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 A grilled romaine salad prepared by executive chef Kevin Hermann at The Porch at Schenley in Oakland, which received the Platinum Plate designation by Sustainable Pittsburgh.

Restaurants leading the way to sustainability by example

3 years ago

Dedication to homegrown food helped make The Porch one of the first to get a platinum designation from Sustainable Pittsburgh Restaurants.



 Karla Boos

Quantum Theatre founder says, ‘Hear your voice’

3 years ago

Karla Boos is the artistic director and founder of Quantum Theatre, a company performing innovative works in unconventional spaces.



 Tamiah Bridgett, founder of Diversame, demonstrates a newly designed hair dryer on her sister, Grace Higginbotham.

Breaking into the hair care industry with a new styling tool

3 years ago

Tamiah Bridgett, a licensed cosmetologist from Wilkinsburg, is working on a hair dryer designed for those with curly or textured hair.



 Gabriel Trbovich and Jennifer Murzyn pose after an afternoon session at their CrossFit Facility on the South Side.

CrossFit: A little exercise business that kept on growing and growing

3 years ago

For the past five years, CrossFit South Side has moved twice to a bigger location in order to increase its membership and class size.



 Mark Evans, chairman, CEO and president of Confluence, inside the company's North Shore office.

Data revolution spurring innovation at Confluence

3 years ago

North Shore-based Confluence helps clients and regulators collect and make sense of investment data.



 Zaheen Hussain, left, Millvale's sustainability coordinator, and Lisa Seel, acting executive director of the Millvale library.

Millvale, Etna: Rediscovered river towns

3 years ago

While some river towns still struggle, these two boroughs north of the Allegheny have turned remnants of industry into “cool.”



 Six porta-potties sit near North Park Boathouse.

Mr. John keeps the doors open and the events happening

3 years ago

When you’re at an outdoor event and nature calls, few sights are as welcome as the portable toilet.



 Christina Cassotis, CEO of the Allegheny County Airport Authority, poses for a portrait at the Pittsburgh International Airport.

Allegheny County Airport Authority on the rise again

3 years ago

With a new CEO and more than a dozen new flights in the last year alone, the Allegheny County Airport Authority is getting a needed boost.



 From left, Social Venture Partners Pittsburgh Executive Director Elizabeth Visnic, Board Chair Pat Calhoun, and Board Member Kenny Chen pose for a photograph inside their Bloomfield office space.

Social Venture Partners to take a deeper dive into social issues

3 years ago

SVP Pittsburgh is launching Full Circle to provide nonprofit leaders with hands-on financial planning and one-on-one business consulting.



 Joe Calloway, CEO of RE360, stands along Warrington Avenue in Allentown.

Buying up abandoned homes in Allentown, Beltzhoover helps investors, communities

3 years ago

The RE360 real estate company and the Birmingham Foundation formed an innovative partnership to help rehab declining neighborhoods.



 Mina Abider of Fischione Instruments in Export works on a transmission electron microscope. The company shifted into the life sciences market during the market crash of 2008. The change allowed the company to double its workforce, revenue and plant size.

Timely strategic shift allowed Fischione to expand

3 years ago

Fischione is undergoing an expansion at its plant in Export that will double its size, thanks to a shift in company strategy.



 The revamping of Cecil from a farming community to a corporate hub has not only transformed the landscape, but also the lives of the original residents here who have been able to get top dollar for land they once had to work to eek out a living.

Southpointe transforming farm community of Cecil to corporate hub

3 years ago

The revamping of Cecil has not only transformed the landscape, but also lives of residents who have been able to get top dollar for land.



 Michael Aiello makes a pizza at his restaurant, Aiello's Pizza, in Squirrel Hill.

Popular pizzerias Mineo’s, Aiello’s expand to broaden their reach

3 years ago

Mineo’s Pizza House and Aiello’s Pizza both started from humble beginnings. Now, the rivals are trying to reach a broader customer base.



 Jim Withers speaks as hundreds of people gather for an annual candlelight memorial service hosted by Pittsburgh Mercy's Operation Safety Net.

Sisters of Mercy return to roots helping needy on the streets

3 years ago

Ten years after the sale of Mercy Hospital, Sisters of Mercy has gone back to its original mission: walking the streets to help the needy.



 Matthew Kennedy will leverage customer data to better help credit card issuers get their customers use their backlog of credit card rewards packages.

Former investment banker focused on the rewards

3 years ago

Matthew Kennedy’s startup, Skick’d, attempts to make redeeming rewards easier for consumers — a $25 billion question for banks.



 A machine cutting slabs of coal inside Consol Energy's Bailey Mine in southwestern Pennsylvania.

Consol shifted, turned as markets changed around it

3 years ago

Consol Energy is trying to get the market to recognize its pieces are worth more than their sum.



 Ryan Askey of South Pittsburgh Development Corp. likes the vibe at places like Looking for Group, a co-working and gaming space in Brookline.

Brookline's strength is in its diversity

3 years ago

Long-quiet Brookline is turning into an engine for growth on Pittsburgh’s southern edge.



 Corinne Clinch, from Rorus, which is working on a way to purify water using silver nanoparticles, presents her company's history and product to the people attending the AlphaLab Demo Day held at Stage AE on the North Shore. The company's product is called Device for Emergency Water.

Point Breeze start-up Rorus Inc. develops innovative water filter

3 years ago

Rorus Inc. in Point Breeze is looking to India to sell its proprietary, point-of-use water filters. The start-up has raised about $300,000.



 In March 2007, the team struck a deal to begin construction on Consol Energy Center, widely considered one of the best arenas in the NHL. Less than a month later, the team hired David Morehouse as its new president.

A decade ago, the Penguins were on thin ice in Pittsburgh

3 years ago

Off the ice, the Penguins have transformed themselves into NHL leaders in business practices.



 Scott Thomas-Tunstalle, founder of Power 59 Construction, at a Webster Avenue construction site in the Hill District.

Pittsburgh man motivated by lack of care he saw in construction jobs in minority neighborhoods

3 years ago

Dismayed at seeing poor quality construction work in minority neighborhoods, Scott Thomas-Tunstalle started his own company.



 Members of the third generation to run Robert Wholey & Co. on Penn Avenue in the Strip District include, from left, Sam, Jim and Dan Wholey.

How does Wholey's in the Strip plan to preserve business legacy?

3 years ago

Owners of the iconic seafood store in the Strip have crafted a succession plan that calls for the next generation to work elsewhere first.



 The Post-Gazette’s annual In The Lead-Top 50 special report is working with the theme “Transformation” this year in part because Pittsburgh has already shown itself capable of shifting from a rusty machine to a sleek robotic innovator.

In the Lead: An introduction to the Post-Gazette's annual look at business in the region

3 years ago

Pittsburgh has already shown itself capable of shifting from a rusty machine to a sleek robotic innovator.



Transformation: The 'T' word scares the pants off people

3 years ago

Ensuring employees, customers and investors understand what’s driving “transformation” is the difference between panic and excitement.



 Brewer Aaron Fries cleans the beer storage tanks at North Country Brewing on South Main Street in Slippery Rock.

Slippery Rock’s facelift brought in new businesses and new students

3 years ago

A group of volunteers — residents and university leaders — decided in 2001 to transform the town 51 miles north of Pittsburgh.



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