The 2014 Pittsburgh Today and Tomorrow report, produced by Pittsburgh Today, analyzes recent data to assess the Pittsburgh region's standing compared with 14 U.S. cities in 10 categories. Also included are numerous in-depth reports focusing on the most important issues facing Greater Pittsburgh. More
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Pittsburgh Today and Tomorrow 2014
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Immigrants Wanted
Reestablishing the region as a destination for immigrants is increasingly seen as a prerequisite for continued economic and population growth. The U.S. Census Bureau reports that immigrants will be the main driver of U.S. population growth by mid-century. Those newcomers hold the potential to expand the workforce by filling the need for both the low-skilled... More
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Value in Visitors
Southwestern Pennsylvania as a travel destination has never been more popular. The evidence includes record amounts spent by visitors on everything from lodging to entertainment, a spike in new hotels on the books, and steady five-year growth in hospitality and leisure industry jobs. More
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Transit’s New Era
The Port Authority of Allegheny County’s chronic fiscal crisis was lifted with the stroke of the governor’s pen in November to the relief of downtown businesses, seniors, regional developers, people with disabilities and— although they might not realize it—suburban commuters who prefer their cars over a Port Authority bus or light rail transit. More
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Shale Gas and the Environment
For years the well pads, truck traffic and logos of energy companies large and small multiplied across counties like Washington and Greene as southwestern Pennsylvania became a poster child for the rush to extract natural gas trapped in the Marcellus Shale. More
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Attendance Matters
Schools in Pennsylvania and most other states are not required to track chronic absenteeism, and most don’t. As a result, a comprehensive picture of chronic absenteeism remains elusive. More