturing...... 525 Mylan...... Pharmaceuticals...... 500 Canonsburg General Hospital...... Health Care...... 475 Source: Pennsylvania Department of Health, Pittsburgh Business, Pittsburgh Regional Alliance, Washington County Chamber of Commerce

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Westmoreland County

As someone who has reams of economic-development information at his fingertips, I recently jumped at the opportunity to review a different kind of data: survey responses from a marketing project. Consultants had interviewed a diverse group of residents about their impressions of Westmoreland County, and as I looked over their answers, I was happy to see a clear picture emerge.

They agreed on a lot. Westmoreland County is ideally brand identity to help tell the story of Westmoreland County. located; one participant said it was in “the Goldilocks Zone” Much of that story will touch on the goals outlined in the — neither too urban nor too rural but also within a short comprehensive plan. drive of Pittsburgh’s big-city amenities and the scenic Laurel Sticking with the core objective of promoting the county Highlands. They noted that we rightly take pride in the as a great place to live, work and play, “play” definitely quality of our schools and in our safe neighborhoods. They describes last year’s biggest private-sector investment in talked about business opportunities and our burgeoning the county — $150 million Live! Casino, which opened its cultural scene. They gushed about our beautiful outdoors. doors in November. With 100,000 SF of gaming, dining and They noted that we have room to grow, and they raved about entertainment space, the casino instantly became a nightlife our cost of living. draw. Post-pandemic, it’s projected to generate $188 million We’re a lot of things, but there’s one thing we’re not — in annual economic impact while employing 500. complacent. Three years ago, Westmoreland County unveiled Switching gears to “work,” the plan calls for the alignment Reimaging Our Westmoreland, an ambitious document built of our workforce, education system, employers and on the input of more than 4,500 residents. It’s our blueprint entrepreneurs to create a talent ecosystem that enables for maximizing opportunity. That marketing project I both industry and workers to flourish. Westmoreland referenced? It will fulfill the core objective of creating a

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new Commerce Crossing at Westmoreland Park. All three projects are near our New Stanton transportation hub. Speaking of transportation — after soaring past the 300,000-passengers mark in both 2018 and 2019, Arnold Palmer Regional Airport underwent a $13.2 million project to widen and strengthen its runaways to better accommodate larger airplanes. This will create more flight options for travelers, which fulfills our goal Acme, Laurel Mountains Where does your road lead? Westmoreland County not only has robust infrastructure to of creating transportation choices. connect businesses, it also offers scenic back roads. In the Laurel Mountains, those roads might lead to a craft brewery, a ski resort, hiking trails or some other off-the-beaten path adventure. We’re equally committed to connecting our cities with our natural areas. Several people turned to nature while social County made significant progress on this front in distancing during the pandemic, 2020, thanks to the groundbreaking of the $5.5 million and in 2020, a long-term lease was secured to guarantee Digital Foundry, a state-of-the-art manufacturing lab the future of Five Star Trail, a popular trail that connects five that will benefit manufacturers, K-12 school districts, municipalities. For those looking for a more dynamic park entrepreneurs, college students and individuals who experience, try 100- and 40-foot slides in our new Mammoth want to develop new professional skills. We recognize Park slide complex. Countless other recreation projects — that economic opportunities will increasingly rely on the such as upgrading a boat launch site to improve access to creative use of technology, so to prepare for this, Penn Conemaugh River and the creation of two new community State plans to make the Digital Foundry an epicenter parks in Hempfield — are in the works. for Industry 4.0, which integrates robotics, artificial I could go on and on about the opportunities you’ll find here, intelligence, 3D printing and augmented/virtual reality but I’ll let the focus group sum up: Westmoreland County with traditional manufacturing processes. is a great place to call home while building a better future. The foundry is taking shape in New Kensington, a city After you look over the numbers on the next few pages, that’s reinventing itself while building on its industrial why not make a plan to visit and reimagine yourself in legacy. The county triggered this rebirth with its Corridor Westmoreland? of Innovation project, which in turn has spurred public and private investment. This is a great example of how Jason Rigone county and local government are helping to reposition our Executive Director towns — which is another core objective — through smart Westmoreland County Industrial investment. Another example is how Greensburg’s efforts Development Corporation to cut red tape helped facilitate a downtown revitalization effort characterized by multi-use redevelopment featuring restaurants, offices and apartments. Investment continues in sites so that new and expanding companies have a variety of options. From RIDC Westmoreland’s 2.8M SF to the crane- and rail-served Advanced Manufacturing Park to pad-ready sites in industrial parks, we’ve got you covered. Last year, nationwide developer Al. Neyer gave us a vote of confidence by starting construction on a 150,000 SF speculative building and reserving the option to develop two more facilities in our

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• 2019 Population: 348,899 • Total Number of Municipalities: 65 • County Seat: Greensburg • Land Area (sq. mi.): 1,025 • 2019 Population Density (people per mile): 340.4 • 2018 Total number of employers: 9,230 • 2018 Total jobs in county: 133,713 • 2020 Total labor force: 174,900 Forbes State Forest A hiker pauses at a scenic overlook as the late-day sun casts a golden hue over Forbes State Forest in Westmoreland • 2020 Total employed residents: 162,800 County. As part of the Laurel Mountains region, Westmoreland County offers plenty of outdoor recreation options. • 2018 Earnings per job (mean): $45,559 - 2018 Median household income: $56,702 • 2017 - 2018 Public High Economic Development Contact: Westmoreland County Jason Rigone, Executive Director School Graduates: 3,556 Board of Commissioners: Westmoreland County Industrial - Post-secondary placement rate: 76.4% The Honorable Sean Kertes, Chair Development Corp. Fifth Floor, Suite 520 The Honorable Douglas Chew, Vice Chair • 2018 Population 25 and over: 261,570 40 North Pennsylvania Avenue The Honorable Gina Cerilli with high school degree or higher: - 93.6% Greensburg, PA 15601 Westmoreland County with bachelor’s degree or higher: - 28.0% Phone: 724-830-3061 2 North Main Street, Suite 101 Sources: Bureau of Economic Analysis, PA Fax: 724-850-3611 Greensburg, PA 15601 Department of Education, PA Department of Labor Phone: 724-830-3000 & Industry, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Bureau of Labor James Smith, Executive Director Statistics Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland Largest Municipality: 2 North Main Street, Suite 101 Hempfield Township:Pop 40,899 Greensburg, PA 15601 Additional municipalities: Phone: 724-830-3000 Greensburg Murrysville North Huntingdon Township Penn Township Unity Township TOP PRIVATE EMPLOYERS Employer ...... Product(s)...... Employees

Excela Health...... Health Care...... 4,700 United Parcel Service...... Delivery...... 1,500 Polyconcept North America/Leeds...... Accessories...... 1,200 Elliot Group...... Manufacturing...... 1,100 Kennametal...... Machinery...... 850 Supervalu...... Grocery...... 750 West Penn Power Company...... Electricity...... 730 Beckwith Machinery Co...... Manufacturing...... 680 Alcoa Inc...... Research & Development...... 650 Philips Respironics...... Medical...... 580 Sources: Pittsburgh Business Times, Pittsburgh Regional Alliance, Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corporation www.co.westmoreland.pa.us

116 metroguide 2021 Edition Greater Pittsburgh’s Four Seasons

There is something both comforting and disquieting in the changing of the seasons. The very certainty of this natural progression — winter to spring, spring to summer, summer to autumn and autumn back to winter again — provides SouthWestern Pennsylvanians with a framework for our lives.

e change — our expectations, our pace, even our clothes — along with the weather. And although we can, quite literally, set Wour watches to this seasonable timetable, there is still much wonder and surprise to be found. A 70-degree December day, an April blizzard — these blips on the radar screen serve as gentle (and not so gentle) reminders. They remind us that the seasons do not necessarily surrender their reign without a fight. And they remind us that our attempts to measure the weather in terms of barometric pressure readings and wind chill factors are somewhat misguided. For in the everyday world, it’s the fight, the passion, that gives this ongoing drama its colors, smells, textures — its meaning.

So complain as we will (and we will) about the weather, we’re lucky. Here in SouthWestern Pennsylvania, we have the opportunity to watch each of the four seasons reveal its secrets. And thanks to our terrain and our collective spirit, we often do more than watch. We celebrate. Festivals, carnivals and other rites of passage dominate the landscape. No season is left unsung.

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Four Winds Gallery Jerry W. Horn Gallery The Merrick Art Gallery 5512 Walnut St. 300 Castle Shannon Blvd. 1100 Fifth Ave., New Brighton, PA Art Galleries Pittsburgh, PA 15232 Pittsburgh, PA 15234 15066 412-682-5092 412-341-4474 or 800-477-6449 724-846-1130 www.fourwindsgallery.com www.hornartgallery.com www.merrickartgallery.org Specializes in quality Native American Pittsburgh’s oldest family-owned art Founded by E.D. Merrick, this gallery’s Associated Artists art and jewelry. Presents two to four art gallery. collection features outstanding 19th- of Pittsburgh exhibitions annually. ALLEGHENY COUNTY century oils by respected artists of Ice House Studios ALLEGHENY COUNTY that time period. 100 43rd St Jewish Community Center BEAVER COUNTY Pittsburgh, PA 15201 Gallerie Chiz 5738 Forbes Ave. Morgan Contemporary 412-361-1370 5831 Ellsworth Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15232 Pittsburgh, PA 15217 www.aapgh.org 412-441-6005 412-521-8010 Glass Gallery All forms of art media are shown. www.galleriechiz.com www.jccpgh.org 5833 Ellsworth Ave. Individual and group shows are held Contemporary art and so much more! The American Jewish Museum Pittsburgh, PA 15232 monthly. Ten exhibitions are held per year. Paintings, sculptures, antiques, vintage presents exhibitions that explore 412-441-5200 ALLEGHENY COUNTY and artist-made jewelry, glass, ceramics, Jewish culture and history. www.morganglassgallery.com painted furniture, hand-made books ALLEGHENY COUNTY Features sculpture, goblets and Bottlebrush Gallery and boxes—a choice collection! jewelry by established and emerging Featuring artists from Pittsburgh and 539 Main Street Maser Galleries international artists working in glass. around the world. Harmony, PA 16037 5427 Walnut St. Exhibitions, which change every 7 ALLEGHENY COUNTY 724-452-0539 Pittsburgh, PA 15232 to 10 weeks, demonstrate a wide www.bottlebrusharts.com Harlan Art Gallery 412-687-0885 variety of techniques and vision in A gallery featuring pottery, sculpture, www.masergalleries.com contemporary studio glass. Reeves Hall, Seton Hill University fiber arts and much more; everything Limited-edition prints by artists such ALLEGHENY COUNTY in the gallery is made by local artists. Greensburg, PA 15601 as Andy Warhol, Erté, Leroy Neiman, The gallery also hosts classes and holds 724-830-1071 Roy Fairchild, Simbari, Burton Morris, Randyland cultural events. http://maura.setonhill.edu Agam, Liepke, Nat Youngblood and BUTLER COUNTY Variety of contemporary art in all media Thomas McKnight. 1501 Arch Street on display. Lectures periodically given by ALLEGHENY COUNTY Pittsburgh, PA 15212 The Clay Place the artists. WESTMORELAND COUNTY 412-342-8152 1 Walnut St., Suite #2 Mendelson Gallery www.randy.landPittsburgh’s most Carnegie, PA 15106 International Images colorful landmark, Randyland, 5874 Ellsworth Ave. located in the Mexican War Streets, is 412-276-3260 514 Beaver St. Pittsburgh, PA 15232 www.clayplace.com Sewickley, PA 15143 the brainchild of artist Randy Gilson, 412-361-8664 who has painted murals on the walls A gallery, a gift shop and an art supply 412-741-3036 www.mendelsongallery.net store. Unique hand crafted art. www.internationalimagesltd.com of his property. The public is welcome National, international and local to visit and to even do some painting, Functional and decorative ceramics, Specializing in art from the USSR and paintings as well as prints and sculpture and glass. Monthly exhibits Bulgaria—paintings, drawings and either to take home or to leave there. sculptures dating from the 18th to ALLEGHENY COUNTY of work by local and nationally known original prints. Art from Africa, Bali, 20th centuries. Includes artifacts from artists. France, Germany, the Netherlands, Japan around the world. and Latin America are also on display. ALLEGHENY COUNTY ALLEGHENY COUNTY ALLEGHENY COUNTY

118 metroguide 2021 Edition Renaissance Art Gallery St. Vincent Gallery visual arts exhibitions and The Duquesne University performances in its second- and third- 428 Washington Ave. Kennedy Hall Tamburitzans floor gallery space. The Wood Street Carnegie, PA 15106 St. Vincent College Tamburitzan Cultural Center Station Building also provides shared 412-279-0411 300 Fraser Purchase Road 1801 Blvd. of the Allies office space for artists and small www.ren-art.com Latrobe, PA 15650 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 nonprofit arts organizations. Mixed medium of artwork on 724-537-4540 412-396-5185 ALLEGHENY COUNTY www.tamburitzans.duq.edu display— mostly oil paintings—by Gallery includes traveling exhibits Performs music, songs and dances international artists. from various organizations and artists based on those of Eastern European ALLEGHENY COUNTY as well as the permanent collection of culture. St. Vincent Archabbey and St. Vincent ALLEGHENY COUNTY Society for College. Contemporary Craft WESTMORELAND COUNTY Dance Laurel Ballet 5645 Butler Street 813 Highland Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15201 University Art Gallery Greensburg, PA 15601 412-261-7003 University of Pittsburgh 724-837-7230 www.contemporarycraft.org Frick Fine Arts Bldg. The Dance Alloy www.laurelballet.com Presenting contemporary art in Schenley Drive Teaches classical ballet. Performs The Neighborhood craft media by regional, national Pittsburgh, PA 15217 locally at the Palace Theatre. Dance Center WESTMORELAND COUNTY and international artists since 1971. 412-648-2423 5530 Penn Ave. Society for Contemporary Craft offers http://vrcoll.fa.pitt.edu/uag Pittsburgh, PA 15206 The Pittsburgh cutting edge exhibitions focusing Varied exhibits, usually art historical Ballet Theatre 412-363-4321 on multicultural diversity and non- in nature. www.dancealloy.org 2900 Liberty Ave. mainstream art, as well as a range ALLEGHENY COUNTY Pittsburgh, PA 15201-1500 Professional dance company and of classes, community outreach Ballet information: 412-281-0360 school. Classes include ballet, programs and a retail store. The Wood Street Galleries Ticket information: 412-456-6666 modern, jazz and big band. The ALLEGHENY COUNTY 601 Wood St. www.pbt.org Pittsburgh, PA 15222 dance company performs locally Provides lessons in ballet from beginner 412-471-5605 at the Byham Theater as well as on to advanced levels. Performances range www.woodstreetgalleries.org professional tours. from classical ballet masterpieces to Features national and international ALLEGHENY COUNTY contemporary dance. ALLEGHENY COUNTY

www.pittsburghmetroguide.com 119 Pittsburgh Dance Council for the military during WWII. and tractor pull, bands and much established artists. Event lasts from Jeep enthusiasts from all over the more. Fair takes place the Tuesday November through March. Pittsburgh Cultural Trust region descend upon the festival to ALLEGHENY COUNTY 803 Liberty Ave. through Saturday before Labor Day. participate in the jeep parade and Pittsburgh, PA 15222 BEAVER COUNTY some off-roading on challenging Covered Bridge Festival Dance Information: 412-471-6070 courses. With vendors and food, it is Butler Carved in Ice 866-927-4969 or 724-627-TOUR Ticket Information: 412-456-6666 fun for the whole family. The Festival www.visitwashingtoncountypa.com www.pgharts.org Held at Diamond Park, set the Guinness World Record for the Nine covered bridge sites in Presents the most contemporary Downtown Butler, PA 16001 Largest Jeep Parade in 2011. Washington and Greene Counties are national and international dance 724-991-2212 BUTLER COUNTY the locations of this old-fashioned companies. www.butleramrotary.com weekend festival in September. ALLEGHENY COUNTY An annual ice festival and chili cook- Beaver County Includes arts, crafts, home-style foods, Maple Syrup Festival off which includes live performances, ice sculptures, live ice carvings, crafts, antique cars and entertainment. Brady’s Run Park storytime, and more. WASHINGTON COUNTY 526 Brady’s Run Rd., Beaver, PA 15010 BUTLER COUNTY 724-846-5600 DICKS Sporting Goods Events This springtime festival includes an Butler Farm Show Pittsburgh Marathon all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast, www.thepittsburghmarathon.com 627 Evans City Rd, Butler, PA 16001 Civil War reenactments, old-time Pittsburgh’s Marathon draws 724-865-9439 crafts and medieval demonstrations. participants from all over the country www.butlerfarmshow.com All-Clad Factory Outlet Sale BEAVER COUNTY and world. Marathon weekend is Features farm and business displays; held in the beginning of May, with Washington County Fairgrounds Beaver County River Regatta animals; arts and crafts; a 4-H events for the whole family, including 151 N. Main St, Washington, PA 15301 Rochester at the Riverfront Roundup; food; entertainment; a Toddler Trot, Pet Walk, and a 5K. 724-743-6894 Rochester, PA 15074 tractor, horse and pony pulls; and The main event is a 26-mile course www.all-clad.com 724-775-1200 an afternoon and evening carnival. through the city. Cookware, bakeware, electronics and Live bands, food, fireworks and activities Second week in August. gourmet accessories sale held in June for both children and adults on the BUTLER COUNTY and in December. DICKS Sporting Goods PONY Ohio River. Third weekend in August. WASHINGTON COUNTY Buttermilk Falls Heritage League World Series BEAVER COUNTY Days Festival The Antiques Show at the Lew Hays PONY Field Carnegie Museum of Art Beaver County Snow Shovel Village Center & Buttermilk Falls - Washington Park Riding Contest Homewood Junction Borough Washington, PA 15301 Carnegie Museum of Art Old Economy Park 724-843-1246 724-222-2110 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213 724-846-5600 First weekend of October. Living history www.plws.org 412-688-8690 or 412-622-3325 Second snowy Saturday in January, area with Civil War Encampment, Annual baseball World Series The premier antiques show and weather permitting. period entertainment, food, crafts, car championship featuring 10 of the best sale in Western Pennsylvania for BEAVER COUNTY 14-year-old and under PONY baseball collectors, browsers and anyone show and more! teams from around the world; held who loves antiques. This April event BEAVER COUNTY Beaver’s Hot Summer Nights in August. features more than 40 antiques Car Cruise Carnegie Gem and dealers from across the U.S. and WASHINGTON COUNTY Rte 68 Third Street, Beaver, PA 15009 Mineral Show England. Special preview party is Annual car cruise with over 2000 DockDogs open to the public. Carnegie Museum of Natural History custom cars and trucks participating. ALLEGHENY COUNTY 4400 Forbes Ave. Monongahela Aquatorium BEAVER COUNTY Pittsburgh, PA 15213-4080 200 Railroad Street Art All Night Big Butler Fair 412-622-3131 Monongahela, PA 15063 www.carnegiemnh.org 724-258-5905 40th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201 1127 New Castle Road, Gem and mineral show held in 412-235-1950 P.O. Box 517 , Prospect, PA 16052 www.monaquatorium.org www.artallnight.org 724-865-2400 November. Show features pieces for Family friendly event with world Held each April in warehouse space in www.bigbutlerfair.com the serious collector, information for wide dog diving and jumping speed the Lawrenceville neighborhood, Art The largest fair in Western the less experienced enthusiast and competition held in May. All Night is one of the most unique Pennsylvania! This nine-day event in activities for the entire family. On WASHINGTON COUNTY and eclectic art festivals around, July is a showcase of agriculture in display are items such as an emerald featuring local artists of all ages, and an old-fashioned county fair setting, collection of gems, jewelry and crystals. EQT Children’s Festival art of all genres. The festival’s motto complete with rides, grandstand ALLEGHENY COUNTY 803 Liberty Avenue is: No fees. No jury. No censorship. events, livestock exhibits and fireworks. Pittsburgh, PA 15222 BUTLER COUNTY Carnegie International ALLEGHENY COUNTY 412-456-6666 Carnegie Museum of Art Bantam Jeep Big Knob Grange Fair www.pghkids.trustarts.org 4400 Forbes Ave. Kid-centered indoor performances Heritage Festival Big Knob Grange Rd, Rochester, PA 15074 Pittsburgh, PA 15213-4080 along with outdoor stages, strolling Cooper’s Lake Campground New Sewickley Twp. 412-622-3131 performers, workshops, and 205 Curie Rd., Slippery Rock, PA 16057 724-843-7863 www.cmoa.org recreational, educational and cultural 724-256-4050 Fair includes 4-H exhibits, agricultural This exhibition has historically www.bantamjeepfestival.com and home economics exhibits, 4-H provided the world with a visual activities. Festival takes place in May. The festival is a tribute event, livestock club, refreshments and rides, anthology on the art of the present. ALLEGHENY COUNTY honoring the origin of the Bantam along with nightly entertainment The show features works by Jeep, originally produced in Butler such as a demolition derby, a truck approximately 40 emerging and

120 metroguide 2021 Edition A Fair in the Park Festival of Trees The annual Fort Ligonier Days Greater Pittsburgh commemoration of the Battle of Fort Fifth and Shady Avenues Brady’s Run Park Renaissance Festival Ligonier, a key engagement of the Mellon Park, Pittsburgh 526 Brady’s Run Road 112 Renaissance Lane French and Indian War, fought on 412-370-0695 Beaver Falls, PA 15010 West Newton, PA 15601 October 12, 1758, occurs on the second www.afairinthepark.org 724-891-5842 724-872-1670 weekend in October. Features more than 100 nationally www.beavercountyfestivaloftrees.org www.pittsburghrenfest.com WESTMORELAND COUNTY known crafts artists, live entertainment, Held inside at the Lodge in Brady’s Audiences experience theater, games, Run Park. The Beaver County Festival food, glass-blowing demonstrations, equestrian events, fine arts and of Trees has become an annual Fourth of July Celebration hands-on crafts and activities for crafts, and food 16th-century style on tradition for many residents in the Tri- children. Fair is held in September. Point State Park weekends, beginning in August until State area. The lodge is transformed Downtown Pittsburgh ALLEGHENY COUNTY into a Christmas Wonderland with September including Labor Day. 412-255-2539 it’s uniquely decorated 58 trees WESTMORELAND COUNTY Farm Heritage Day www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/parks/ and 15 wreaths, decorated by local The SpringHouse businesses and organizations. Enjoy an entire day of fun including Hanna’s Town Antiques and 1531 Route 136, Washington, PA 15301 BEAVER COUNTY free family recreational activities Collectibles Sale 724-228-3339 and musical performances by local Westmoreland County www.springhousemarket.com First Night® Pittsburgh talent and the Pittsburgh Symphony Historical Society Old fashioned games and artisans, Downtown Pittsburgh Orchestra. The grand finale of the 41 W. Otterman St., Suite 310 hands on farm tours, live music, and 412-456-6666 daylong celebration will be a 20-minute Greensburg, PA 15601 great eats! Held in May. www.firstnightpgh.trustarts.org spectacular fireworks display. 724-836-1800 WASHINGTON COUNTY A New Year’s Eve community ALLEGHENY COUNTY www.co.Westmoreland.pa.us and family-oriented, alcohol-free Fayette County Fair Whether you are just looking, or celebration of the arts. Experience Garrison Day Craft Festival searching for that special antique or performances of dance, music, song, Fayette County Fairgrounds Beaver, PA 15009 collectible, there is a good chance mime, storytelling, theater, poetry, 132 Pechin Road 724-775-0189 you will find a jewel from one of the Dunbar, PA 15431 art, film, video and multimedia presentations while ringing in the One of the community’s largest many sellers we have attend our 724-628-3360 or 724-438-0502 New Year. events named in honor of the military Antiques & Collectibles Show. Also, www.fayettefair.com ALLEGHENY COUNTY garrison stationed at Fort McIntosh. if you are looking to sell some of The Fayette County Fairgrounds Features hundreds of arts, crafts, your own antiques, the Antiques and play host to a carnival, midway Fort Ligonier Days antiques and food vendors each June. Collectibles Show is held the second rides, indoor and outdoor arena BEAVER COUNTY Sunday of every month from May to Ligonier, PA 15658 entertainment, food, games, contests October, rain or shine. 724-238-4200 and more. Fair is held last week of July. WESTMORELAND COUNTY FAYETTE COUNTY www.ligonier.com

www.pittsburghmetroguide.com 121 Hookstown Fair Live Nativity spectacular has evolved into an event North Washington, PA 16048 that provides enjoyment for over 724-437-9877 1198 State Route 168 Community of Christ Church 50,000 people in three days. Because www.nwvfd.com Hookstown, PA 15050 3472 South Park Rd.,Bethel Park, PA of the uniqueness of the festival, it Sponsored by the Professional Rodeo 724-573-4512 412-831-0458 has grown to be one of the largest www.hookstownfair.com Drive-Thru Live Nativity at Cowboys Association (PRCA), this five- outdoor festivals in the Western This fair is the county’s showcase of Community of Christ Church. day rodeo event in August includes Pennsylvania area. agriculture. Located on Rt. 168, one a parade, food and a community Experience the portrayal of the WESTMORELAND COUNTY mile east of Rt. 30, the fairgrounds First Christmas in Bethlehem, with night where the Queen of the North Washington Rodeo is selected. are a great family outing for rides, luminara-lit scenes, costumed actors, National Road Festival food, entertainment and the AMA life size scenery and live animals, all BUTLER COUNTY Historic National Road Motocross. from the comfort of your car! 866-927-4969 PA Arts & Crafts BEAVER COUNTY ALLEGHENY COUNTY www.visitwashingtoncountypa.com Christmas Festival Horse Trading Days Mars Applefest Annual four-day May festival in Washington County Fairgrounds celebration of the National Road. Downtown, Zelienople 2151 North Main Street Downtown Mars and Grand Avenue Enjoy concerts, plays, ethnic 412-995-8401 Mars, PA 16046 Washington, PA 15301 foods, exhibits, artisans, Civil War 724-863-4577 www.horsetradingdays.com www.marsapplefest.com reenactments and much more on the www.familyfestivals.com July event includes crafts, sidewalk A community arts, crafts and food Historic National Road, U.S. Rt. 40. Over 230 exhibits! Fantastic food, sales, games, dancing, music, festival held on the first Saturday in FAYETTE, SOMERSET AND concerts, food, pedal power tractor October. The festival is in its 34th year. WASHINGTON COUNTIES trolley rides, meet Santa and Clowns pull, log sawing and more. BUTLER COUNTY Glitter Dot & Dapper! Enjoy musical BUTLER COUNTY Native American Gathering entertainment and free on-site parking. October fun for the whole family! Mount Pleasant Glass and Beaver County Community January Ice Jam WASHINGTON COUNTY Ethnic Festival College Dome Days Inn Butler Conference Center 1 Etze Ave. 1 Campus Drive, Monaca, PA 15061 139 Pittsburgh Road PA Bavarian Oktoberfest Mount Pleasant PA 15666 Native American dancing, food, Butler, PA 16001 Downtown Canonsburg, PA 15317 724-542-4711 storytelling and more, sponsored by 724-816-7534 724-745-1812 www.mtpleasantglassandethnicfestival.com Community College of Beaver County www.januaryicejam.com www.canonchamber.com Nestled in the Laurel Mountains, and Logstown Associates. Annual January event that Held in September, the festival is a amongst beautiful fall foliage, Mt. BEAVER COUNTY celebrates bluegrass music with live replica of legendary German festivals, Pleasant comes alive in September bluegrass bands. held in the streets of Canonsburg with during the festival, which is always its North Washington Volunteer music, amazing food, and tons of fun! BUTLER COUNTY last full weekend. This sparkling fall Fireman’s Rodeo WASHINGTON COUNTY

122 metroguide 2021 Edition Penn’s Colony Regatta at Lake Arthur Trax Farms Westmoreland Arts and Saxonburg, PA 16056 225 Pleasant Valley Road Strawberry Festival Heritage Festival 724-352-9922 Portersville, PA 16051 Trax Farms 252 Twin Lakes Road www.pennscolony.com 724-687-0707 528 Trax Rd, Finleyville, PA 15332-9801 Latrobe, PA 15650 Experience 18th-century music, live www.lakearthurregatta.org 412-835-3246 724-834-7474 reenactments of battles, living history Held each August at Moraine State www.traxfarms.com www.artsandheritage.com encampments, parades and drills, Park, the regatta is a two-day event Strawberry festival in June. Pick Four-day festival during the first games, dances and other activities that attracts close to 20,000 visitors. delicious home-grown strawberries week of July, complete with on-stage of Colonial times on the last two Besides the boats that dot the right from the fields and see strawberry entertainment, fine arts exhibitions, weekends in September. The festival sparkling Lake Arthur, other events jam demonstrations. Children’s demonstrating artists throughout the takes place in Colonial Village in include a car cruise, Battle of the activities and food are also available. park, children’s activity area, cultural historic Saxonburg. Bands, Dock Dogs, vendors, crafts, WASHINGTON COUNTY and historical displays, an artist’s market, BUTLER COUNTY and food. ethnic foods, music and much more. BUTLER COUNTY Venture Outdoors Festival WESTMORELAND COUNTY Pennsylvania Arts & Crafts 304 Forbes Ave., 2nd Floor Labor Day Festival Rich Farms Haunted Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Westmoreland Fair 412-255-0564 Westmoreland Fairgrounds Hay Rides Westmoreland Fairgrounds www.ventureoutdoors.org 123 Blue Ribbon Lane Rich Farms P.O. Box 501 The premier outdoor recreation Greensburg, PA 15601 2043 Springhill Furnace Road experience presenting education Pleasant Unity, PA 15676 724-863-4577 Smithfield, PA 15478 and appreciation of the full range 724-423-5005 Arts and crafts festival held over Labor 724-564-7644 of natural assets available in www.westmorelandfair.com Day Weekend. Artwork, ceramics, www.frightfarm.com SouthWestern Pennsylvania. Activities Held in August, the fair offers fun for clothing, jewelry, pottery and much Voted Pennsylvania’s #1 Haunted include hiking, biking, rowing, the entire family whether you enjoy more are all on display. Attraction! canoeing, rock climbing, in-line the animals, exhibits, food, rides, WESTMORELAND COUNTY FAYETTE COUNTY skating, music and more. The festival motocross or music. takes place in May. WESTMORELAND COUNTY Picklesburgh San Rocco Festa ALLEGHENY COUNTY www.picklesburgh.com Fred Taddeo Park Whiskey Rebellion Festival To honor its Heinz pickle legacy, 224 Centre Grange Road The Washington Downtown Washington, PA 15301 Pittsburgh is transformed into Center Twp., Aliquippa, PA 15001 Antiques Fair 724-222-3604 Picklesburgh for one weekend each www.sanrocco.org Consol Energy Park www.whiskeyrebellionfestival.com July. In addition to all the pickles you Brought to the area by immigrants Meadow Lands, PA 15347 This four day festival, held in July, is can eat, as well as foods that you won’t from Patrica, Italy, honoring St. Rocco 724-942-0357 packed full of history and family fun believe can be “pickled,” the festival as their patron saint, this annual festival www.washingtonantiquesfair.com including street theater, heritage features entertainment, competitions celebrates Italian heritage and culture. Happening the last Sunday of every music, food, drinks, children’s events and merchandise. BEAVER COUNTY month March through October, this and heritage crafters. ALLEGHENY COUNTY fair attracts hundreds of quality WASHINGTON COUNTY Shadyside Arts Festival antiques and collectibles from all Polishfest Walnut St. across the country. The Zelienople & Harmony University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15232 WASHINGTON COUNTY Country Fall Festival Cathedral of Learning 412-682-1298 Washington County Main Street, Zelienople, PA 16063 Pittsburgh, PA www.shadysideshops.com Mercer Road, Harmony, PA 16037 412-231-1493 Art on display of all shapes and sizes, Agricultural Fair 724-452-5571 Family-oriented festival of Polish including American collectibles, Washington County Fairgrounds www.zeliefallfest.com music, song, dance and culture. sculptures, paintings and drawings; 2151 N. Main St., Usher in fall each October at this Festival is free to the public and is dancing and dance lessons; nightly Washington, PA 15301 two-day festival, which include held in November. outdoor jazz performances; and 724-225-7718 delicious homemade country foods, ALLEGHENY COUNTY workshops presented by the artists. www.washingtonfair.org a car cruise, historic encampments Festival held in August. Midway entertainment, rides and and demonstrations, live music, and Portersville Steam Show ALLEGHENY COUNTY games, ongoing schedule of music, plenty of activities for the kids. Spring Gas-Up magic acts for ids, monster trucks, BUTLER COUNTY Three Rivers Arts Festival demolition derbies, fair food, 4H and 1512 Perry Hwy, Portersville, PA 16051 FFA animals show. Held in August. 724-285-7038 Gateway Plaza and Point State Park WASHINGTON COUNTY www.portersvillesteamshow.org Downtown Pittsburgh Several shows throughout the year 412-471-6070 featuring a vintage village, farm www.artsfestival.net This 17-day festival in June features animals, tractor pulling, crafts, food, arts, crafts, food, free performances demonstrations and more. and an artist’s market. New exhibitors BUTLER COUNTY are introduced daily. ALLEGHENY COUNTY

www.pittsburghmetroguide.com 123 Beaver Falls Historical Carnegie Museum of U.S. money, the museum explores Society Museum Natural History Pennsylvania’s history throughout this Museums time period. Features a replica of an (Located in the Carnegie Free Library) 4400 Forbes Ave. early schoolhouse and blacksmith shop, 1301 Seventh Ave., Beaver Falls, PA 15010 Pittsburgh, PA 15213-4080 an authentic log house, a Conestoga 724-846-4340 412-622-3131 wagon and displays of early tools. Air Heritage Museum Displays items of 125 years of Beaver www.carnegiemnh.org ALLEGHENY COUNTY Falls history. Includes special displays Explore dinosaurs, ancient Egypt, Beaver County Airport such as cutlery made by the Chinese Derry Fire Museum Beaver Falls, PA 15010 minerals and gems, geology, African in the 1800s. 116 E. Second Ave. 724-843-2820 and North American wildlife, birds, BEAVER COUNTY Derry, PA 15627 www.airheritage.org Arctic life and the hands-on Discovery 724-694-2653 Aircraft restoration and museum. Room. Two of the galleries feature Bicycle Heaven temporary exhibits based on natural Displays include a 1929 pumper as Specializing in World War II artifacts. RJ Casey Industrial Park science and anthropology on an well as fire helmets, extinguishers BEAVER COUNTY 1800 Preble & Columbus Ave ongoing basis. and various other equipment dating Pittsburgh, PA 15233 ALLEGHENY COUNTY back as far as the 1800s. The Andy Warhol Museum 412-734-4034 WESTMORELAND COUNTY 117 Sandusky St., Pittsburgh, PA 15212 412-716-4956 The Clemente Museum 412-237-8300 www.bicycleheaven.org 3339 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15201 Donora Smog Museum www.warhol.org The country’s largest bicycle museum 412-621-1268 595 McKean Ave., Donora, PA 15033 The most comprehensive single-artist and shop, the museum features 4,000 www.clementemuseum.com 724-823-0364 showcase in the world. Displays bicycles, from new to vintage, along Open by appointment only for www.donorahistoricalsociety.org permanent collections from Warhol’s with bike-related memorabilia. guided tours, this Pittsburgh museum, Showcases Donora’s history while art and archives as well as temporary ALLEGHENY COUNTY housed in historic Engine House 25, is focusing on the 1948 air inversion exhibitions presented by other artists. dedicated to the legendary Pittsburgh which resulted in over 20 lives lost ALLEGHENY COUNTY Buhl Historic House Pirate, Roberto Clemente, “The Great One.” and its environmental impact. and Museum ALLEGHENY COUNTY Customized group tours available Associated Artists of 221 S. Main St., Rt. 19 Compass Inn Museum upon request. Butler County Zelienople, PA 16063 WASHINGTON COUNTY Rt. 30, Laughlintown, PA 15655 724-452-9457 344 S. Main St., Butler, PA 16003 724-238-4983 www.zelienoplehistoricalsociety.com 724-283-6922 www.compassinn.com Duncan and Miller Built in 1805, this museum hosts www.butlerartcenter.org Authentically restored 1799 stagecoach Glass Museum various traveling exhibits and Features tri-state artists, nine rotating stop delivers informative and contains permanent collections of 525 Jefferson Ave. art exhibits annually, four fixed entertaining tours that tell the story artifacts related to the Buhl family’s Washington, PA 15301 exhibits, art classes for children and of transportation and life in the early 724-225-9950 adults, membership meetings open beginnings in Zelienople and the 1800s. Open May through October. history of Zelienople, its schools, www.duncanmiller.net to the public, a gift shop and more. WESTMORELAND COUNTY commerce, business and daily life. Duncan Glass of Washington and BUTLER COUNTY BUTLER COUNTY Cooper Cabin Pittsburgh and memorabilia of other Pioneer Homestead Washington Glass Factories. Glass Bayernhof Museum show and sale held the last weekend Carnegie Library of 199 Cooper Road, Cabot, PA 16023 225 St. Charles Pl., Pittsburgh, PA 15215 of July. Pittsburgh 724-283-8116 412-782-4231 www.butlerhistory.com WASHINGTON COUNTY www.bayernhofmuseum.com 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Original homestead in Butler County, A unique museum that houses a 412-622-3114 Early American Farm www.carnegielibrary.org now a pioneer museum. Living history large collection of music boxes and demonstrations given. Implements Museum other fascinating automatic musical The main branch of this 19-branch library, a gift from industrialist BUTLER COUNTY U.S. Rt. 40 instruments. One entire side of the Andrew Carnegie, is in the Oakland Chalk Hill, PA 15421 house is glass, with views of the David Bradford neighborhood, connected to the 724-438-5180 Allegheny River. House Museum Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural Over 1,000 items of antique ALLEGHENY COUNTY History. The library contains 2.5 million 175 S. Main St., P.O. Box 537 machinery, tools, furniture, and farm items, including rare books and Washington, PA 15301 and household devices on display. Beaver Area Heritage 724-222-3604 manuscripts as well as resources for FAYETTE COUNTY Museum genealogy research. Tours are available. www.bradfordhouse.org David Bradford, a leader of the 1 River Road Extension ALLEGHENY COUNTY Fort Mason Historical 1791 – 1794 Whiskey Rebellion, built P.O. Box 147, East End Ave. this National Historic Landmark in Society Museum Beaver, PA 15009 Carnegie Museum of Art 1788; now operating as a museum 548 N. Main St. 724-775-7174 4400 Forbes Ave. interpreting 18th Century lifestyle. Masontown, PA 15461 www.beaverheritage.org Pittsburgh, PA 15213-4080 WASHINGTON COUNTY 724-583-9944 Named “The Best Local Historical 412-622-3131 Exhibits life in early 20th-century Museum” in America, it features important www.cmoa.org Depreciation Lands Museum Fayette County, including displays of exhibits on the people, events and objects Paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, 4743 S. Pioneer Rd., Allison Park, PA 15101 local industries, a turn-of-the-century that have shaped the Beaver area. prints and drawings, architecture, 412-486-0563 physician’s office and a hands-on BEAVER COUNTY film and video—both of ancient and www.depreciationlandsmuseum.org school room. modern-day culture. Named for the depreciation of early ALLEGHENY COUNTY FAYETTE COUNTY

124 metroguide 2021 Edition Fort Pitt Museum of the organization, as well as artifacts dating from the late-19th century to Mars Area History & and antique fire equipment. the early-20th century. 101 Commonwealth Place Landmark Society WESTMORELAND COUNTY BEAVER COUNTY Point State Park 1 Brickyard Road, Mars, PA 16046 Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Harmony Museum The Little Red Schoolhouse 724-625-4478 412-281-9284 www.marshistory.org www.heinzhistorycenter.org/fort-pitt 218 Mercer St., Harmony, PA 16037 200 E. Jefferson St., Butler, PA 16001 A museum that celebrates the history Recreated 18th-century bastion of 724-452-7341 724-283-8116 of Mars and Adams Township, as the famous British fort in the forks of www.harmonymuseum.org www.butlerhistory.com well as the Pittsburgh and Western the Ohio River. Chronicles the early Formerly the Communal Harmony Butler’s first public school recreates Railroad. The museum has a display Colonial history of Pittsburgh. Society Building. Museum contains a the one-room school experience. of buildings and artifacts that recount ALLEGHENY COUNTY collection of artifacts and items from BUTLER COUNTY this history. Harmony in the 19th century. BUTLER COUNTY The Frick Pittsburgh BUTLER COUNTY The Lowrie Shaw House 123 W. Diamond St., Butler, PA 16001 The Mattress Factory 7227 Reynolds St. Kerr Memorial Museum Pittsburgh, PA 15208-2923 724-283-8116 500 Sampsonia Way, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 412-371-0600 402 Delaware Ave., Oakmont, PA 15139 www.butlerhistory.com 412-231-3169 www.thefrickpittsburgh.org 412-826-9295 Built in 1828 as a summer residence www.mattress.org The Frick Art Museum houses the www.kerrmuseum.com for Butler’s only U.S. Senator, Walter Museum of contemporary art that commissions, exhibits and collects fine art collection of Henry Clay Built in 1897, the house now stands Lowrie, this period house museum’s site-specific installations that artists Frick, along with notable temporary as a museum in honor of Dr. Thomas historical and architectural significance create in residency. exhibitions from around the world. Kerr, one of the areas first physicians. was honored by a listing on the ALLEGHENY COUNTY The Car and Carriage Museum is The home is a treasure trove for the National Register of Historic Places. the city’s only automobile museum, historically curious. Open to the BUTLER COUNTY Meadowcroft Rockshelter displaying 35 antique cars and public on Saturdays. Also open by and Museum of Rural Life carriages from 1890 to 1940. appointment and for groups. The Maridon Museum ALLEGHENY COUNTY 401 Meadowcroft Rd., Avella, PA 15312 ALLEGHENY COUNTY 322 N. McKean St., Butler, PA 16001 724-587-3412 724-282-0123 Little Beaver Museum www.heinzhistorycenter.org/ Greensburg Fire Museum/ www.maridon.org meadowcroft/ Station #4 Rt.168 & Plum St., Darlington, PA 16115 The only museum in the Western Outdoor living history museum of 19th- 724-846-3487 416 S. Main St., Greensburg, PA 15601 Pennsylvania region with a specific century Western Pennsylvania that Two floors of artifacts from the Little 724-832-7904 focus on Chinese and Japanese art spans 200 acres and includes the world- Beaver area collected and donated renowned Meadowcroft Rockshelter, A fire museum started by members and culture. by local residents. Items include brick the oldest and longest continually used of the Greensburg Volunteer Fire BUTLER COUNTY yards, clothing and military uniforms human site in North America. Department to showcase the history WASHINGTON COUNTY

www.pittsburghmetroguide.com 125 The Old Stone House feel of an earlier era as a vintage www.pony.org available when the General Store street car takes you on a round trip 2865 William Flynn Hwy. International amateur youth is open. The Gristmill Museum and Slippery Rock, PA 16057 over 3 miles of track and more than a baseball and girls’ softball General Store are open from 9 a.m. to 724-738-2409 century of history. organization and museum. 4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays www.oldstonehousepa.org WASHINGTON COUNTY WASHINGTON COUNTY and from 12:30 to 4 p.m. on Sundays. Stagecoach stop in the 1800s, now WESTMORELAND COUNTY Photo Antiquities Museum of Roebling Park/ reconstructed and managed by Slippery Photographic History Soldiers and Sailors Rock University. Site features craft Saxonburg Museum 531 E. Ohio St., Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Memorial Hall/Museum fairs, 18th- and 19th-century military 199 N. Rebecca St., Saxonburg, PA 16056 encampments and reenactments, 412-231-7881 4141 Fifth Ave. at Bigelow Blvd. 724-352-3043 concerts, tours and other events. Open www.photoantiquities.org Pittsburgh, PA 15213 www.historicsaxonburg.com April through October. A museum dedicated to 19th-century 412-621-4253 BUTLER COUNTY photography, images and equipment. Located in Roebling Park, on North www.soldiersandsailorshall.org ALLEGHENY COUNTY Rebecca Street between Main and Veteran memorial building that Passavant Historic Water Streets. The 6,000 square foot houses a museum of military history, House and Museum Pittsburgh Children’s Museum was built in 1991 and given beginning with the Civil War. Museum 243 S. Main St., Rt. 19 Museum to the Borough by the Reldon and includes a Persian Gulf exhibit. Zelienople, PA 16063 Hattie Cooper Charitable Foundation. ALLEGHENY COUNTY 10 Children’s Way 724-452-9457 The history of the community is Allegheny Square www.zelienoplehistoricalsociety.com represented in a number of museum The ToonSeum Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Former home to one of the founding rooms which display artifacts from 945 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15222 412-322-5058 families of Zelienople-Passavant. Built the growth and development of 412-232-0199 www.pittsburghkids.org in 1808, this house contains collections Saxonburg, since its first settlers www.toonseum.org Three floors of hands-on fun for the and artifacts such as clothing and arrived in 1831. One of the only museums in the country whole family, including a two-story furnishings used by early family BUTLER COUNTY dedicated to the art of cartoons and comics. members, items from the first Passavant climbing maze, puppets, Mister ALLEGHENY COUNTY Rogers’ Neighborhood and more. Saint Vincent store, family portraits and letters. Tour-Ed Mine Museum BUTLER COUNTY ALLEGHENY COUNTY Gristmill Museum 748 Bullcreek Road Pennsylvania Trolley PONY League Baseball Beatty Road, Latrobe, PA 15650 Tarentum, PA 15084 Museum and Softball International 724-537-0304 724-224-4720 www.saintvincentgristmill.com One Museum Rd., Washington, PA 15301 www.tour-edmine.com Headquarters The Gristmill Museum houses several 724-228-9256 Museum of coal mining from 1800 to 1951 Pony Place, Washington, PA 15301 items of interest from the gristmill. www.pa-trolley.org present. 724-225-1060 Self-guided tours are free and are Experience the sights, sounds and ALLEGHENY COUNTY

126 metroguide 2021 Edition Victorian Vandergrift Museum Butler County Chamber Music Pittsburgh river that hosts an annual Rockin’ on the Mon Concert Series. and Historical Society Symphony Association 315 South Bellefield Avenue WASHINGTON COUNTY The Old Sherman School 259 S. Main Street, Butler, PA 16001 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 184 Sherman Ave. 724-283-1402 412-624-4129 Pepsi-Cola Roadhouse Vandergrift, PA 15690 www.butlersymphony.org www.chambermusicpittsburgh.org 724-568-1990 Presents world-renowned chamber 565 Route 18, Burgettstown, PA 15021 Community orchestra with performances 724-947-1900 Dedicated to preserving and at Butler Intermediate High School. music ensembles six times a year at www.pepsiroadhouse.net promoting the history of Established in 1949, the orchestra the Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland. A unique dining and entertainment Vandergrift—the first successful performs six concerts per season and ALLEGHENY COUNTY experience with 1,000+ seating planned industrial town created to be is considered to be one of the finest sold to its workers. Museum collection professional orchestras in the region. Chatham Baroque, Inc. capacity in air-conditioned comfort. contains memorabilia and artifacts Every seat provides an up-close and BUTLER COUNTY The Ice House #201 from Vandergrift daily life. personal view of performers. Pittsburgh, PA 15201 WESTMORELAND COUNTY WASHINGTON COUNTY The Butler Notables 412-687-1788 West Overton Museums Barbershop Chorus www.chathambaroque.org Pittsburgh New West Overton Village P.O. Box 2411, Butler, PA 16003 Quartet specializing in Baroque Music Ensemble Scottdale, PA 15683 724-679-5040 or 724-625-1339 Chamber Music. Performs 12-concert 527 Coyne Terrace, Pittsburgh, PA 15207 724-887-7910 www.harmonize.com/notables/ series a year, records for Dorian 412-889-7231 www.westovertonvillage.org A barbershop chorus with a focus on Recordings and tours nationally. www.pnme.org House where Henry Clay Frick was both quarter and chorus singing. The ALLEGHENY COUNTY Performs new musical works written born. Eighteenth- and 19th-century group has performances throughout by living American composers. The artifacts such as farming equipment, the year, including annual sing-outs and Lincoln Park ensemble has premiered more than as well as a distillery. an annual show at the Succop Theatre, Performing Arts Center WESTMORELAND COUNTY Butler County Community College. 200 musical pieces. Performances BUTLER COUNTY 1 Lincoln Park, Midland, PA 15059 are held at the City Theatre on Western Pennsylvania Model 724-576-4644 Pittsburgh’s South Side. Railroad Museum Calliope The Pittsburgh Folk www.lincolnparkarts.org ALLEGHENY COUNTY 5507 Lakeside Dr., Gibsonia, PA 15044 Music Society Home to Lincoln Park Performing 724-444-6944 Pittsburgh Opera, Inc. 6300 Fifth Ave. 3rd Floor Arts Charter School, this venue www.wpmrm.org 2425 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Pittsburgh PA 15232 showcases the talents of its students Open during the holiday season only, 412-281-0912 412-361-1915 in professionally-produced, student- this museum’s specialty is an annual www.calliopehouse.org performed musicals and plays. www.pittsburghopera.org holiday model train display. Nonprofit educational and BEAVER COUNTY Presents four grand operas annually ALLEGHENY COUNTY presenting organization that on stage at the Benedum Center. MCG Jazz ALLEGHENY COUNTY Westmoreland Museum of promotes and preserves traditional and contemporary folk music and 1815 Metropolitan St., Pittsburgh, PA 15233 American Art its allied arts. Features include Folk Pittsburgh Symphony 412-323-4000 Orchestra 221 N. Main St., Greensburg, PA 15601 Masters Concert Hall Series and the www.mcgjazz.org 724-837-1500 Smoky City Folk Festival as well as Strengthening the Pittsburgh Heinz Hall classes in folk music and folk art. www.thewestmoreland.org jazz community through live 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3259 ALLEGHENY COUNTY Features early American paintings, performances. Eight performances 412-392-4900 sculptures, furniture and an extensive www.pittsburghsymphony.org Carnegie Mellon from October through May. toy collection. ALLEGHENY COUNTY Performances include subscription WESTMORELAND COUNTY School of Music concerts and the Pops Series at Heinz College of Fine Arts Building Mendelssohn Choir Hall as well as a series of free concerts 5000 Forbes Ave. of Pittsburgh in area parks, concerts for area Pittsburgh, PA 15213 preschool and school age youngsters Music 412-268-2383 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15222 as part of the educational program, www.cmu.edu/cfa/music/concerts 412-926-2488 and community outreach programs. www.themendelssohn.org Performs many genres of music, ALLEGHENY COUNTY ranging from classical to jazz. Choir is composed of more than 100 Bach Choir of Pittsburgh Performances held at various sites. volunteer singers and a 24-voice Pittsburgh Youth 1108 S. Braddock Ave., Suite A ALLEGHENY COUNTY professional core who perform a Symphony Orchestra varied repertory. Venues include a Pittsburgh, PA 15218 Heinz Hall Carnegie Music Hall three-concert subscription series 412-241-4044 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3259 www.bachchoirpittsburgh.org 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213 at Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland 412-392-4872 Performs major choral works by 412-622-3131 as well as regional, national and ww.pyso.org many different composers, ranging www.carnegiemuseums.org international tours. Orchestra of young musicians ranging from Renaissance to contemporary. Performance and music hall ALLEGHENY COUNTY Projects include a three-concert constructed in 1895. Venues include in ages from 14 to 21. Performances subscription series, appearances concerts, lecture series and travel films. Monongahela Aquatorium are held three times a year from by featured artists for concerts and ALLEGHENY COUNTY September through May. 200 Railroad St., Monongahela, PA 15063 performing arts series, The Summer ALLEGHENY COUNTY 724-258-5905 Choral Institute and participation in community outreach efforts. www.monaquatorium.org ALLEGHENY COUNTY An outdoor auditorium along the

www.pittsburghmetroguide.com 127 Renaissance and Baroque Seton Hill University Westmoreland 100 43rd Street, Suite 201 Concert Series Children’s Chorus Parks Pittsburgh, PA 15201 Seton Hill University P.O. Box 518, Greensburg, PA 15601 412-361-2048 Seton Hill Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601 www.westmorelandchoralsociety.com www.rbsp.org 724-838-4280 724-830-1057 or 724-837-0847 Presents a concert series of early www.setonhill.edu An audition children’s chorus, whose Alameda Park music on period instruments, Performances three times a year by members range in grades 4 and up, 184 Alameda Park Road bringing internationally acclaimed the Westmoreland Symphonic Winds. present quality children’s musical Butler, PA 16001 musicians to the acoustical treasure WESTMORELAND COUNTY literature in four concerts a year. 724-284-5383 of Synod Hall in Oakland as well as to Stephen Foster Memorial WESTMORELAND COUNTY www.co.butler.pa.us the Calvary Episcopal Church. Forbes Ave. at Bigelow Blvd. Includes adult and kid’s pools, picnic ALLEGHENY COUNTY University of Pittsburgh Westmoreland areas, shelters, ball fields, Kid’s Zone The Renaissance City Winds Pittsburgh, PA 15260 Choral Society play area and activities scheduled for 412-624-4100 both summer and winter. 3333 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213 P.O. Box 518 , Greensburg, PA 15601 www.pitt.edu/~amerimus/museum.htm BUTLER COUNTY 412-681-7111 724-830-1057 or 724-837-0847 The world’s only concert hall, www.westmorelandchoralsociety.com www.rcwinds.org museum and library dedicated to Allegheny County Parks Pittsburgh’s oldest professional Performs a four-concert, six- an American composer, Pittsburgh performance subscription series 412-350-7275 chamber music ensemble. Presents native Stephen Foster. of music ranging from sacred and www.county.allegheny.pa.us/parks/ two Pittsburgh Concert Series as well ALLEGHENY COUNTY classical to “Golden Oldies” and dlfac.aspx as ensemble tours throughout the contemporary. Performances are The county operates a number of eastern U.S. University of Pittsburgh held locally at the First Presbyterian facilities, including Boyce Park, Deer ALLEGHENY COUNTY Concert Series Church, the Palace Theatre and St. Lakes, Harrison Hills Park, Hartwood, 110 Music Building, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 Vincent College’s Archabbey Basilica. North Park, Round Hill Park, Settler’s River City Brass Band 412-624-4125 WESTMORELAND COUNTY Cabin Park, South Park and White www.music.pitt.edu BNY Mellon Center Oak Park. Classical, world music, contemporary 500 Grant Street, Suite 2720 ALLEGHENY COUNTY and jazz are performed at the Westmoreland Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Symphonic Winds 412-434-7222 University of Pittsburgh by Pitt Beechwood Farms www.rivercitybrass.org students as well as outside acts. Seton Hill University Nature Reserve ALLEGHENY COUNTY Professional ensemble of musicians Seton Hill Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601 614 Dorseyville Road who perform concerts of both Washington Festival Chorale 724-552-2923 Pittsburgh, PA 15238-1618 classical and pops-oriented music of www.setonhill.edu PO Box 304, Washington, PA 15301 412-963-6100 varied themes throughout the year. Performs concert band or wind 724-228-7351 www.aswp.org Performances and tours are located at instrument arrangements in three Home of the Audubon Society of www.washingtonfestivalchorale.org venues a year. Performances are held various sites. A local choir that strives to enrich Western Pennsylvania. Features more ALLEGHENY COUNTY at Seton Hill College’s Cecilan Hall. than 5 miles of trails on 134 acres. The and educate the community through WESTMORELAND COUNTY performances of outstanding vocal reserve’s indoor facilities include the St. Vincent Camerata music from all traditions. Westmoreland Audubon Nature Store, a 125-seat St. Vincent College WASHINGTON COUNTY auditorium, an interactive Discovery 300 Fraser Purchase Road Symphony Orchestra Room for children and a Natural Latrobe, PA 15650-2690 Washington Jazz Society 105 N. Pennsylvania Ave. History Library. 724-537-4565 405 Clubhouse Dr., Washington, PA 15301 Greensburg, PA 15601 ALLEGHENY COUNTY www.stvincent.edu 724-222-6364 724-837-1850 Vocal ensemble that performs www.washingtonjazzsociety.com www.westmorelandsymphony.org Big Rock Park music of the Medieval Renaissance Educates the public regarding jazz Professional orchestra performances Eighth St. and Second Ave. and Baroque Period. Performances music. Dedicated to promoting live include free summer park concerts New Brighton, PA 15066 are held at St. Vincent College’s jazz by local musicians and preserving and ensemble performances in area 724-846-1870 Archabbey Basilica. jazz as an art. schools throughout the year. Many www.newbrightonborough.org WESTMORELAND COUNTY WASHINGTON COUNTY venues performed at the Palace Theatre. The newest park in Beaver County. WESTMORELAND COUNTY Park includes 7 acres of shore St. Vincent College Washington Symphony bordering the Beaver River, a 1/2-mile Concert Series Orchestra walking trail, picnic areas and fishing. St. Vincent College Concerts held at Trinity High School BEAVER COUNTY 300 Fraser Purchase Road 231 Park Ave, Washington, PA 15301 Latrobe, PA 15650-2690 Brady’s Run Park 724-223-9796 724-537-4565 www.washsym.org 526 Brady’s Run Road www.stvincent.edu Concerts are held for music lovers of Beaver Falls, PA 15010 Series of solo recitals and chamber all ages to be educated and inspired 724-770-2060 concerts performed by world-class by excellent musical performances www.co.beaver.pa.us performers. Performances are held Beaver County’s largest park. Includes at the St. Vincent Science Center throughout the year. WASHINGTON COUNTY shelters, walking trails, ball fields, Amphitheater. tennis courts and an ice arena. WESTMORELAND COUNTY BEAVER COUNTY

128 metroguide 2021 Edition Bridgewater index.html www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/ Montour Trail The city maintains more than 2,500 findapark/jennings/ Bicentennial Park P.O. Box 11866, Pittsburgh, PA 15228 acres of green park land in more than A state park dedicated to providing Riverside Dr., Bridgewater, PA 15009 412-257-3011 200 community parks. Major facilities environmental education. Includes 724-774-7615 www.montourtrail.org include Frick, Highland, Mellon, a 20-acre prairie ecosystem. Offers Built on the abandoned grades of Includes plenty of fishing, marinas Riverview and Schenley. Allegheny community and educational two coal-hauling railroads, this trail surrounding the park and shops Landing borders the Allegheny River programs as well as a number of will span 47 miles once completed. within boating distance. on the North Side, and Riverside Park trails to explore. Snowshoeing and Currently, about 30 miles between BEAVER COUNTY borders the Monongahela River on cross-country skiing are also popular Coraopolis and Clairton are open the South Side. at this park. Brush Creek County Park for multiuse, nonmotorized travel. ALLEGHENY COUNTY BUTLER COUNTY Rt. 588 Member of the Allegheny Trail North Sewickley and Marion Twps Dunlap Creek Park Keystone State Park Alliance’s Great Allegheny Passage, the Cumberland and Pittsburgh Trail. 724-770-2060 New Salem Road 1150 Keystone Park Road ALLEGHENY AND WASHINGTON www.co.beaver.pa.us/recreation/ Uniontown, PA 15401 Derry, PA 15627 COUNTIES brush.htm 724-430-1200 724-668-2939 or 888-PAPARKS Features include three baseball fields, Fifty acres stocked for fishing and www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/ Moraine State Park four tennis courts, 11 parking areas, a boat rentals. parks/keystone.aspx 225 Pleasant Valley Road lake, picnic tables, 4 miles of walking FAYETTE COUNTY Swimming, boating, fishing and more trails and the only covered bridge in are available on this 78-acre lake with Portersville, PA 16051-9650 Beaver County. Forbes State Forest a 1,000- foot turf and sand beach. 724-368-8811 www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/ BEAVER COUNTY Laughlintown, PA 15655 WESTMORELAND COUNTY parks/moraine.aspx 724-238-1200 Laurel Ridge Located around Lake Arthur, this park Butler County www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/ 1117 Jim Mountain Road includes activities such as picnicking, Parks & Recreation stateforests/forbes.aspx Rockwood, PA 15557 swimming, fishing, boating, hiking P.O. Box 1208, Butler, PA 16003 Forest includes cross-country skiing, 724-455-3744 and bicycling. 724-284-5383 snowmobiling, hiking and primitive www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/ BUTLER COUNTY www.co.butler.pa.us camping. parks/laurelridge.aspx Major facilities include Butler WESTMORELAND COUNTY Features a 70-mile backpacking trail, National Road Township Park, Deschon Park and Fort McIntosh Park snowmobiling and cross-country skiing. Heritage Corridor Saw Mill Run Park. FAYETTE AND WESTMORELAND 3543 National Road River Road, Beaver, PA 15009 BUTLER COUNTY COUNTIES R.D. #2, Box 528 724-773-6504 Farmington, PA 15437 Canonsburg Town Park www.beaverheritage.org Linn Run State Park 724-437-9877 Historical site of Fort McIntosh, overlooking Canonsburg, PA 15317-0004 Rector, PA 15677 www.nationalroadpa.org the Ohio River. First permanent base 724-745-1800 724-238-6623 Regional park encompassing the corridor of the first peacetime army. www.canonsburgtownpark.com www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/ through which many immigrants passed BEAVER COUNTY Park includes a swimming pool, parks/linnrun.aspx on their westward migration. Includes fishing, picnic facilities, picnic tables, picnic table shelter, five FAYETTE COUNTY Frankfort Mineral Springs at cabins and trails. pavilions and cooking area. Raccoon Creek State Park WASHINGTON COUNTY WESTMORELAND COUNTY North Country Trail 3000 State Rt. 18 Cook Forest State Park Hookstown, PA 15050-1605 Loyalhanna Lake Cedar Creek Park P.O. Box 120 724-899-2200 or 724-899-3611 440 Loyalhanna Dam Road R.D. #4, Box 102-AA Cooksburg, PA 16217 www.dcnr.state.pa.us/state parks/ Saltsburg, PA 15681 Belle Vernon, PA 15012 866-445-3628 or 616-897-5987 parks/ raccooncreek.aspx 724-639-9013 or 724-639-3785 724-830-3950 www.northcountrytrail.org Formerly a health resort in the late www.lrp.usace.army.mil The initial 95 miles of the North www.westmoreland.pa.us/parks 1800s. Today, the buildings no longer This 400-acre lake offers 48 sites for Country Trail meanders through the Includes hunting, pavilion and bicycle exist but small waterfalls from that boating, fishing, water skiing and hiking. rolling hills and stream valleys of the rental, concession stands, a model time period remain in this location. WESTMORELAND COUNTY Allegheny National Forest. Marked radio-controlled airfield and an BEAVER COUNTY amphitheater. Mammoth Park with white paint blazes and routed WESTMORELAND COUNTY Frick Woods Nature Reserve Rt. 982, Mt. Pleasant Twp. wooden signs, this northWestern Pennsylvania trail is one of the more Frick Environmental Center 724-830-3950 established along the route of the Chestnut Ridge Park 2005 Beechwood Blvd. www.inwestmoreland.com/ countyparks North Country Trail. South of State Rt. 31 Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Both trout and warm water fish are BUTLER COUNTY Between Mt. Pleasant and Donegal 412-682-7275 stocked in this 27-acre lake. Includes scenic trails (a 1,700-foot 724-830-3950 WESTMORELAND COUNTY Northmoreland Park paved, all-people trail) and is the site www.inwestmoreland.com/ Allegheny Township of year-round nature programming countyparks Mingo Creek Park 724-830-3950 and festivals for all ages. Area available for fishing and hunting. 100 W. Beau St., Washington, PA 15301 www.inwestmoreland.com/countyparks WESTMORELAND COUNTY ALLEGHENY COUNTY 724-228-6867 Features an activities center, bicycle/ Citiparks Jennings Environmental www.washcochamber.com/ BMX course, a model radio-controlled Education Center recreation.asp airfield, and boating and cross- City of Pittsburgh Hiking, picnicking, horseback riding country ski rentals. Department of Parks and Recreation 2951 Prospect Road and bicycling. Off of Rt. 136. WESTMORELAND COUNTY 412-255-2539 Slippery Rock, PA 16057 WASHINGTON COUNTY www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/ parks/ 724-794-6011

www.pittsburghmetroguide.com 129 Ohiopyle State Park Biological-filled station and a small hockey court, 1.5 miles of fitness trail, always in view. Member of the exhibit room. Includes dioramas Lake Emily, five baseball fields and Ohiopyle, PA 15470 Allegheny Trail Alliance’s Great depicting plants and animals in Band Shell. Special annual events 724-329-8591 Allegheny Passage, the Cumberland SouthWestern Pennsylvania, herb are held from June to December www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/ and Pittsburgh Trail. and butterfly gardens, and a 3/4-mile featuring the International Village parks/ ohiopyle.aspx ALLEGHENY COUNTY walking trail. held in August. Includes a 28-mile bike trail, white WESTMORELAND COUNTY ALLEGHENY COUNTY water rafting, and hiking and Twin Lakes Park equestrian trails. Raccoon Creek State Park Steel Valley Trail Donohoe Road, Greensburg, PA 15601 FAYETTE COUNTY 724-830-3950 or 800-442-6926 3000 State Rt. 18 P.O. Box 318, Homestead, PA 15120 Hookstown, PA 15050-1605 www.inwestmoreland.com/ Old Economy Park www.steelvalleytrail.org 724-899-2200 or 724-899-3611 countyparks #5 Forcey Drive, Baden PA www.dcnr.state.pa.us/state parks/ The trail will run through what was Two lakes totaling 50 acres stocked 724-770-2060 parks/raccooncreek.aspx once the steel-producing capital with both trout and warm water fish. www.co.beaver.pa.us/recreation/ Activities include camping, cabins, of the world. The trail user will see WESTMORELAND COUNTY parks.htm boating, fishing, picnic areas, mineral plenty of working mills, bustling Features include a swimming pool, spring, wildflower reserve, 5 miles railroad lines and strings of working Washington County Dept. two tennis courts and picnic shelters. of trails and a nature center. A beach barges on the Monongahela River as of Parks & Recreation BEAVER COUNTY area with bathhouse and refreshment well as several historic sites. Member 100 W. Beau St., Suite 604 Path of Progress stand are open from Memorial Day of the Allegheny Trail Alliance’s Great Heritage Route through Labor Day. Allegheny Passage, the Cumberland Washington, PA 15301 BEAVER COUNTY and Pittsburgh Trail. 724-228-6867 814-696-9380 www.washcochamber.com/recreation.asp ALLEGHENY COUNTY www.nps.gov/papr Renziehausen Park Park facilities are Cross Creek Park, Includes 500 miles of three major Eden Park Blvd., McKeesport, PA 15132 Three Rivers Heritage Trail Mingo Creek Park and Ten Mile Creek highways and numerous back roads in 412-675-5020 Park as well as the Panhandle Trail, a nine-county area of SouthWestern www.mckeesport.org P.O. Box 42434 which will be developing over the Pennsylvania, with signs directing Home of the Heritage Center which Pittsburgh, PA 15203 next few years. travelers to historic sites, evidence of holds the first school of McKeesport 412-488-0212 WASHINGTON COUNTY past industries and small towns. and records. The Park features one www.friendsoftheriverfront.org Powdermill Nature Reserve indoor banquet facility that holds From the amusement park at The Washington Park Sandcastle to the Heinz plant 250 people, one large outdoor 283 Dunn Ave. 1847 Route 381 where the world-famous ketchup banquet facility that holds 80, seven Washington, PA 15301 724-593-6105 pavilions, Rose Garden and Garden is made, this trail offers a thrilling 724-228-2812 http://www.carnegiemnh.org/ Club, playgrounds, children’s sprinkler kaleidoscope of city life with the www.washcochamber.com/recreation.asp powdermill/ system, tennis and basketball courts, skyline of downtown Pittsburgh

130 metroguide 2021 Edition Outdoor pool and water slide, ice rink, Arsenal Cider House and Calvary United Cucumber Falls & tennis courts and nature trails. Wine Cellar at Trax Farms Methodist Church Cucumber Ravine WASHINGTON COUNTY 528 Trax Rd., Finleyville, PA 15332 971 Beech Ave. Ohiopyle State Park 412-835-3246 Pittsburgh, PA 15233-1705 Whispering Pines Ohiopyle, PA 15470 www.arsenalciderhouse.com 412-231-2007 724-329-8591 A U.S. Civil War thematic winery Family Campground www.calvarypgh.com http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/ specializing in small batch, hand 1969 Henderson Ave. Historic North Side landmark with stateparks/findapark/ohiopyle/ crafted hard apple cider, “cider style” stained glass windows. Waters cascade into a waterfall Washington, PA 15301 fruit/grape wines and mead. ALLEGHENY COUNTY bordered by a series of mountain 724-222-9830 WASHINGTON COUNTY Open April through October. LP gas, Carnegie Science Center peaks. The Cucumber Ravine is pool, playground and shaded sites. Braddock’s Grave blanketed with wildflowers and One Allegheny Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15212 rhododendron. The falls and ravine WASHINGTON COUNTY Fort Necessity National Battlefield 412-237-3400 1 Washington Pkwy., Farmington, PA 15437 are popular places for park visitors. www.carnegiesciencecenter.org FAYETTE COUNTY Youghiogheny River Trail 724-329-5512 More than 250 hands-on exhibits https://www.nps.gov/fone/ Regional Trail Corporation and attractions, an interactive The Duquesne Incline 111 W. Main St. braddockgrave.htm planetarium, an OMNIMAX theater, West Newton, PA 15089 The final resting place of British Major a health science theater, a miniature 1220 Grandview Ave. General Edward Braddock, leader of 724-872-5586 railroad and village, Highmark Pittsburgh, PA 15211 an ill-fated expedition to the forks www.regionaltrailcorp.com/yough_ Sportsworks, and more. 412-381-1665 of the Ohio River to try to capture river_trail/ ALLEGHENY COUNTY www.duquesneincline.org French-held Fort Duquesne. A 70-mile trail stretching from This century-old cable car travels FAYETTE COUNTY McKeesport to Connellsville in the Christian W. Klay Winery between W. Carson Street and the north section and Connellsville to Bushy Run Battlefield 412 Fayette Springs Road restaurants of Grandview Avenue on Confluence in the south section. Bike Chalk Hill, PA 15421 Mount Washington. Rt. 993, Jeanette, PA 15644 ALLEGHENY COUNTY and canoe rentals are available along 724-527-5584 724-439-3424 the trail. Member of the Allegheny www.bushyrunbattlefield.com www.cwklaywinery.com Fallingwater Trail Alliance’s Great Allegheny Wine tour includes hayrides to the Pennsylvania’s only recognized Rt. 381, Mill Run, PA 15464 Passage, the Cumberland and native Indian battlefield. Marks the vineyard and wine tasting in the Pittsburgh Trail. 1880s-style barn. Live entertainment 724-329-8501 attack against a relief force under the www.fallingwater.org ALLEGHENY, FAYETTE AND command of Colonel Henry Bouquet is performed on weekends. WESTMORELAND COUNTIES FAYETTE COUNTY The architectural masterpiece of during Pontiac’s War in 1763. Frank Lloyd Wright and former home WESTMORELAND COUNTY Coal Tipple Brewery of Pittsburgh store owner Edgar J. The Butler County 1905 Steubenville Pike Kaufmann. Often referred to as “the Heritage Center Burgettstown, PA 15021 house on the waterfall.” FAYETTE COUNTY Sites & 119 W. New Castle St., Butler, PA 16001 724-899-3344 Attractions 724-283-8116 www.coaltipplebrewery.com Flight 93 Memorial www.butlerhistory Named in honor of the mineral heritage of the tri-state area and features a P.O. Box 326, Somerset, PA 15501 Home of the original Bantam jeep. 814-443-4557 Displays ongoing exhibits concerning variety of mineral themed beers. WASHINGTON COUNTY www.nps.gov/flni Allegheny Cemetery Butler County history. Crash site and final resting place of crew 4734 Butler St., Pittsburgh, PA 15201 BUTLER COUNTY Covered Bridges of and passengers of UA Flight 93, the 412-682-1624 Butler County Washington County fourth aircraft of September 11, 2001. SOMERSET COUNTY www.alleghenycemetery.com 866-927-4969 After its incorporation, 100 acres were Historical Society www.visitwashingtoncountypa.com purchased and the first interment 123 W. Diamond St., Butler, PA 16001 Fort Ligonier Twenty-one covered bridges located took place in 1845. Today, Allegheny 724-283-8116 in Washington County are listed on 200 S. Market St., Ligonier, PA 15658 Cemetery encompasses 300 acres www.butlerhistory.com the National Register of Historic 724-238-9701 with over 15 miles of roadways. Of that Made up of four sites: Cooper Cabin, Places. For a detailed map, contact the www.fortligonier.org 300 acres, 100 acres remain for future Shaw House, Little Red Schoolhouse Washington County Tourism Office. Museum with a full-scale, on-site development, making Allegheny not and the Butler County Heritage WASHINGTON COUNTY reconstruction of the 1758 to 1766 only one of the most affordable but Center. Facility also contains a fort. Created by the Fort Ligonier accessible cemeteries in the Greater resource library. Cranberry Township Association. Pittsburgh area. BUTLER COUNTY WESTMORELAND COUNTY ALLEGHENY COUNTY Community Waterpark Butler Freeport Fort Necessity Allegheny Observatory 450 N. Boundary Park Dr. Community Trail Cranberry Township, PA 16066 1 Washington Parkway 159 Riverview Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15214 Located throughout Butler County 724-779-4386 Farmington, PA 15437 412-321-2400 www.butlerfreeporttrail.org www.cranberry4fun.com/146/Waterpark 724-329-5512 www.pitt.edu/~aobsvtry A network of scenic asphalt, crushed With a 17,500 square foot pool, https://www.nps.gov/fone Research facility for the University of stone, or dirt trails through Butler 120-foot waterslide, a kid’s sand play Area of the historical battle includes Pittsburgh. Tours of the facility and County, perfect for such activities as area, spray pad zone, sand volleyball the reconstructed fort, a visitor center, the observation deck are available bird watching, biking, geochaching, court, playground, and more, the the 1820s Mount Washington Tavern, April through October. Reservations or just enjoying the wildflowers or waterpark is the perfect way to keep Jumonville Glen, Braddock’s Grave are necessary. and the story of the National Road. ALLEGHENY COUNTY wading in a nearby creek. cool in the summer. BUTLER COUNTY BUTLER COUNTY FAYETTE COUNTY

www.pittsburghmetroguide.com 131 Freedom Corner Greensburg Garden Historical Society of Laurel Caverns Park Centre Avenue and Crawford Street and Civic Center Western Pennsylvania 200 Caverns Park Road 412-255-2366 Westmoreland Trust 1212 Smallman St. Farmington, PA 15437 In 1963, Freedom Corner was the point 951 Old Salem Rd., Greensburg, PA 15601 Pittsburgh, PA 15222 724-438-2070 of departure for more than 2,000 724-836-3074 412-454-6000 www.laurelcaverns.com Pittsburghers who attended the www.heinzhistorycenter.org Largest cave in Pennsylvania. historic March on Washington when www.thepalacetheatre.org/ggcc/ The library and archives are Guided tours of developed and Dr. King delivered his “I Have a Dream” Houses the Greensburg Civic Theater, recognized as a premier regional undeveloped sections of the cave, speech to an audience of more than a Greensburg College Club, Greensburg picnic tables, campgrounds and quarter of a million people. Garden Center, Westmoreland repository of documents, records, images and artifacts, including over miniature golf available. ALLEGHENY COUNTY County Historical Society and the FAYETTE COUNTY Westmoreland Suzuki School of Music. 40,000 books relating to Western The Frick Pittsburgh WESTMORELAND COUNTY Pennsylvania. Housed by the Senator Laurel Highlands John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional 7227 Reynolds St. Laurel Highlands Visitors Bureau Pittsburgh, PA 15208-2923 Greersburg Academy History Center. 120 E. Main St., Ligonier, PA 15658-1297 412-371-0600 Market St., Darlington, PA 16115 ALLEGHENY COUNTY 724-238-5661 www.thefrickpittsburgh.org 724-846-3487 Iceoplex at Southpointe www.laurelhighlands.org Landscaped, 5 1/2-acre site features Oldest standing academy in Western Encompasses more than 100 miles of 114 Southpointe Blvd. Clayton, the magnificently restored Pennsylvania. Displays the history and land in three counties. Area features fine Canonsburg, PA 15317-9559 estate of Pittsburgh industrialist historical artifacts of Fort McIntosh. hotels, shopping, historic sites, museums, Henry Clay Frick; the Frick Art 724-745-6666 white water rafting, skiing, golfing, BEAVER COUNTY www.iceoplexatsouthpointe.com Museum; the Car and Carriage fishing, hiking, biking and much more. The official training center of the Museum; Greenhouse; and Café. Hartwood Acres FAYETTE AND WESTMORELAND Pittsburgh Penguins. COUNTIES ALLEGHENY COUNTY 200 Hartwood Acres WASHINGTON COUNTY Pittsburgh, PA 15238 Laurel Highlands Living Friendship Hill National 412-767-9200 Idlewild Park Treasures Animal Park Historic Site www.county.allegheny.pa.us/parks/ Rt. 30 E., Ligonier, PA 15658 PO Box 346, Donegal, PA 15628 hwfac.asp 223 New Geneva Road 724-238-3666 724-593-8300 This 629-acre Allegheny County park Point Marion, PA 15474 www.idlewild.com www.ltanimalpark.com includes 16th-century-style Tudor See, pet and feed over 500 friendly 724-725-9190 Family theme park that includes mansion filled with original English animals. Park features nine acres of www.nps.gov/frhi Story Book Forest, Mister Rogers’ and American antiques. Free concerts Neighborhood of Make-Believe, land and more than 100 species and Former estate of entrepreneur, are available in the summer, as are breeds of animals. politician, diplomat, financier and H2OHHH Zone and much more. hayrides and tours (both by reservation WESTMORELAND COUNTY WESTMORELAND COUNTY scholar Albert Gallatin. Guided and only) and other special events. audio tours of the house, special ALLEGHENY COUNTY Jumonville Laurel Highlands River Tours programs, hiking trails and picnic P.O. Box 107, Dept. TG Heinz Memorial Chapel 887 Jumonville Rd., Hopwood, PA 15445 areas are available. 724-439-4912 Ohiopyle, PA 15470 FAYETTE COUNTY University of Pittsburgh 800-463-7688 724-329-8531 or 800-472-3846 Fifth and Bellefield Avenues www.jumonville.org www.laurelhighlands.com Gateway Clipper Fleet Pittsburgh, PA 15260 Area includes a retreat center and a River tours range from family float 9 Station Square Dock 412-624-4157 60-foot cross that can be seen in three trips to advanced white water rafting. Pittsburgh, PA 15219 www.heinzchapel.pitt.edu states and seven counties. Kayaking and canoe clinics are available. Mountain biking, paintball 412-355-7980 Premier example of French Gothic FAYETTE COUNTY and other outdoor equipment are www.gatewayclipper.com architecture adapted to an American setting. Charles Connick’s 23 stained Kennywood Park available for sale or rental. Six ships offer a variety of sightseeing, FAYETTE COUNTY dinner, dance and private charter glass windows are some of the tallest 4800 Kennywood Blvd. cruises daily. in the world. West Mifflin, PA 15122 League of Separated Tribes 412-461-0500 ALLEGHENY COUNTY ALLEGHENY COUNTY Native American www.kennywood.com Cultural Center GCU Saint Nicholas Chapel Historic Hanna’s Town Hailed as America’s finest traditional amusement park— as well as 122 N. Fourth St., Youngwood, PA 15697 5400 Tuscarawas Road 809 Forbes Trail Road 724-925-8390 Greensburg, PA 15601 a National and State Historic Beaver, PA 15009-9513 Landmark— it features five roller Native American artifact displays and 800-722-4428 724-830-3950 informational library. http://www.westmorelandhistory.org/ coasters, live shows, arcades, www.gcuusa.com miniature golf and paddle boats. WESTMORELAND COUNTY index.php/hannas-town/ Awarded for its design, this replica of ALLEGHENY COUNTY The first English court west of the LeMoyne House and Gardens the wooden Greek Catholic Churches Allegheny Mountains moved to 49 E. Maiden St., Washinton, PA 15301 in the Carpathian Mountains was Kentuck Knob Greensburg in 1786. Costumed 724-225-6740 built to honor the founders and P.O. Box 305, Chalk Hill, PA 15421 guides provide tours of this site, 724-329-1901 www.wchspa.org members of the Greek Catholic Union. which includes a reconstructed A stop along the Underground BEAVER COUNTY www.kentuckknob.com courthouse/ tavern, log palisaded fort, Contemporary sculpture and Railroad and home of the noted Klingen Smith house, archaeological historical artifacts make up this abolitionist, educator and physician, excavations and a field museum mountain estate designed by Frank Francis Julius LeMoyne. containing artifacts of the time. Lloyd Wright. 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132 metroguide 2021 Edition Ligonier Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild The Monongahela Incline Nemacolin Woodlands Ligonier Valley Chamber of Commerce 1815 Metropolitan St. 5 Grandview Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15211 Resort & Spa 120 E. Main St., Ligonier, PA 15658 Pittsburgh, PA 15233 412-442-2000 1001 Lafayette Dr., Farmington, PA 15437 724-238-4200 412-322-1773 www. http://www.portauthority.org/ 724-329-8555 www.ligonier.com www.mcgyouthandarts.org paac/schedulesmaps/inclines.aspx 800-422-2736 Located in the Laurel Mountains. Area www.mcgjazz.org Commuters and tourists can travel www.nemacolin.com offers historical sites, museums, shops Year-round art exhibitions, musicians to and from the top of Mount Facilities include hotel and restaurants as well as a chance to and jazz artists. Washington to see the view of accommodations, meeting facilities, experience the natural beauty of this ALLEGHENY COUNTY Pittsburgh’s city skyline. This cable car golf courses, skiing, restaurants, scenic valley through activities such as is one of the few remaining inclines in swimming pools, specialty shops, an hiking, fishing and cross-country skiing. MassMutual Pittsburgh Ice the country. equestrian center and a private airfield. WESTMORELAND COUNTY Rink at PPG Place ALLEGHENY COUNTY FAYETTE COUNTY Linden Hall Third Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15222 National Aviary Old Concord Schoolhouse 412-394-3641 432 Linden Hall Road Allegheny Commons Old Concord Drive, R.D. #4 Dawson, PA 15428 http://www.ppgplace.com/directory/ West 700 Arch Street Belle Vernon, PA 15012 724-529-7543 or 800-944-3238 the-rink/ Pittsburgh, PA 15212 724-836-1800 www.lindenhallpa.com Downtown Pittsburgh’s only ice rink. 412-323-7235 One of the first “subscription schools” Guided tour features elaborate For a unique winter experience, enjoy www.aviary.org in Westmoreland County. Victorian furnishings, oriental an exhilarating tradition as you glide Home to more than 200 different WESTMORELAND COUNTY carpeting, original paintings and around The Rink on the PPG Place Plaza. species and 500 of the world’s most Tiffany windows. Property includes ALLEGHENY COUNTY exotic and endangered birds, this Old Economy Village a golf course, a restaurant and a 74- aviary is the only independent indoor 270 Sixteenth St., Ambridge, PA 15003 room hotel. McDonald Trail Station and bird facility in North America. 724-266-4500 FAYETTE COUNTY History Center ALLEGHENY COUNTY www.oldeconomyvillage.org The Living Dead Museum 161 South McDonald Street Nineteenth-century village and Gift Shop McDonald, PA 15057 Nemacolin Castle containing 17 original buildings and 724-469-0828 121 East Main St., Evans City, PA 16033 136 Front St., Brownsville, PA 15417 more than 16,000 objects that tell the www.mcdonaldtrailstation.com 724-785-6882 history of the Harmony society who 206-350-9641 Located near the intersection of www.livingdeadmuseum.com www.visitpa.com/pa-museums/ settled there. the Panhandle and Montour Trails, A museum that celebrates zombies nemacolin-castle BEAVER COUNTY this facility preserves and displays in pop culture, located in Evans City, Guided tours of the 22 furnished McDonald’s history. Serves as a as that was one the filming location rooms in this historic home of the welcome center for trail users and site of the late George Romero’s iconic Bowman family. movie, Night of the Living Dead. of summer farm market. FAYETTE COUNTY WASHINGTON COUNTY BUTLER COUNTY

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Open on Sundays ALLEGHENY COUNTY provides people the opportunity to courts, the Alpine Slide, convention May through December. participate year-around in a variety of facilities, fine dining and lodging. ALLEGHENY COUNTY Quecreek Mine Rescue Site/ Dormel Farms sports and recreational activities. FAYETTE AND SOMERSET COUNTIES ALLEGHENY COUNTY Overly’s Country Christmas 151 Haupt Rd., Somerset, PA 15501 Stone Villa Wine Cellars 814-445-4876 116 Blue Ribbon Ln., Greensburg, PA 15601 Rodef Shalom Biblical 1085 Claypike Road, Acme, PA 15610 www.quecreekrescue.org 800-9-OVERLY Botanical Garden 724-423-5604 Site of the 2002 miraculous rescue of www.overlys.com www.stonevilla.com the nine trapped coal miners. 4905 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Imagine: it’s the holiday season and Located in SouthWestern Pennsylvania, SOMERSET COUNTY 412-621-6566 you’re driving with your family along www.rodefshalom.org Stone Villa Wine Cellars rests in the a road in Western Pennsylvania. foothills of Chestnut Ridge in the Rachel Carson Homestead Pennsylvania’s only Biblical Botanical The stars overhead are twinkling, Appalachian Mountains. Among the 613 Marion Ave., Box 46 Garden. Contains more than 100 the rolling hills are covered with a scattered farms and small businesses Springdale, PA 15144 temperate and tropical plants dusting of snow. Suddenly, you round you can find us on a 150 acre plot. 724-274-5459 from “the land of the Bible,” each Included in the scenery of Stone Villa a curve and you’re dazzled by a blaze www.rachelcarsonhomestead.org accompanied by a Biblical verse is a 2 1/2 acre lake and wonderful of twinkling lights. You’ve arrived at Birthplace of ecologist Rachel and presented in various settings, landscaping which is breathtaking in Overly’s Country Christmas®. Group Carson, whose book Silent Spring including that of a waterfall, a desert all seasons. Open Tuesday through tours available, call for information. helped launch the modern and a bubbling stream. Saturday 11 to 6 p.m. Sunday noon to 5 WESTMORELAND COUNTY environmental movement. ALLEGHENY COUNTY p.m. Closed Mondays and Holidays. ALLEGHENY COUNTY Peter Loucks Homestead FAYETTE COUNTY Saint Anthony Chapel 527 N. Chestnut St., Scottdale, PA 15683 Richmond Little Red Strip District 724-887-6350 Schoolhouse 1704 Harpster St., Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Smallman St., Penn and Liberty Aves www.scottdalehistoricalsociety.com 4550 Dutch Ridge Rd., Beaver, PA 15009 412-999-4401 www.saintanthonyschapel.org Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Victorian home of Peter Loucks, the 724-843-9313 412-201-4774 This Troy Hill chapel is home to the founder of Scottdale. Site contains http://visitpa.com/pa-museums/ www.neighborsinthestrip.com a birthing house as well as other richmond-little-red-school-house largest collection of relics outside Parallel to the Allegheny River, this artifacts from that time frame. A schoolhouse built in the 1800s and of the Vatican; docent tours are district provides an open-air-market WESTMORELAND COUNTY open until the 1950s. Includes artifacts available. The chapel itself is an and specialty shops during the day, from that time frame, such as desks, a architectural must-see, having been with dancing and dining at the Phipps Conservatory and pot-bellied stove, blackboards and a designated a Historical Landmark. various clubs and restaurants at night. Botanical Gardens small library. ALLEGHENY COUNTY ALLEGHENY COUNTY One Schenley Park BEAVER COUNTY Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Sandcastle The Summit Inn 412-622-6914 Rivers Casino 1000 Sandcastle Drive 101 Skyline Dr., Farmington, PA 15437 www.phipps.conservatory.org 777 Casino Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Homestead, PA 15120 724-438-8594 Victorian glasshouse conservatory 412-231-7777 412-462-6666 800-433-8594 www.summitinnresort.com with 2 and 1/2 acres of indoor and www.theriverscasino.com www.sandcastlewaterpark.com The Summit Inn is a mountaintop Play 3,000 hot and loose slot Fifteen different water slides, a lazy outdoor gardens. Special events landmark, grand porch hotel, scheduled year-round. machines, e-Blackjack or e-Roulette river, children and adult pools, a tables. Five award-winning renowned for its panoramic four ALLEGHENY COUNTY wave pool, a hot tub and a boardwalk county views and its nostalgic Restaurants. As Sponsor of Penguins with eateries. Hockey on FSN, watch LIVE Pregame fireplace atmosphere. Pittsburgh Glass Center ALLEGHENY COUNTY shows in the Wheelhouse Bar & Grill. FAYETTE COUNTY 5472 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15206 ALLEGHENY COUNTY 412-365-2145 Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Tanger Outlets www.pittsburghglasscenter.org Rivers of Steel National Regional History Center I-79, Exit 41 Race Track Rd A gallery, glass studio and educational Heritage Area 1212 Smallman St., Pittsburgh, PA 15222 2200 Tanger Boulevard, Suite 509 space all in one, the Pittsburgh Glass Washington, PA 15301 The Bost Building 412-454-6000 Center offers classes and workshops for www.heinzhistorycenter.org 724-225-8435 623 E. Eighth Ave., Homestead, PA 15120 www.tangeroutlet.com all levels. Rotating exhibitions feature 412-464-4020 Museum devoted to interpreting contemporary glass art exhibitions. Manufacturer’s outlet centers with www.riversofsteel.com and presenting the extraordinary brand name and designer outlet stores. ALLEGHENY COUNTY While the era of big steel is gone, history and heritage of Western A tourist destination for millions of the story lives on in Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania. Includes four floors shoppers looking for quality name- the river valleys of SouthWestern of exhibits including the Western brand merchandise at good prices. Pennsylvania. Take your group or Pennsylvania Sports Museum and a WASHINGTON COUNTY convention on a big steel journey. discovery place for children. ALLEGHENY COUNTY ALLEGHENY COUNTY

134 metroguide 2021 Edition Touchstone Center for Crafts Western Pennsylvania Youghiogheny Opalescent Duquesne University/ 1049 Wharton Furnace Road National Wild Animal Glass Company The Dukes Farmington, PA 15437 Orphanage 900 W. Crawford Ave. P.O. Box 800 Football Tickets: 412-232-DUKE (3853) 724-329-1370 or 800-721-0177 169 Sheperd Ln., Uniontown, PA 15401 Connellsville, PA 15425 www.goduquesne.com www.touchstonecrafts.org 724-437-7838 724-628-0332 The Dukes compete at the NCAA Pennsylvania’s only residential art www.wildanimal.org www.youghioghenyglass.com Division I AA non-scholarship education facility. Classes available World renowned for uncompromising level in the Metro Atlantic Athletic include blacksmithing, ceramics, The only wild animal orphanage in quality, stained glass artists have Conference at Arthur J. Rooney metalsmithing, textiles, photography, Pennsylvania. painting and glass. FAYETTE COUNTY turned to the Youghiogheny Memorial Field. FAYETTE COUNTY Opalescent Glass Co. time and again Basketball Men’s: Tickets 412-323- Westmoreland County for its color artistry born of technology, 1919 Women’s: Tickets 412-232-DUKE Three Rivers Paintball Historical Society to recreate the magnificence of (3853) www.goduquesne.com 41 W. Otterman, Suite 310 nature’s palette for infusion into their The men’s and women’s teams 282 Rochester Rd., Freedom, PA 15042 unique creations. Tours of the factory compete at the NCAA Division I A Greensburg, PA 15601 724-775-6232 are available Monday through Friday. level as members of the Atlantic 10 724-836-1800 www.trpaintball.com FAYETTE COUNTY Conference at the A.J. Palumbo Center. Over 70 gaming acres to play the www.westmorelandhistory.org ALLEGHENY COUNTY extreme sport of paintball. Includes Historic Hanna’s Town as Zelienople Historical Society BUTLER COUNTY well as a library with information on 243 S. Main St., Zelienople, PA 16063 Great Race Westmoreland County’s history and 724-452-9457 Downtown Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh genealogy. www.zelienoplehistoricalsociety.com 412-255-2493 Nationality Classrooms WESTMORELAND COUNTY Housed by the Buhl and Passavant Homes. www.rungreatrace.com Cathedral of Learning Wharton Furnace Includes a library as well as genealogy and 10K and 5K Runs, 5K Walk, 10K and 5K Fifth Ave. and Bigelow Blvd. artifacts from the area. Tours available. Wheel-chair, 10K Team Competition, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 Farmington, PA 15437 BUTLER COUNTY Junior Great Race and 50-Yard Tot 412-624-6000 724-437-4571 Trot. Race takes place in September. http://www.nationalityrooms.pitt.edu Restored to its original ALLEGHENY COUNTY Thirty classrooms that depict appearance, this furnace Pittsburgh’s diverse ethnic heritage operated from 1839 to 1873. Head of the Ohio through authentic examples of FAYETTE COUNTY Sports architecture. Call ahead for tour times. Rowing Regatta ALLEGHENY COUNTY White Water Adventures Washington’s Landing to Roberto Clemente Park UPMC SportsWorks 6 Negley St., Ohiopyle, PA 15470 Carnegie Mellon University/ Pittsburgh, PA 333 Allegheny Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15212 800-WWA-RAFT The Tartans 412-231-8772 412-237-3400 www.wwaraft.com www.new.headoftheohio.org Football: 412-268-3087 www.carnegiesciencecenter.org Guided tours of the Youghiogheny October event where oarsmen and Scores and Highlights:412-268-2211 The largest science and sport women from across the country River. Rentals of rafts, kayaks, canoes www.cmu.edu/athletics exhibition in the world! Featuring over compete to be the “Head of the Ohio” and more are available. The Tartans compete in the 40 exhibits offering 70+ interactive in this internationally recognized 2 1/2- FAYETTE COUNTY University Athletic Association, a experiences designed to test your skills mile race. Music and entertainment are national NCAA Division III athletic in virtual games and sporting events. provided. Food is available for purchase. Wilderness Voyageurs, Inc. conference. Home football games ALLEGHENY COUNTY ALLEGHENY COUNTY 103 Garrett St., Ohiopyle, PA 15470 are played at Gesling Stadium. The Vicary Mansion 800-272-4141 Basketball: 412-268-3087 Scores and Highlights: 412-268-2211 Komen Pittsburgh 1235 Third Ave., Freedom, PA 15042 www.wilderness-voyageurs.com www.cmu.edu/athletic Race for the Cure 724-775-1848 The East Coast’s original outfitter Men’s and women’s home games are www.bchrlf.org offers white water rafting on the lower Schenley Park played in Skibo Gymnasium. Constructed in 1826 of sandstone Youghiogheny River, rock climbing and Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3830 ALLEGHENY COUNTY blocks. It has red oak floors kayak instruction. Rental items include 412-342-0500 supported by hand sewn beams and boats, rafts, and rock climbing and www.komenpittsburgh.org; www. Community College of info-komen.org boasts a third floor ballroom. The mountain biking equipment. A 5K run/walk held every year on mansion serves as headquarters of FAYETTE COUNTY Allegheny County/ The Cougars Mother’s Day to promote awareness the Beaver Historical Research and Basketball: 412-237-2533 of breast cancer. Landmarks Foundation. The Cougars play in the WPCC ALLEGHENY COUNTY BEAVER COUNTY conference as members of the NJCAA. Washington County ALLEGHENY COUNTY Lernerville Speedway Courthouse Darlington Polo 313 N. Pike Rd., Sarver, PA 16055 S. Main St., Washington, PA 15301 724-353-1511 Darlington Polo Field 724-228-6700 www.lernerville.com 3476 Darlington Rd. co.washington.pa.us Oval track racing. Special events Darlington, PA 16115 Built between 1898 and 1900, this include All Star Sprints, UMP 724-742-1350 fully functional courthouse, with its Modifieds, Demo Derby, the Senior www.darlingtonpoloclub.com “unique architectural features,” is part Series and World of Outlaws. • Member of the United States Polo of the National Register of Historic BUTLER COUNTY Places. Tours available. Association, the team’s season begins WASHINGTON COUNTY in May and ends in August. BEAVER COUNTY

www.pittsburghmetroguide.com 135 The Meadows Pittsburgh Riverhounds PONY League World Series Steelers Training Camp Racetrack & Casino Highmark Stadium Washington Park St. Vincent College 210 Racetrack Rd., Washington, PA 15301 510 W. Station Square Drive Dunn Ave., Washington, PA 15301 412-323-1200 724-225-9300 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 724-225-1060 www.steelers.com 412-224-4900 www.meadowsgaming.com www.pony.org Official pre-season training camp for www.riverhounds.com Players ages 13 to 14 compete in this Fabulous dining, panoramic view and The region’s professional outdoor the Pittsburgh Steelers. action-packed racing trackside. world series in August. The series WESTMORELAND COUNTY soccer team plays from April through attracts competitors from as far as the WASHINGTON COUNTY September. Asia Pacific Zone. ALLEGHENY COUNTY University of Pittsburgh/ Pittsburgh Penguins WASHINGTON COUNTY The Panthers Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Pittsburgh Steelers Roaring Knob Football: 412-648-8300 412-642-PENS, 412-323-1919 Heinz Field Motorsports Complex or 888-818-PENS Pittsburgh, PA 15212 www.pittsburghpanthers.com www.nhl.com/penguins 412-323-1200 380 Fearer Rd., Markleysburg, PA 15459 Members of the ACC Football 724-329-0306 Five-time professional hockey Stanley www.steelers.com Conference, the Panthers play the top www.roaringknob.com Cup winners. Former AFC Champions and six-time teams in the east along with several Super Bowl winners. Full concessions; 3/8 mile banked oval; ALLEGHENY COUNTY national powers. ALLEGHENY COUNTY bleacher and blanket seating; sky Basketball: 412-648-7488 Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania boxes available; reserved parking; gift www.pittsburghpanthers.com Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix shop; AMA Sanctioned District 5 for Motor Speedway The Panthers are new members of the Schenley Park MX & XC; 1 1/4 mile Motocross Track; 180 Kelso Rd., Imperial, PA 15126 powerful ACC Conference. Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3830 Arena Cross Track 3/8 mile; 5-6 mile 724-853-RACE 412 299-2273 ALLEGHENY COUNTY www.ppms.com Hare Scramble Course. www.pvgp.org FAYETTE COUNTY Stock car racing on a 1/2-mile dirt Event in July features parades, rallies, Washington Wild Things track. Noblestown exit off of Rt. 22W. displays of antique and classic Robert Morris University/ 1 Washington Federal Way ALLEGHENY COUNTY automobiles, and car racing. The Colonials ALLEGHENY COUNTY Washington, PA 15301 Pittsburgh Pirates Football: 412-397-2222 www. 724-250-9555 PNC Park Point Park University/ rmucolonials.com 866-456-WILD Pittsburgh, PA 15212 The Pioneers The Colonials play in Division I AA. www.washingtonwildthings.com 800-BUY-BUCS Basketball: 412-392-3844 Basketball: 412-397-2222 The Tri-State area’s newest www.mlb.com/pirates www.pointpark.edu The Colonials play their NCAA Division professional baseball team, boasts In 2001, the Pirates began their 115th The Pioneers are excited about their I home games on the school’s Moon a beautiful new ballpark, and great National League Season and their men’s and women’s basketball teams Township campus. affordable family fun. first in the new PNC Park. for the upcoming season. The Pioneers ALLEGHENY COUNTY WASHINGTON COUNTY ALLEGHENY COUNTY compete in the NAIA division. ALLEGHENY COUNTY

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Pittsburgh’s DOWNTOWN ALLENTOWN MARKET SQUARE SOUTH SIDE communities 412-431-0100 412-261-2343 412-431-4157 FOURTH AVENUE OAKLAND 412-261-7538 412-621-3178 since 1855. GATEWAY CENTER OLIVER 412-261-3098 412-261-8400

EAST

BRADDOCK HILLS MONROEVILLE SQUIRREL HILL 412-271-8400 412-373-7000 412-521-7031 EAST LIBERTY MURRYSVILLE WESTMORELAND 412-362-7638 724-325-4130 724-836-7455 GREENGATE NORTH HUNTINGDON 724-832-8139 724-864-6635 MCKEESPORT PENN HILLS 412-673-7366 412-244-8589

NORTH

BUTLER NATRONA HEIGHTS RICHLAND 724-283-3838 724-224-8500 724-443-0250 CRANBERRY TWP. 724-779-3800 NORTH HILLS 412-366-2626

FOX CHAPEL PINE TOWNSHIP 412-782-4848 724-933-6900

SOUTH

BRENTWOOD PETERS TWP. SOUTH HILLS 412-881-3777 724-942-2660 412-831-2584 DORMONT PLEASANT HILLS VIRGINIA MANOR 412-344-9911 412-653-8600 412-531-2422 LEBANON SHOPS SOUTH FAYETTE WASHINGTON 412-344-6626 412-257-2780 724-228-3305

WEST

CRAFTON ROBINSON TWP. 412-922-4208 412-788-1099 MOON TWP. SEWICKLEY 412-262-1444 412-741-8310

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