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ANNUAL REPORT08

ALLEGHENYCONFERENCEONCOMMUNITYDEVELOPMENTANDITSAFFILIATES GREATERPITTSBURGHCHAMBEROFCOMMERCE ECONOMY LEAGUE OF SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA PITTSBURGHREGIONALALLIANCE About the Conference

ounded in 1944, the Allegheny Con - Three affiliated organizations, each staffed The REGIONAL ALLIANCE Fference on Community Development by the Conference, provide research and (PRA), a 10-county regional economic is one of the nation’s leading economic analysis, advocacy and marketing to realize development partnership, markets south - and community development organiza - the vision of the Conference leadership. to companies tions. Combining strong private sector across the region and around the world The PENNSYLVANIA ECONOMY LEAGUE OF leadership with commitment from public to attract capital investment and stim - SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA provides sector partners, we work to stimulate eco - ulate job creation. public policy research and analysis on the nomic growth and improve the Pittsburgh most critical issues for our region’s com - region’s quality of life. Our strategic focus petitiveness. is on creating a more competitive busi - ness climate and marketing the Pitts - The GREATER PITTSBURGH CHAMBER OF burgh region for investment and job COMMERCE, working with private and creation. The Conference relies upon the public sector partners, serves as our re - Regional Investors Council – leaders of gion’s chief advocate at all levels of gov - more than 300 companies and organiza - ernment to secure public sector investment tions – to provide time, talent and re - and legislative and regulatory improve - sources to advance our agenda. ments to our business climate.

The Pittsburgh Region

00 From The 2009-2011 Chair

he Pittsburgh region has made real and im - To fully unlock the potential of our region, espe - Tportant progress in recent years, from bil - cially in difficult economic times, we must make lion -dollar-plus corporate investments to the greater strides to improve the competitiveness positive national and international media atten - of our business climate and be aggressive in tion inspired by Pittsburgh 250, the yearlong cele - opening doors to opportunity for our children bration of our region as a center of both world- and grandchildren. changing history and world-changing innovation. Our 2009-2011 Agenda is focused on the priorities I want to thank James E. Rohr, chairman and CEO that sustain and nurture that competitiveness. We of PNC Group, Inc., for his lead - are fighting to keep the business climate compet - ership as Conference chair for 2006-2008 and as itive by staving off tax increases; making contin - chair of the Pittsburgh 250 Commission. Jim led ued progress toward simpler, more cost-effective the effort to refocus the Conference agenda; he governance; pushing for infrastructure projects brought an unparalleled passion and commitment that will improve logistics and access for regional to promoting and improving our region. I look for - employers; and urging those employers and tal - ward to building on these achievements, assuring ented workers to imagine – and prepare for – a our region’s continued prosperity and working bright future here. with you to make it a reality. I’m honored and humbled to serve as the 2009- We have many worthy assets to recommend the 2011 Conference chair and look forward to work - Pittsburgh region. Home to “America’s Most ing with all of our partners to tackle our Livable City,” our region boasts a diverse, high- challenges and create opportunities. tech economy; a dedicated and skilled work - Sincerely, force; affordable cost of living; and an enviable quality of life, from world-class arts and culture John P. Surma to championship sports teams. Let’s leverage Chair, on our many assets to tackle our challenges from a Community Development position of strength. Chairman & CEO, Steel Corporation

1 From Executive Officer

s I prepare to transition back into the private do. These private sector leaders provide the time, A sector, looking back on this past year has talent and resources that keep our continuous im - particular significance for me – not only because of provement “wheel” turning. the successful culmination of Pittsburgh 250, the creation of thousands of new jobs and the On page 5, you’ll read about how the Pittsburgh achievement of several critical business climate Regional Alliance has exceeded its three-year improvements, but also because the close of 2008 project win goal, having assisted 105 companies marks five years since my tenure as CEO began. in creating more than 26,000 jobs. Furthermore, the amount of annual capital investment since When I came to Pittsburgh five years ago, having 2006 has increased more than 10-fold – from $120 advised economic development organizations all million to $1.5 billion. This is a testament to our over the nation, I was particularly intrigued by this continued and enhanced focus on the competi - opportunity because of the innovative model I’d tiveness improvements and economic develop - be helping to implement. While the Conference ment opportunities with the greatest regional organizations had been working in partnership for returns. While we had the historic Westinghouse many years, our region’s private sector leadership Electric Company headquarters expansion in felt we could do better by bringing together our 2007, we welcomed a landmark alternative energy organizations’ civic and economic development manufacturing expansion by German-owned functions. A more cohesive structure would bet - Flabeg in 2008. Plus, Pittsburgh 250 provided a ter enable us to address the needs of our “cus - global spotlight for these exciting developments tomers,” existing regional employers, those and many more. considering expansion and relocation, and their current and prospective employees. Former Pennsylvania Community and Economic Development Secretary Dennis Yablonsky will Thus, our continuous improvement model was succeed me as CEO of the Conference. I offer him created – and it sure is working. Through this na - my best wishes as he takes the helm of one of our tional best practice model, we capitalize on the nation’s premier civic leadership organizations. Pittsburgh Regional Alliance’s acclaimed market - ing and project management expertise, the Cham - Thank you for helping us to build an ever-better ber’s fierce advocacy, and the Economy League’s Pittsburgh region. comprehensive research and analysis, all under the Sincerely, umbrella of the Conference, which has focused on the pressing civic and economic issues of the day Michael Langley for 65 years. We work together to enhance the re - Chief Executive Officer gion’s economic prosperity and quality of life with Allegheny Conference on Community Development our Regional Investors at the center of all that we

2 2006-2008 PROGRESS Strengthened by a 65-year history and propelled by today’s leading employers, the Conference is focused on five goals that trigger regional transformation: Stimulating new business investments. • As a 10-county economic development hub, we are nationally recognized for our global outreach and project management expertise.

An improved business climate. • We create the solutions for the tax and regulatory challenges that inhibit our region’s employers – and advocate for change at all levels of government.

Targeted transportation and infrastructure investments. • We open doors to growth by convening strategic partnerships and pushing long-term projects to fruition.

Simpler, more cost-effective governance. • We roll up our sleeves and work with elected officials to streamline our government, reducing duplication and improving its responsiveness.

Positioning the region as an attractive workplace for a diverse workforce. • We are focused on creating a skilled future workforce while pooling regional resources to attract today’s top-notch talent.

* SPECIAL INITIATIVE: Pittsburgh 250 See page 11 .

3 Pittsburgh Regional Alliance : “2007 Top U.S. Economic Development Group” – Site Selection , May 2008

Pittsburgh 250 Ambassador Tour of Europe: “2008 Excellence in Economic Development Award” – International Economic Development Council (IEDC)

Southpointe II business park is home to national energy leader Inc.’s new LEED-certified world headquarters facility.

4 Stimulating New Business Investments The Pittsburgh Regional Alliance (PRA), the marketing affiliate of the Allegheny Conference, has recently strengthened its business development efforts in two key areas: regional partnership and collaboration and expanded worldwide outreach. Partnership: Three Years, 100+ Wins, Worldwide Outreach: The PRA Mission Model: $2.2 Billion Invested Regional Marketing, Global Scale • Create a delegation inclusive of local From 2006-2008, the PRA worked with its 50- The PRA has refined an effective and unique companies, economic development member partnership across 10 counties to directly business development mission model that en - organizations and other partners. assist more than 100 companies in expanding or gages regional stakeholders in the marketing locating in the Pittsburgh region – resulting in process. 2008 initiatives included: the Pittsburgh • Leverage, when relevant, an extraordinary commitments to create or retain more than 250 Ambassador Tour of Europe, in partnership regional quality-of-life asset (i.e. the PSO or 26,400 jobs and invest $2.2 billion (compared to with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra* (PSO); ) to promote economic $432 million invested in 2003-2005). Opportunity China; Opportunity India; Oppor - development interest. tunity Alberta, ; and a Stockholm, Sweden • Hold individual and group meetings with The PRA set out to double its 2003-2005 average mission in partnership with Ericsson and the corporate relocation/expansion prospects. annual win count of 20 by the end of 2008. Not Pittsburgh Penguins. • Foster export opportunities and promote only did it exceed this goal (with 41), but annual * Key connections were made during the Tour, the sec - capital investment reached record levels during ond successful PRA/PSO partnership, that later led to other connections for corporate delegates. 2006-2008, exceeding $1.5 billion in 2008 alone. establishing nonstop regional air service to Europe. See page 7. • Bolster existing international relationships (i.e. regional alumni, in-country companies with regional ties, ‘sister’ city partners, 2006 2007 2008 TOTAL U.S. Embassies). Located PRA Projects 29 35 41 105 Created 1,940 3,007 5,343 10,290 Jobs Retained 1,414 5,692 9,064 16,170 Total 3,354 8,699 14,407 26,460 Capital Investment ($mil) $120.1 $552.1 $1,547.2 $2,219.4

ENERGIZING A BIG DEAL: Long-Term Partnership Leads to $30 Million Alternative Energy Investment, 300 New Jobs Germany-based ing work of the Conference organizations and Today, more than 1,500 acres of business sites Flabeg, a global their public sector partners. are either shovel-ready or under development glass processing in the airport area to accommodate company leader specializing In 2003, the Conference helped bring together expansions and relocations to the region. In - in high-tech glass an unprecedented coalition – the Tri-County Air - novative partnerships and strategic public sec - and mirror appli - port Partnership (T-CAP) – to collaboratively tor investment have led Flabeg – and many cations, is creating tackle airport area problems that were stalling other companies aided by the PRA’s individual - up to 300 new jobs and building its first U.S. regional economic growth. Staffed by the Con - ized project management – to grow and invest parabolic solar mirror manufacturing facility at ference and headed by the Allegheny County in the Pittsburgh region. Clinton Commerce Park, the 240-acre site near Airport Authority and elected leadership from Pittsburgh International Airport. Solar mirrors Allegheny, Beaver and Washington counties, produced at the $30 million, 209,000-square- T-CAP secured the infrastructure investment “We’re pleased to add to the region’s thriving foot facility will support electricity generation needed to transportation links and lay green technology and advanced manufac - worldwide. The project reinforces our region’s critical water and sewer lines, with instrumental turing industries and to keep the company of position as a global supply chain leader in clean assistance from the Commonwealth’s Business some 350 foreign-owned companies already energy solutions, an enhancement of our his - in Our Sites program. In 2001, the Conference here. Our location decision was simplified by advocated for a “Business in Our Sites” ap - toric strengths in coal, natural gas and commer - generous and cooperative assistance from cial nuclear energy. proach to then-candidate and now Governor Ed - ward G. Rendell. After his election, Governor the PRA and county and state officials, as This project – the largest start-up manufactur - Rendell supported implementation of the pro - well as the existence of pad-ready parcels ing operation secured in the region this decade gram and it has been an important element in near the airport.” – may never have happened without the ongo - state economic development policy ever since. – Axel Buchholz, CEO, Flabeg Group

| ALLEGHENY CONFERENCE ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | 2008 ANNUAL REPORT | 5 An Improved Business Climate How Competitiveness Improvements have Laid the Groundwork for Billions in Investment United States Steel Corporation and Incorporated have each announced plans for billion-dollar-plus investments, the largest of their kind in the region since the construction of Pittsburgh International Airport. The Allegheny Conference helped to make these projects possible by removing barriers that stood in their way. U. S. Steel and Allegheny Technologies are not alone. Other major recent expansions include Westinghouse Electric Company; MEDRAD, Inc.; American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.; , Inc. (now Philips Home Health Care Services); ; and Flabeg, which recently broke ground on a major new man - ufacturing facility (see page 5).

Energy Cost Structure Improvement In early 2007, the Chamber began laying the technology and regulations. While the effort will Due to unintended effects of electricity deregula - groundwork for change by educating lawmakers take time, the County’s commitment to improv - tion, Pennsylvania has been at a major disadvan - and lobbying for passage of legislation that ing the process is clear. tage to competitor states for investment projects. would create a more competitive electricity rate In 2006, research by the Economy League re - environment. vealed that the inability of large industrial elec - tricity consumers to secure long-term, fixed-rate For a company like U. S. Steel, energy is a large contracts with providers of their choice was a operating cost. The company was suffering from major impediment to increased industrial invest - fluctuating prices in an unregulated market (de - ment in the region. spite the company’s consistent use levels), and the energy costs at its Mon Valley Works were among the least competitive of its nationwide operations.

As for Allegheny Technologies , Chairman, Presi - dent and CEO Pat Hassey publicly announced in July 2007 that a failure to pass legislation to ad - dress this problem would “at a minimum chill and perhaps even kill capital investment, lead to reductions in industrial operations and accelerate U. S. Steel: Leading manufacturer of steel for the manufacturing job losses across Pennsylvania.” automotive, appliance and construction industries. Legislators finally heard the call and passed The Regional Employees : 4,500 Electric Generation and Customer Choice Act, Recent Investment: $1.2 billion in its Clairton Plant Fighting for a More clearing the way for large industrial users to ne - to enhance its environmental performance and to Competitive Tax Climate gotiate long-term, fixed-rate contracts with the help ensure the long-term viability of the U. S. Steel provider of their choice and removing a potential As a founding member of the statewide CompetePA Mon Valley Works. coalition, the Conference has worked to improve roadblock to our economic prosperity. two of the most uncompetitive aspects of Penn - Results: Cleaner air for Mon Valley residents; secu - sylvania’s Corporate Net Income tax – the cap on Improved Air Quality Permitting rity for thousands of company employees and their net operating loss carryforwards and the sales fac - Unlike those in much of the Commonwealth, families; the creation of 600 new construction jobs. tor apportionment. We’ve also fought to maintain manufacturers in Allegheny County must secure the previously legislated phase-out of the capital air quality permits from the Allegheny County Allegheny Technologies: Its advanced met - stock and franchise tax. And we helped to see that Health Department (ACHD) rather than the als – titanium and specialty alloys – are used in the no new taxes were placed on employers by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Pro- aerospace and defense, chemical process, oil and gas, Commonwealth. These efforts amounted to $1 bil - tection (DEP). Economy League research revealed electrical energy and medical markets. lion in tax reductions for employers during the that some projects were being delayed months, Regional Employees : 2,900 even years, by inefficient ACHD permitting oper - past three years. Recent Investment: $1.16 billion expansion of ations. In April 2008 – with input from the Al - The Conference works closely with the CompetePA local operations (construction of a new hot rolling legheny Conference, industrial employers and coalition to enable Pennsylvania employers to plant and consolidation of its Natrona and Brack - numerous environmental organizations – Al - speak with one voice about priorities for change enridge electrical steel melt shops). legheny County Executive an - and the negative impacts of new taxes on our re - nounced a comprehensive overhaul of the ACHD Results: Increased production at the new facility gion’s economic prosperity. air quality permitting function to eliminate a could eventually spur growth beyond the construc - Visit www.CompetePA.com for more information. backlog of permits and update air monitoring tion jobs that will be created.

6 Targeted Transportation and Infrastructure Investments Airport Area Continues to Take Off More than 1,500 acres of shovel-ready sites are under development or ready for investment near Pittsburgh International Airport. And the Tri-County Airport Partnership (T-CAP), staffed by the Allegheny Conference, brought together the elected leadership of Allegheny, Beaver and Washington coun - ties and the Authority to help make it happen. The ribbon has been cut on another project championed by T-CAP, the $67 million “missing ramps” project linking Interstate 79 and the Parkway West (I-279/Route 22/30), with improved traffic flow and access to airport area business sites. This key connection for development efforts was deemed “the region’s highest transportation priority” by a national panel Access and infrastructure are growing of Urban Land Institute experts in 2003. at Pittsburgh International Airport

Regional Partnership Opens Allegheny Conference responded by conven - was already in place, we were able to craft an “Gateway to Europe” ing and staffing the Regional Air Service Part - agreement in a matter of weeks that shared nership, a one-of-a-kind national best the risk with Delta on an investment that is “The region is cele - practice model in economic development, critical to the region’s future. Now that non - brating the return of which I was honored to chair. The Partnership stop service to Paris’ Charles de Gaulle air - nonstop European – made up of the Conference, the Allegheny port will begin this June, the Partnership, air service at Pitts - County Airport Authority and Allegheny under the leadership of Peter Kalis, is work - burgh International County Executive Dan Onorato – performed ing to promote the new service and plan for Airport. It’s more market analyses that demonstrated the high the inaugural flight. than a Delta Airlines demand for nonstop European service. flight to Paris; it re- I’m looking forward to taking a seat on the opens a critical gate - That research strengthened our case as we first flight! But, more importantly, I’m pleased way to European approached airline executives worldwide. to know that our sustained engagement on destinations for our region’s strong global We ramped up focus in 2008, partnering with the issues that matter most to our region’s business base and enhances our ability to at - the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra on the businesses has helped to improve our con - tract new investment. Accomplishing this Pittsburgh 250 Ambassador Tour of Europe nections to the global economy and has con - longstanding goal was made possible only to meet with Northwest and KLM airlines in tributed to the long-term prosperity of the through an innovative regional partnership in Amsterdam. place we call home.” which I, as an Allegheny Conference Regional Investor and leader of a global firm, was proud It took a few months, but those meetings – Daniel I. Booker, Partner, Reed Smith LLP to play an active role. paid off. In mid-September, Delta called. The company was in the process of acquiring In 2004, we lost nonstop overseas service Northwest and had heard of our desire for in - as a result of tumult in the air industry. The ternational service. Because the Partnership

The Conference and its partners worked to secure air service to Europe – Begins June 3, 2009

| ALLEGHENY CONFERENCE ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | 2008 ANNUAL REPORT | 7 Simpler, More Cost-Effective Governance Progress for Streamlined Government: Working Against a City and County Consider Consolidation Pending Pension Crisis Having researched government operations and While underfunded public pensions are a press - consolidation models for many years, the Confer - ing issue across the nation, one-quarter of the ence supported the Citizens Advisory Committee country’s public employee pension plans are ac - on the Efficiency and Effectiveness of City-County tually located in Pennsylvania. The Economy Government as an ongoing source of research League has been conducting research and analy - and analysis on consolidation issues. The 2008 sis to develop strategies for municipalities to release of the Committee’s report recommended make good on their employee retirement prom - Tax Reform Could Reclaim $237M that the City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County: ises while continuing to deliver services. In 2008, Annually, Eases Business Burden the Economy League made recommendations • further intensify existing functional Earned income tax (EIT) collection reform was based on its findings to the Pennsylvania Senate; cooperation; passed into law in summer 2008, benefiting em - it is educating other stakeholders and mobilizing ployers, workers, municipalities and school dis - • formalize that cooperation by signing a statewide coalition around the issue. Mean - tricts across the Commonwealth, while creating a “cooperation compact;” and while, the Economy League is also a member of a new opportunity to attract business invest - • put the issue of structural consolidation an Institute of Politics (IOP) subcommittee, pool - ment. Act 32 of 2008 streamlines and standard - before voters at the earliest ing its independent research with the IOP’s to izes EIT collection practices, reducing the number appropriate time. continue investigation into possible solutions. of collectors from more than 560 to 69 and po - The Conference supports these recommendations, tentially recouping up to $237 million in lost rev - provided testimony at subsequent legislative hear - enues annually. This reform began with the ings, made presentations and continues to take an “It is rewarding to have had research and analysis of the Pennsylvania Depart - active part in this regional conversation. a personal hand, as an Al - ment of Community and Economic Development legheny Conference Re - (DCED) and the Economy League. It succeeded gional Investor, in bringing thanks in large part to the coalition building and accountability and effi - advocacy efforts of the Chamber, along with strong private sector engagement and partner - ciency to the statewide ship with DCED and others. earned income tax process, a great example of how we can reduce the fragmentation of our local govern - ment. As a national firm with offices across the state, our new ability to file just one claim with one collector lifts a significant administrative burden and allows us to focus on the more pressing issues of our business.” – Thomas L. VanKirk CEO, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

8 Positioning the Region as an Attractive Workplace for a Diverse Workforce New Job Posting Web Site Launched able jobs in the region and connects them with information about southwestern Pennsylvania as To enhance access to and publicize available career an attractive place to live and work. opportunities, the Allegheny Conference launched www.ImagineMyNewJob.com . The Web site auto - During its first month, ImagineMyNewJob.com matically retrieves all job postings in the region – attracted more than 8,000 visitors. An outreach from big search engines to individual company campaign to encourage workers in other areas to site postings – and makes them available in a sin - come to Pittsburgh included outdoor billboards, gle place. This allows anybody in Pittsburgh or direct mail, media relations, podcasting and social Pittsburgh Regional Compact around the world to discover nearly all of the avail- media tactics. Helps Build Tomorrow’s Workforce To address the persistent issue that regional em - ployers are struggling to find skilled applicants to fill their job openings while students believe they cannot find jobs in our region, the Conference of - ficially launched the Pittsburgh Regional Compact in November 2007. The initiative is a coordinated approach across the region’s 10 counties to pre - pare our students for tomorrow’s jobs in the region through creating partnerships among employers, educators and students. In its first year, the Compact worked with 130 em - ployers reaching more than 32,000 students in more than 50 school districts, enhanced and as - sisted by Compact partners – employers, school districts and workforce development organiza - tions – across the region. Visit www.PittsburghRegionalCompact.org for more information.

“I’m passionate about the Pittsburgh Regional Compact because it answers the critical question: ‘where is the next generation’s workforce going to come from?’ The Compact is connecting employers and educators to pro - vide career education … real world career education that makes students aware of the range of jobs and careers in the region and shows them how to prepare for these opportunities. It’s win-win. Compact partners’ efforts across all 10 counties are preparing a talent pool to fill tomorrow’s workforce pipeline. At the same time, young people have the chance to actually imagine – and create – their futures here.” – David J. Malone, CLU CHFC President & CEO, Gateway Financial Group, Inc.

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Celebrating a Region

ittsburgh 250 set out to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the naming Pof Pittsburgh by changing perceptions; providing lasting legacies to future generations; and, most important of all, encouraging a shared sense of past, present and future among the people of 14 counties of southwestern Pennsylvania.

In 2005, The Allegheny Conference agreed to facilitate the initiative in partnership with the Senator John History Center and VisitPittsburgh at the invitation of the Allegheny County Executive and the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh.

“What an amazing year! Through Pittsburgh 250 we celebrated yesterday, today and tomorrow. We asked everyone to "imagine what you can do here" and raised the visibility of our region (with more than 1 billion media impressions worldwide) as a great place to visit, live, work and play.

An estimated 1 million people participated in Pittsburgh 250 signature events and projects. From a big-time international bike race (the American Eagle Outfitters ® Tour of Pennsylvania, Presented by Healthy High 5 ®); to a community trail ride (The PNC Legacy Trail Ride); to the Pittsburgh 250 Festival of Lights; Reunion 2008; Pittsburgh 250 & Fit; 100 Com - munity Connections projects celebrating pride and progress; and a refurbished and trail for the next generation, Pittsburgh 250 showcased all that our wonderful region – home of America’s Most Livable City – has to offer.

We've shed our smoky image for green leadership, high-tech and high-art, while retaining a distinct sense of community and place. We're proud of where we came from, but we can't wait to see what the next 250 holds!”

– Pittsburgh 250 Commission Chair James E. Rohr Chairman & CEO, The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

11 A Celebration with Lasting Regional Impact: Signature Projects Pittsburgh’s story began with George Washington’s trails to our region and his destination, the Forks of the , today’s Point State Park. The Pittsburgh 250 signature projects commemorate that history, bring Washing ton’s experience to the present day and provide important legacies to future generations.

A Great American Trail “With the support of Pittsburgh 250 and the Allegheny Conference, we worked hard with the Allegheny Trail Alliance to secure all but a half- mile of the missing nine miles of right-of-way of the Great Allegheny Pas - sage – the 335-mile trail that connects Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C. The Great Allegheny Passage, which follows Washington’s first trail to Pittsburgh, never reaches more than a 2-percent grade, making it ‘the most accessible great trail experience in the world.’ Through the collec - tive Pittsburgh 250 effort, the Allegheny Trail Alliance has completed four new miles of trail, with the balance under construction. Best of all, we’ve paved the way for a unique recreational experience for all ages and generations to come.” – Linda McKenna Boxx, President, Allegheny Trail Alliance

Pennsylvania History in Action – and Print “French & Indian War, Inc. published Pennsylvania’s Forbes Trail: Gate - ways and Getaways Along the Legendary Route from to Pittsburgh , a unique heritage driving guide to the Commonwealth, com - memorating the Forbes expedition of 1758 that led to the naming of Pitts - burgh. It features one of the best collections of historic sites, outdoor recreation, travel amenities and family destinations in the nation. It’s been very well received – 7,000 of the 10,000 copies first published were sold in the first five months. The guide is available for purchase at www.ForbesTrail.org .” – French & Indian War 250 Inc. Chair C .J. Queenan, Jr. Senior Counsel, K&L Gates, LLP

12 Celebrating a Region

Point State Park: A Revitalized “Front Yard” “The has worked closely with the Pennsylvania De - partment of Conservation and Natural Resources to complete the first phase of the Point State Park project, the largest park investment in Pennsylvania history, and Washington’s destination, ‘The Forks of the Ohio.’ Funding for the second phase has been secured and construction is under way to provide a new ‘front yard’ for the growing residential neighborhood of . Having been a central point of revitalization during the region’s first Renaissance more than 50 years ago, transforming Point State Park to reflect today’s Pittsburgh region is a fitting historic tribute with long-term quality of life returns.” – Signature Projects Committee Co-Chair Mike Watson Senior Vice President, Richard King Mellon Foundation

Co nnecting Communities Across 14 Counties “I am honored to have co-chaired Community Connections along with Cathy Lewis Long (Executive Director of The Sprout Fund) and George Miles (Conference Regional Investor and board member, President and CEO of WQED Multimedia). Through this unprecedented initiative, administered by The Sprout Fund, we awarded grants for 100 small-scale, community-based projects in 14 counties totaling $1 million, while engaging more than 270 citizens in a broad and comprehensive community decision-making process to select grantees among some 500 proposals. Those selected supported ‘Pride and Progress’ in southwestern Pennsylvania, through everything from historical fortification and contemporary art to environmental heritage and the ‘neighborliness’ of Pittsburgh. But the most important – and inspiring – outcome of the initiative are the seeds now planted across 14 counties from which new regional relationships have already begun to grow. That groundwork will be instrumental in making great things happen here throughout the next 250 years.” – Community Connections Co-Chair Aradhna M. Dhanda President and CEO, Leadership Pittsburgh Inc .

| ALLEGHENY CONFERENCE ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | 2008 ANNUAL REPORT | 13 14 The People Behind The Progress

e extend our profound appreciation for the engaged leadership, dedication and hard work of our Board Wmembers, Regional Investors and other regional partners. Your time, talent and resources advance our agenda, improve our regional economic competitiveness and enhance our quality of life.

Because of your partnership and commitment, our children and grandchildren can imagine a bright future here.

Join the following group of regional changemakers. Contact us today to become personally involved in improving southwestern Pennsylvania.

15 Allegheny Conference on Community Development 2009 BOARd Of dIRECTORS

OffICERS CHAIR John P. Surma CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Michael Langley VICE CHAIR Charles E. Bunch AT COUNSEL David A. Brownlee TREASURER Kimberly Tillotson Fleming PAST CHAIR James E. Rohr SECRETARY Michele Fabrizi MEMBERS Robert O. Agbede, Chester Engineers Inc. Charles L. Gregory, SonyTechnology Center - Pittsburgh Vincent Sands,The Bank of NewYork Mellon Corporation Greg Babe, Bayer Corporation Charles L. Hammel III, David S. Shapira, , Inc. Esther L. Barazzone, Ph.D., J. Brett Harvey, CONSOL Energy, Inc. William E. Strickland, Jr., Manchester Bidwell Corporation Daniel I. Booker, Esq., Reed Smith LLP L. Patrick Hassey, AlleghenyTechnologies Incorporated John P. Surma, United States Steel Corporation James S. Broadhurst, Eat'n Park Hospitality Group, Inc. William R. Johnson, H. J. Heinz Company Stephen R.Tritch,Westinghouse Electric Company Charles E. Bunch, PPG Industries, Inc. Peter J. Kalis, K & L Gates WalterW.Turner, , Inc. Julie Caponi, , Inc. Michael Langley, Allegheny Conference on SunilWadhwani, iGate Corporation Community Development Carlos M. Cardoso, Inc. Milton A.Washington, AHRCO Robert H. Luffy, RandolphW. Carson, Eaton Corporation – Electric Group MichaelWatson, Richard King Mellon Foundation David J. Malone, CLU CHFC, Gateway Financial Group Inc. Helen Hanna Casey, Howard Hanna Real Estate Services David M. Matter, Company Jared L. Cohon, Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University MEMBERS EMERITI Kenneth R. Melani, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Randall Dearth, Corporation Douglas D. Danforth George L. Miles, Jr.,WQED Multimedia Nicholas J. Deluliis, CNX Gas Corporation Henry L. Hillman Todd C. Moules, National City J. Christopher Donahue, Federated Investors Inc. James E. Lee Terrence J. Murphy, Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania Charles J. Dougherty, Howard M. Love Mark A. Nordenberg, Laura Ellsworth, Jones Day Martin G. McGuinn Morgan K. O’Brien, Mark Evans, ConfluenceTechnologies Inc. Thomas H. O’Brien Grant Oliphant,The Pittsburgh Foundation Michele Fabrizi, MARC USA C.J. Queenan, Jr. Ralph J. Papa, Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania KarenWolk Feinstein, Jewish Healthcare Foundation Vincent A. Sarni Robert P. Randall,TRACO KimberlyTillotson Fleming, Hefren-Tillotson, Inc. Richard P. Simmons David F. Rebholz, FedEx Ground John P. Friel, MEDRAD, Inc. William P. Snyder III James E. Rohr,The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Murry S. Gerber, Equitable Resources, Inc. Jeffrey A. Romoff, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center William P. Getty, ClaudeWorthington Benedum Foundation JohnT. Ryan III, Mine Safety Appliances Company

16 Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce 2009 BOARd Of dIRECTORS

OffICERS CHAIR Terrence J. Murphy PAST CHAIR David J. Malone VICE CHAIR Christopher J. Masciantonio CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Michael Langley SECRETARY/TREASURER Daniel S. Wilson

MEMBERS G. Andrew Bonnewell, Esq., Federated Investors Inc. Michael Langley, Allegheny Conference on Luanne Radermacher, MEDRAD, Inc. Community Development JohnT. Buckley,The Bank of NewYork Mellon Corporation William Ries, PPG Industries, Inc. Deborah P. Lippert, Pennsylvania AmericanWater Randy Cheetham, CSXTransportation Alan Robertson, Pittsburgh BusinessTimes David J. Malone, CLU CHFC, Gateway Financial Group Inc. John R. Denny,The Hillman Company Arthur J. Rooney II, Christopher J. Masciantonio, United States Rick Henry,WTAE-TV/Channel 4 Steel Corporation Gary E. Slagel, CNX Gas Corporation Tommy O. Johnson, CONSOL Energy, Inc. Terrence J. Murphy, Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc. Daniel S.Wilson, Eat’n Park Hospitality Group, Inc. Michael L. Koff, SonyTechnology Center - Pittsburgh David M. O’Brien, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Susan Zemba, Alcoa Inc. Thomas F. Lamb, Jr.,The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

| ALLEGHENY CONFERENCE ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | 2008 ANNUAL REPORT | 17 Pittsburgh Regional Alliance 2009 PARTnERS

OffICERS CHAIR J.Brett Harvey CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Michael Langley TREASURER/SECRETARY Samuel J. Stephenson

MEMBERS Greg Babe, Bayer Corporation Jeff M. Kotula,Washington County Chamber of Commerce Greg Quatchak, NAIOP The HonorableThomas Balya,Westmoreland County MichaelW. Krajovic, Fay-Penn Economic The Honorable , City of Pittsburgh Development Council JoAnneW. Boyle, Ph.D., Seton Hill University The Honorable Rodney Ruddock, Indiana County Michael Langley, Allegheny Conference on Donald F. Chappel, Greene County Industrial Community Development David B. Ruppersberger,TheTechnology Collaborative Developments, Inc. Larry J. Larese,Westmoreland County Industrial Audrey Russo, PittsburghTechnology Council The Honorable David Coder, Greene County Development Corporation Vincent Sands,The Bank of NewYork Mellon Corporation Dennis Davin, Allegheny County Department of Richard Lunak, InnovationWorks, Inc. Economic Development The Honorable James Scahill, Armstrong County The Honorable Larry Maggi,Washington County Jeffrey A. Elser, FirstEnergy Corporation Diane Sheets, Community Development Corporation of John Manzetti, Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse Butler County William Randell Forister, Allegheny County Airport Authority Michael Matesic, Idea Foundry Donald F. Smith Jr., RIDC John P. Friel, MEDRAD, Inc. Robbie Matesic, Greene County, Department The Honorable Joseph Spanik, Beaver County of Economic Development Andy Hannah, Plextronics Byron G. Stauffer, Jr., Indiana County Office of Petra Mitchell, Catalyst Connection Planning & Development Karl Harris, Penn State, ARL Electro-Optics Center Linda Nitch, Lawrence County Economic Robert Stephany, Urban Redevelopment Authority J. Brett Harvey, CONSOL Energy, Inc. Development Corporation Samuel J. Stephenson, Parente Randolph, LLC Dr. James R. Hassinger, Southwestern Pennsylvania The Honorable Dan Onorato, Allegheny County Commission ThomasW. Sterling, United States Steel Corporation Richard L. Palilla, Armstrong County Department DennisThompson, DSN Innovations Dana P. Henry, Indiana County Center for Economic of Planning & Development Operations The Honorable DanielVogler, Lawrence County James Palmer, Beaver County Corporation for The Honorable James L. Kennedy, Butler County Economic Development The HonorableVincent Zapotosky, Fayette County

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OffICERS CHAIR Laura Ellsworth PAST CHAIR Thomas L. VanKirk VICE CHAIR Paul Hennigan CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Michael Langley SECRETARY/TREASURER Louis L. Testoni

MEMBERS Tony Atwater, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Daniel R. Holtz, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Jeffrey Morrow, , FSB Georgia Berner, Berner International Corporation Mark R. Hornak, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC Robert P. Nadin. Sunoco, Inc. Diana Block, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Alex Johnson, PhD, Community College Jack R. Norris, CB Richard Ellis – Pittsburgh of Allegheny County Ray Carter,WPXI-TV James J. Restivo, Jr., Reed Smith LLP RobertW. Kampmeinert, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Ronald Davenport, Jr., Sheridan Broadcasting Corporation Richard Russell, Giant Eagle, Inc. JamesW. Keating, Jr., National City Gregory G. Dell’Omo, PhD, Timothy Ryan, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC Jay Kruisselbrink, BAA USA Robert C. Denove, Deloitte &Touche USA LLP Lynne D. Schmidt, PPG Industries, Inc. John E. Kosar, Burt Hill John J. Dolan, First Commonwealth Financial Corporation Larry G. Schultz, United States Steel Corporation Michael Langley, Allegheny Conference on Malesia Dunn, GlaxoSmithKline Community Development Vijai P. Singh, University of Pittsburgh David H. Ehrenwerth, K&L Gates JeffreyW. Letwin, Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP Tori Haring-Smith, PhD,Washington & Jefferson College Laura Ellsworth, Jones Day Joseph C. Manzinger,The Hillman Company Samuel J. Stephenson, Parente Randolph, LLC Richard Epstein, Ekker, Kuster, McConnell, & Epstein, LLP Joseph A. Massaro III, Massaro Corporation Louis L.Testoni, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Eric Hanson, Development Dimensions International J. Kevin McMahon,The Pittsburgh CulturalTrust William E.Troup, Sisterson & Co. LLP Paul Hennigan, PhD, John P. Meegan, Hefren-Tillotson, Inc. Dennis Unkovic, Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP James E. Herald, Mine Safety Appliances Company James C. Mesloh, Dominion Foundation Thomas L.VanKirk, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC Mary Hines, PhD, Joseph Milicia, Jr.,Turner Construction Company RichardWeber, Resources, LLC Stuart G. Hoffman,The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Barbara K. Mistick, PhD, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh David L.Wohleber, Eat'n Park Hospitality Group, Inc.

| ALLEGHENY CONFERENCE ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | 2008 ANNUAL REPORT | 19 Allegheny Conference Regional Investors Council ABARTA, Inc. Centimark Corporation FifthThird Bank Abay Ethiopian Cuisine CH2M Hill/IDC Architects First Commonwealth Financial Corporation About Pittsburgh, Inc. Chaska Property Advisors, Inc. FirstEnergy Corporation Acusis Chatham University First National Bank AECOM Chester Engineers, Inc. Fitzsimmons Metal AHRCO Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Fragasso Financial Advisors Alcoa Foundation Chip Ganassi RacingTeams, Inc. FSN Pittsburgh Alcoa Inc. Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania GAI Consultants, Inc. Allegheny College ClaudeWorthington Benedum Foundation Gannett Fleming Inc. Allegheny County Airport Authority CNX Gas Gateway Financial Group, Inc. AlleghenyTechnologies Incorporated Cohen & Grigsby Gateway Rehabilitation Center Alpern Rosenthal General Industries AMCOM Office Systems Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc. Getting to the Point, Inc. American Bridge Company Comcast Spotlight Giant Eagle, Inc. AmericanTextile Company Community College of Allegheny County GlaxoSmithKline Applied Systems Associates, Inc. ConcurrentTechnologies Corporation Glimcher Group Inc. Arch Street Management, LLC ConfluenceTechnologies Inc. The Grable Foundation ARDEX Engineered Cements CONSOL Energy, Inc. Associates, Inc. ASKO, Inc. Consumers Produce Company Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council Astorino Cowden Associates Grubb & Ellis Company Atlas Energy Resources, LLC CSXTransportation H. J. Heinz Company Atlas Services Corporation Cygnus Manufacturing Company The Hawthorne Group, Inc. BAA Pittsburgh, Inc. Davison Design & Development, Inc. Hefren-Tillotson, Inc. Babst, Calland, Clements & Zomnir, P.C. Del Monte Foods The The Bank of NewYork Mellon Corporation Deloitte &Touche USA LLP Henderson Brothers BASF Corporation Development Dimensions International, Inc. HeritageValley Health System Bayer Corporation Ditto Document Solutions, Inc. Heyl & Patterson, Inc. Berner International Corporation Dollar Bank, FSB Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield BombardierTransportation Dominion Delivery Hilb, Rogal & Hobbs, LLC Boyden The The Hillman Company Brayman Construction Company Duquesne Light Company The Hillman Foundation, Inc. Brunner, Inc. Duquesne University Hoechstetter Printing Co. Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC Eastman Chemical Company Horizon Properties The Buhl Foundation Eaton Corporation Housetrends Magazine of Pittsburgh The Buncher Company Eat'n Park Hospitality Group, Inc. Howard Hanna Real Estate Services Burns & Scalo Real Estate Services, Inc. Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC The Huntington National Bank Burt Hill Eden Hall Foundation iGate Corporation Business Records Management,LLC Ekker, Kuster, McConnell & Epstein, LLP IKON Office Solutions Corporation Elliance Imperial Land Corporation Campos, Inc. Ellwood Group, Inc. Indiana University of Pennsylvania Canadian Consulate General The Elmhurst Group Industrial Scientific Corporation Carlow University EQT Corporation JBM Legal Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Ernst &Young James Gallery Carnegie Mellon University Fairmont Supply Company Janney Montgomery & Scott, LLC Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh Fay-Penn Economic Development Council JENDOCO Real Estate Catalyst Connection Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh Jennmar Corporation CB Richard Ellis-Pittsburgh Federated Investors, Inc. Jewish Healthcare Foundation CBS Radio FedEx Ground

20 Allegheny Conference Regional Investors Council Jones Day Perfido Weiskopf Wagstaff + Goettel St. Margaret Foundation K&L Gates Performance Drivers, Inc. Staley Capital Advisors Katherine Mabis McKenna Foundation Philips Home Healthcare Services Standard Steel, LLC KDKA-TV Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Inc. Sunoco, Inc. Kennametal Inc. Pipitone Group TARQUINCoRE, LLC Kennywood Entertainment Company PITT OHIO EXPRESS The Tomayko Group (TTG) Koppers, Inc. Pittsburgh Athletic Association Thiel College KPMG LLP Pittsburgh Business Times Thorp Reed & Armstrong, LLP L. B. Foster Company The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust ThoughtForm, Inc. L. Robert Kimball & Associates The Pittsburgh Foundation TRACO Lamar Advertising Company - Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Penguins Trans Associates Langholz Wilson Ellis, Inc. Pittsburgh Pirates Tube City IMS LANXESS Corportation Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Tucker Arensberg, P.C. La Roche College Pittsburgh Quarterly Turner Construction Company Louis Plung & Co. LLP Pittsburgh Steelers Union Switch & Signal Inc. Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra United States Steel Corporation Malin Bergquist & Company, LLP Pittsburgh Technology Council University of Pittsburgh Manchester Bidwell Corporation Plextronics, Inc. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center MARC USA The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. URS Corporation The Foundation Point Park University US Airways MARSH USA Inc. Value Ambridge Properties, Inc. Massaro Corporation PPG Industries, Inc. VAMCO International, Inc. McKamish Inc. Presenting Pittsburgh Van Dyk Business Systems McKesson Automation Pressley Ridge Verizon – Pennsylvania McKinsey & Company PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Verizon Wireless MEDRAD, Inc. PUMP Corporation Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP Rampart Hydro Services Washington & Jefferson College Michael Baker Corporation Range Resources – , LLC WDUQ-FM Mine Safety Appliances Company Reed Smith LLP The Weavertown Group Mizrahi Design Associates, Inc. Richard King Mellon Foundation The Webb Law Firm Montgomery & Rust, Inc. Robert Morris University Wells Fargo Insurance Services Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP The Roy A. Hunt Foundation West Penn Allegheny Health System Mt. Lebanon Office Equipment Co., Inc. Russell Standard Corporation Western Pennsylvania Conservancy N.A. Water Systems S.W. Jack Drilling Company Westin Convention Center Pittsburgh National City Sanford-Brown Institute Westinghouse Electric Company Nemacolin Woodlands Resort Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP Wetzel Consulting New Perspective Schneider Downs Whirl Magazine Corporation SDLC Partners, LP Williams Coulson NuRelm Seton Hill University WordWrite Communications LLC Oxford Development Company Shady Side Academy WPXI-TV P.J. Dick, Inc. Shenango Incorporated WQED Multimedia Parente Randolph LLC Sheridan Broadcasting Corp. WTAE-TV/Channel 4 PBS&J Siemens WYEP PEAK Technical Services, Inc. Sisterson & Co. LLP Zambrano Corporation Penn State Greater Allegheny Slippery Rock University Pennsylvania American Water Snavely Forest Products Pennsylvania TRANE Snyder Associated Companies, Inc. Pepper Hamilton LLP Solenture, Inc.

| ALLEGHENY CONFERENCE ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | 2008 ANNUAL REPORT | 21 The Pittsburgh 250 th Anniversary Commision A Major Community Investment: Thank You to the Pittsburgh 250 Commission The projects and programs supported by the Allegheny Conference on behalf of the Pittsburgh 250th Anniversary Commission represent a regional investment of more than $50 million during a three-year period. In addition, numerous other organizations invested in 250th anniversary initiatives of their own, including the Carnegie Museums, the , The Heinz Endowments, the Allegheny Regional Asset District and the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. Together, the total investment in programs and projects related to the anniversary is estimated to be close to $100 million, much of which has been focused on lasting legacies, from parks and trails to signage and publications.

OffICERS CHAIR James E. Rohr,The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. CODCHAIRS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Bill Flanagan, The Honorable J. Bracken Burns, Sr., Allegheny Conference on Community Development Washington County Commissioner The Honorable Dan Onorato, Allegheny County Executive HONORARY CHAIR David McCullough, Historian The Honorable Luke Ravenstahl, Mayor, City of Pittsburgh

HOnORARY CO-CHAIRS

Mark Cuban, Dallas Mavericks Henry L. Hillman,The Hillman Company The Honorable Edward G. Rendell, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Ronald R. Davenport Sr., Sheridan Broadcasting Raymond Lane, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers B. Smith, B. Smith Enterprises Chip Ganassi, Chip Ganassi RacingTeams, Inc. Kathleen Marshall, Choreographer/Director Thomas E. Starzl,Thomas E. StarzlTransplantation Institut e Franco Harris, Super Bakery Richard P. Mellon, Richard King Mellon Foundation John EdgarWideman, Educator/Novelist Elsie H. Hillman,The Hillman Company Arnold Palmer, Arnold Palmer Enterprises Seward Prosser Mellon, Richard King Mellon Foundation

STEERInG COMMITTEE

Linda McKenna Boxx, AlleghenyTrail Alliance Teresa F. Heinz,The Heinz Endowments George L. Miles Jr.,WQED Multimedia SuzanneW. Broadhurst, Eat'n Park Hospitality Group, Inc. David M. Hillenbrand, Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh Terrence J. Murphy, Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc. Esther L. Bush, Urban League of Pittsburgh, Inc. Clyde B. Jones III, Medical and Health Sciences Mark A. Nordenberg, University of Pittsburgh Foundation/UPMC OliverW. Byrd,The Bank of NewYork Mellon Corporation RichardV. Piacentini, Phipps Conservatory and Michael Langley, Allegheny Conference on Botanical Gardens, Inc. Jared L. Cohon, Carnegie Mellon University Community Development C. J. Queenan, Jr., K&L Gates Aradhna M. Dhanda, Leadership Pittsburgh Inc. JeffreyW. Letwin, Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP Lisa Schroeder, RiverlifeTask Force Michele Fabrizi, MARC USA Cathy Lewis Long,The Sprout Fund Juliet Lea Simonds, Community Leader Patrick Fagan, Allegheny County Labor Council (AFL-CIO) Andrew E. Masich, Senator John Heinz History Center John P. Surma, United States Steel Corporation Audrey Hillman Fisher, Audrey Hillman-Fisher Foundation Joseph R. McGrath,VisitPittsburgh Aaron A.Walton, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Christina Gabriel,The Heinz Endowments J. Kevin McMahon,The Pittsburgh CulturalTrust MichaelWatson, Richard King Mellon Foundation Kenneth Gormley, Duquesne University

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MEMBERS

Joyce Lewis Andrews, Girl ScoutsWestern Pennsylvania Donna R. Holdorf, National Road Heritage Corridor Todd C. Moules, National City Neil A. Barclay, AugustWilson Center for African Victoria M. Holt, PPG Industries, Inc. Timothy F. Murphy, United States Congress American Culture Keith Hood, Kennywood Entertainment Company Muriel J. Nuttall, Fayette County Chamber of Commerce Gregg S. Behr,The Grable Foundation William Hsu, Kennametal, Inc. Grant Oliphant,The Pittsburgh Foundation Henry S. Beukema, McCune Foundation Timothy M. Inglis, Colcom Foundation John C. Oliver III, Community Leader Ronald Bianchini Jr., Network Appliance, Inc. Scott D. Izzo, Richard King Mellon Foundation Don Orlando, SaintVincent College Karen Blumen, Allegheny County Department of Kitty M. Julian, Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh Donald Patterson, Afro American Music Institute Human Services David A. Kahley,The Progress Fund Andrew R. Quinn, Kennywood Entertainment Company Robert Boulware, FedEx Ground Colleen Kalchthaler,VisitPittsburgh Elizabeth Reiss,Three Rivers Arts Festival James S. Broadhurst, Eat’n Park Hospitality Group, Inc. EllenWeiss Kander, Steeltown Entertainment Project Kathy Risko, Leadership Pittsburgh Inc. Susan Brownlee,The Fine Foundation Ellen G. Kight, Pittsburgh Partnership for Grace E. Robinson, Grace Robinson Insurance Agency, Inc. Lynn M. Brusco, Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse Neighborhood Development Tom Rooney,The Rooney Sports & Entertainment Group Charles R. Burke Jr.,The Grable Foundation Maxwell King, Fred Rogers Center Mark K. Roosevelt, Pittsburgh Board of Public Education JoAnne E. Burley, Pittsburgh Council on Higher Education Michael L. Koff, SonyTechnology Center – Pittsburgh Mary Lou Rosemeyer, Kennywood Entertainment JohnV. Cardone,YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh David Koltash, Boy Scouts of America – Greater Company August R. Carlino, Steel Industry Heritage Corporation Pittsburgh Council Ellen A. Roth, GettingToThe Point, Inc. Doris CarsonWilliams, African American Chamber Robert J. Kumpf, Bayer Material Science LLC Clifford R. Rowe, P.J. Dick, Incorporated of Commerce ofWestern PA Carl Kurlander, Steeltown Entertainment Project J. Mickey Rowley, PA Department of Community and G. Reynolds Clark, University of Pittsburgh Kevin Lane, PittsburghTechnology Council/Catalyst Economic Development Frank M. Clark, MAGLEV, Inc. Connection David B. Ruppersberger,TheTechnology Collaborative Julia Clough,VisitPittsburgh BJ Leber,TheWestern Pennsylvania Hospital Foundation Andrew Russell,The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Stephanie Dangel, Steeltown Entertainment Project Tinsy Lipchak,VisitPittsburgh Norma J. Ryan, Brownsville Area Revitalization Corporation JamesV. Denova, ClaudeWorthington Benedum Robert H. Luffy, American Bridge Company Dan D. Sandman, United States Steel Corporation Foundation David J. Malone, Gateway Financial Group, Inc. Ned Schano, Senator John Heinz History Center Robert DeWitt,WordWrite Communications Eric K. Mann,YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh David S. Shapira, Giant Eagle, Inc. Jane A. Downing,The Pittsburgh Foundation JohnW. Manzetti, Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse Cheryl Sills, MARC USA Joan Ellenbogen, Crawford & Ellenbogen LLC Teresa Stoughton Marafino, Mountain Playhouse/ Luke Skurman, College Prowler, Inc. Green Gable Restaurant Colleen O. Fedor, Mentoring Partnership of Donald F. Smith Jr., University Partnership of Pittsburgh Southwestern PA Donald Marinelli, Carnegie Mellon University Louise Sturgess, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Tony Ferraro, Pittsburgh Brewing Company Christopher J. Masciantonio, United States Steel Foundation Corporation Sylvia Fields, Eden Hall Foundation William D.Thompkins, Pittsburgh Project Leslie Merrill McCombs, UPMC Health Plan Lisa Fischetti, Pittsburgh Public Schools Velma Monteiro-Tribble, Alcoa Foundation Marc Fleming,The Pittsburgh CulturalTrust J. Bruce McDowell, Boy Scouts of America - Greater Pittsburgh Council JessicaTrybus, Carnegie Mellon University Schuyler Foerster,World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh Maureen McFallsYoung, Carnegie Mellon University Elisa Z.Vettier,World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh Evan S. Frazier,The Hill House Association and Global Pittsburgh Susan P. McGalla, American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Ron Gancas, Soldiers & Sailors National Military RyanWalsh, Restorative Events Brett Merrell, Giant Eagle, Inc. Museum & Memorial RonaldW.Wertz,The Hillman Foundation Cynthia Miller, University of Pittsburgh Press William P. Getty, ClaudeWorthington Benedum Foundation StephanieWilliams, Somerset, Inc. Sally M. Mizerak, Performance Drivers, Inc. Jay Gilmer, 5 C's Corporation ConstanceYarris, Community Leader Maryann P. Moore, Carnegie Mellon University Diane C. Greco, Corporation Mary Zacherl, ClintonTownship Beverly Morrow-Jones,VisitPittsburgh Joanna E. Haas, Peter H. Zerega, First Commonwealth Financial Corporation Lilli Ann Mosco,WQED Multimedia Kimberly J. Hammer,The Pittsburgh Foundation Blair Zimmerman, City ofWaynesburg Ernestine Harris, GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare John P. Moskal, Marsh USA Susan G. Hockenberry, Local Government Academy M. Gayle Moss, NAACP - Pittsburgh Chapter

| ALLEGHENY CONFERENCE ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | 2008 ANNUAL REPORT | 23 Mission Statement

The Allegheny Conference on Community Development and its Affiliates – the Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce, the Pennsylvania Economy League of Southwestern Pennsylvania and the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance – work together to stimulate economic growth and improve the quality of life in southwestern Pennsylvania.

Allegheny Conference Staff Karen Adkins Edward Butor Catherine DeLoughry Claudia Graitge Kathryn Z. Klaber Dewitt Peart Meghan Skiff G. Subash Alias Cecelia Cagni Michelle Denner Debra Harshaw Michael Langley Suzi Pegg Keith Trageser Jennifer Baldwin Eric Chaikowsky Ellen Donley Anthony Holtz Patti L. Lardin Linda Plavchak Terry Tylka Shawn Bannon Albert Ciuksza Kelly Dunbar Patricia Horvatich Paul Leger Minoli Ratnatunga Ann Vilsaint Jennifer Beer Sherry Colonna Laura Fisher Brian Jensen, PhD Johna Lingelbach Jeff Rossi Kelli L. Wall Lisa Berger Roger Cranville Bill Flanagan Jael Jones Deborah Lukus Bonnie Rubin Brooke Warren Will Bernstein Philip Cynar James Futrell Leigh McIntosh Nova Rubio Ken Zapinski Eric Bitar Elaine Dailey Barbara McNees Abigail Sadowsky INTERNS Norman Brawdy Deily Ryan Moorman Janel Skelley Matt Shirey

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