One of Cincinnati’s largest banks is planting its flag in an upscale Pittsburgh neighborhood.

Union Savings Bank is opening a branch in Upper St. Clair at 1614 Washington Road, a site that, until recently, housed a First National Bank of Pennsylvania branch.

This marks its second Pennsylvania branch — Union Savings quietly entered Gibsonia, north of the city, in January, confirmed Zachary Steinmetz, savings manager at the office, which is located at 5556 William Flynn Highway... Read More.

Developers will soon be asked to propose projects for a site in Pittsburgh’s EcoInnovation District, which covers Uptown and West Oakland. The 1.8-acre parcel at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Dinwiddie Street is owned by the city and the Urban Redevelopment Authority.

It’s the first project for which a request for proposals will be issued under the recently adopted neighborhood plan, said Project Manager Derek Dauphin... Read More.

The Pittsburgh planning commission approved a massive overhaul of the city’s riverfront zoning Tuesday but not before shooting down changes designed to accommodate a major North Side development.

In a 6-0 vote, commission members endorsed a controversial plan that involves 35 miles of riverfront and could affect how development is done in neighborhoods like Lawrenceville, the Strip District, the North Side and the South Side for years to come. .. Read More.

Highmark Health and Allegheny Health Network unveiled plans Wednesday for the $80 million AHN Cancer Institute Academic Center at Allegheny General Hospital, the first major construction project to take place at the iconic North Shore medical center in more than two decades.

“It represents a bold step for us,” said Dr. Jeffrey Cohen, president of AGH... Read More.

Some community advocates see their plans for a cultural corridor in the Hill District of Pittsburgh slipping away.

Allegheny County officials celebrated the opening of a new STD clinic at the Hill House Blakey Program Center on Wylie Avenue on Feb. 14.

And five days later, the city’s Zoning Board of Adjustment issued a decision that allows the nonprofit corporation Gaudenzia to build a three-story drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility a few blocks away... Read More.

A proposed redevelopment project at the former Jeannette Glass site would create at least 130 jobs and could have a ripple effect throughout the downtown district, officials said.

Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corp. board Thursday unanimously approved a purchase and sale agreement with the Elliott Group for $600,000 for the 13.8-acre property... Read More.

The numbers keep getting bigger.

That was the message Thursday from the president and CEO of VisitPittsburgh, the leading tourism promotion agency for the region.

At a press conference preceding the agency's 82nd annual luncheon meeting, Craig Davis reported 2017 was a strong year for VisitPittsburgh and 2018 is shaping up to be even better.

In fact, Mr. Davis said, "[This year] is on pace to be a record-breaking year," he said. .. Read More.

A Chicago developer’s plan to turn the Strip District’s iconic produce terminal into the “go-to” place in Pittsburgh filled with a food-centric market, restaurants, brew pubs, and outdoor space to sell locally grown produce and other goods edged a step closer to reality Thursday — but not without conditions.

Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority board members tentatively approved a deal to transfer control of the Strip landmark to McCaffery Interests but not before taking steps to try to protect one of the terminal’s long-term tenants, the Society for Contemporary Craft... Read More.

This week, our 5 for Friday features Jason Campagna, Managing Director and Senior Advisor at SVN | Three Rivers Commercial Advisors, based out of Pittsburgh, PA. . .. Read More.
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