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Did you know that our region ranks 1st nationally in major league sports appreciation? Read about it.

We now publish 3 interactive charts with hourly readings from the 4 major rivers. Read about it.

Have you seen our Economy indicators on Hotel Occupancy? Read about it.

The local economy is less dependent on Tourism than other benchmark regions. Read about it.

Farewell to a friend: remembering John G. Craig Jr. Read about it.

The Regional Indicator welcomes Doug Heuck as our new Program Director. Read about it.

Check out real-time water quality readings thanks to our friends at 3Rain.org. Read about it.

For the first time in decades, domestic in-migration in the region exceeded out-migration! Read about it.

Despite recession, the regional labor force shows continued growth, contributing to a high unemployment rate. Read about it.

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Pittsburgh ranks third in the number of LEED-certified buildings. Read about it.

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A Little Good News, At Last. Read about it.

Did you know that 45,000 jobs in SW PA are dependent upon the waterway transportation system? Read about it.

Our neighbors in Ohio and West Virginia lead the region in classical music attendance. Read about it.

Pittsburgh trails Baltimore, St. Louis and Denver in number of cultural institutions. Read about it.

Educational and Health Services is Pittsburgh’s largest job sector. Read about it.

Pittsburgh’s unemployment rate lower than all benchmark regions for a fourth month in a row. Read about it.

Registered nurses pay is low in Pittsburgh by national standards. Read about it.

Pittsburgh last among benchmark regions in startup firms. Read about it.

No benchmark region has as high a high school graduation rate as Pittsburgh. Read about it.

A bad air day in Pittsburgh is still bad. Read about it.

Local spending on schools is low by benchmark standards. Read about it.

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Committees

Advisory Committee

A new, expanded committee has been organized witht the help of a small nominating committee.  Our goal was to increase diversity in age, gender and representation from outside Allegheny County.

Members of the Regional Indicator Advisory Committee:

  • Paul O'Neill, Former Secretary of the U.S. Treasury and retired CEO of Alcoa, Inc., Chair
  • Jay Cole, Chief of Staff, West Virginia University
  • Lalit Chordia, President/ CEO, Thar Technologies
  • Susan Everingham, Director, RAND
  • William "Pat" Getty, President, Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
  • Bernard Goldstein, Chairman, Grad School of Public Heath University of Pittsburgh
  • Donald Gougler, President/ CEO, Family Services of Western Pennsylvania
  • Charlie Humphrey, President, Pittsburgh Filmmakers and Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
  • Scott Izzo, Director, R.K. Mellon Foundation
  • Walter Smith, Executive Director, Family Resources of Western Pennsylvania
  • Alex Johnson, President, Community College of Allegheny County
  • Nancy Kukovich, President, United Way Westmoreland County
  • Cathy Lewis-Long, Sprout Fund
  • Granger Morgan, Department Head, Department Head of Engineering and Public Policy, CMU
  • Grant Oliphant, President, Pittsburgh Foundation

  

Topic Area Committees

Arts

  • Charlie Humphrey, Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Co-Chair
  • Rudolph H. Weingartner, Co-Chair
  • Janet Sarbaugh, The Heinz Endowments
  • Justin Laing, The Heinz Endowments
  • Lynn Zelevansky, Carnegie Museum of Fine Art
  • Jane Werner, Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
  • Judy O'Toole, Westmoreland Museum of Art
  • William B. Bodine Jr, The Frick
  • Mitch Swain, Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
  • David Seals, Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
  • Shay Wafer, August Wilson Center
  • Jermaine Williams, Pittsburgh Foundation
  • Barbara Luderowski, The Mattress Factory
  • Hillary Robinson, Carnegie Mellon University
  • Lee Ferraro, WYEP
  • Emily Craig, The Mattress Factory

Demographics

  • The committee is in the process of reorganization.

Economics

  • Stuart Hoffman, PNC Financial Services Group, Chair
  • Jim Futrell, Allegheny Conference on Community Development
  • Kelleigh Boland, Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board
  • Kedyky Sherrill, Visit Pittsburgh
  • Ann Dugan, University of Pittsburgh
  • Chris Briem, UCSUR, University of Pittsburgh
  • Dennis Yablonsky, Allegheny Conference on Community Development
  • Matt Harbaugh, Innovation Works
  • Russ Lorince, West Virginia University
  • Harold Miller, Future Strategies, LLC
  • Audrey Russo, Pittsburgh Technology Council
  • Linda Banaczak Brusco, Life Sciences Greenhouse
  • Donald F. Smith, Jr., RIDC
  • Will Steger, CONSAD Research

Education

  • Jay Cole, West Virginia University, Co-Chair
  • Jerry Longo, Educational Leadership Initiative, University of Pittsburgh, Co-Chair
  • Shula Nedley, Consultant
  • D'Ann Swanson, Grable Foundation
  • Jerry Cozewith, Entrepreneuring Youth
  • James Denova, Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
  • Norton Gusky, Fox Chapel Area School District
  • Roseanne Jaworksky, Allegheny Intermediate Unit 3
  • Michelle Figlar, Pittsburgh Association for the Education of Young Children
  • Melanie Brown, The Heinz Endowments
  • Dennis Gilfoyle, Junior Achievement of Western Pennsylvania, Inc.
  • Mardi Isler
  • Tom Begandy, Consultant

Environment

  • M. Granger Morgan, Department of Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
  • Lisa Schroeder, Riverlife
  • Erik Lingren, Venture Outdoors
  • John W. Schombert, 3 Rivers Wet Weather
  • Joel Tarr, Carnegie Mellon University
  • Courtland Gould, Sustainabile Pittsburgh
  • Jeanne M. VanBriesen, Carnegie Mellon University
  • Tom Baxter, Friends of the Riverfront
  • Phillip Johnson, The Heinz Endowments
  • Davitt Wodwell, Pennsylvania Environment Council
  • Brian Hill, The Richard King Mellon Foundation
  • Judy Wagner, Western PA Conservancy
  • Matt Smuts, URA
  • Nathan Wildfire, East Liberty Development, Inc.
  • Richard Butler, Three Rivers Rowing

Government

  • The committee is in the process of reorganization.

Health

  • The committee is in the process of reorganization.

Housing

  • The committee is in the process of reorganization.

Public Safety

  • The committee is in the process of reorganization.

Transportation

  • The committee is in the process of reorganization.