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Events

11th Annual SWPA Smart Growth Conference: "Smart Growth is Smart Business"

Tuesday, December 13
8:00 am - 4:00 pm (Registration begins at 7:30 am)
David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Downtown Pittsburgh
More information and registration available at: www.sustainablepittsburgh.org

Featuring:

Henry Cisneros, Executive Chairman of CityView, former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and former four-term Mayor of San Antonio, Texas

Robert Lang, Director of the Brookings Institution - Mountain West at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Presented by: Allegheny Conference on Community Development; Green Building Alliance; NAIOP Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh Technology Council; Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission; Sustainable Pittsburgh; ULI Pittsburgh

The conference will focus on three interrelated smart growth imperatives:
"Business opportunity while building community and regional economy"
- Innovative Finance for smart growth solutions for urban real estate, housing, and metropolitan infrastructure
- Blight and Abandonment - business and economic stakes
- Green Infrastructure - savings for businesses, dividends for developers and communities

Who should attend: Those invested in the region's business, economic development, and community prosperity; Business owners and leaders; Economic development professionals; Developers; Bankers; Real estate leaders; Investors, policy leaders, community developers, planners, and federal, state, and local officials.

View conference agenda, registration information, and more by visiting the conference web page.

Sustainable Insight: PittsburghTODAY and Sustainable Pittsburgh bring you the latest regional sustainability indicator

This week: Job growth, housing indicators show positive signs. Contemplate the possible sustainability linkages and systems at play. Learn more by clicking here.

Resources

Building Value Chain Capacity: Sustainability's Role in Product Purchasing, Service Procurement, and Information Management for Healthcare

Thursday, December 1
7:30 am – 2:00 pm
Fairmont Hotel
Cost: $35 Sustainable Pittsburgh/C4S Members; $45 Non-members
More information

Join Sustainable Pittsburgh's Champions for Sustainability (C4S) network along with the Sustainable Healthcare Series Planning Committee to learn about the latest strategies for engaging supply chains and using information technology in the healthcare industry from the perspective of sustainability.

This event is a "must attend" for professionals in the healthcare industry who are interested in gaining knowledge and how-to assistance on a variety of topics related to group purchasing as well as challenges and benefits associated with the increased use of electronic records and mobile devices in healthcare.

Emphasizing the importance of green purchasing and its relevance to sustainability, Practice Greenhealth, a national organization for institutions in the healthcare community that have made a commitment to sustainable, eco-friendly practices, states:
“Health-care institutions can have a broader impact on the environment by means of their purchasing practices. By such practices they can send a message to the market that they are ready to support sustainability through application of their financial resources. Individual health-care organizations can influence their upstream supply chains to move toward more sustainable practices by working with supply chain aggregators commonly used in health care, such as group purchasing organizations (GPOs). Collaborative efforts with such suppliers can bring safer and cleaner products into health-care facilities. Due to their scale, when large health care facilities and companies green up their supply chains, they have a strong positive effect, due to the sheer volume of their purchases.”

This December 1 event marks the final workshop of the 2011 "Sustainability and Healthcare: Improving Healing Environments" series. The series is designed to expand the policy and practice of sustainability in the healthcare industry. The emphasis for each event involves articulating the health outcomes, healthcare benefits, and the business case for sustainability in the healthcare field. The programs focus on sharing best practices, resources, examples, and how to get started. Click here to learn more about the 2011 workshop series and to view materials from past programs.

REGISTER NOW! 11th Annual SWPA Smart Growth Conference “Smart Growth is Smart Business”

Keynote:
- Henry Cisneros, Executive Chairman, CityView "Smart capital for Smart growth"

Tuesday, December 13
8:00 am - 4:00 pm (Registration begins at 7:30 am)
David L. Lawrence Convention Center, downtown Pittsburgh
Lunch provided.
Early registration: $35; After 11/21: $45
More information and registration

Presented by: Allegheny Conference on Community Development; Green Building Alliance; NAIOP Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh Technology Council; Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission; Sustainable Pittsburgh; ULI Pittsburgh

Business leaders increasingly recognize regional growth and development patterns -- guided by principles of smart growth and sustainability -- improve quality of life, lessen the cost of doing business, increase profitability, help reduce tax and infrastructure costs, and contribute to talent recruitment and retention. With the business case of smart growth apparent, the conference will galvanize a 'businesses for smart growth' initiative for southwestern Pennsylvania to spur economic prosperity and extend our region's signature livability to more persons.

The conference will focus on three interrelated smart growth imperatives:
"Business opportunity while building community and regional economy"
- Innovative Finance for smart growth solutions for urban real estate, housing, and metropolitan infrastructure
- Blight and Abandonment - business and economic stakes
- Green Infrastructure - savings for businesses, dividends for developers and communities

Be sure to visit the conference website for more information, including a speakers' list.

Creating Sustainable Communities Conference

Thursday, November 3
7:30 am — 4:00 pm
Point Park University
Registration: $30
Questions? Contact Hannah Hardy at (412) 481–9400 or hhardy@pecpa.org
More information and registration
This conference qualifies for 5 recertification credits for the PLNA Pennsylvania Certified Horticulturist and the PLANET Landscape Industry Certified Technician, as well as 5 continuing education credits through ASLA.

Join conference organizers at Point Park University in downtown Pittsburgh for a conference that promotes green infrastructure, healthy communities and low-cost land management practices for government officials, park managers, landscape architects, planners and anyone else interested in balancing human needs with natural resource protection.

EVENT ORGANIZERS: Allegheny County, Allegheny County Conservation District, City of Pittsburgh, Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources, Friends of the Riverfront, Pa. Environmental Council, Penn State Cooperative Extension, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, Sustainable Pittsburgh, Western Pa. Conservancy

Case Studies in Transit Oriented Development:
Learn how McKees Rocks Borough is benefitting from TOD and gain insight into how to determine if TOD is a FIT for your community

A program of the Sustainable Development Academy

Wednesday, November 9
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Father Ryan Arts Center, 420 Chartiers Avenue, McKees Rocks 15136
Cost: $50, includes lunch, refreshments and handouts
*Members of the Newly Elected Officials Course Alumni Association receive a $10 discount on all program registration fees
*Elected and appointed officials from communities designated as fiscally distressed (Act 47) by the DCED Governor’s Center for Local Government Services receive an 80% discount on all registration fees
More information and registration

Local Government Academy is taking it successful Transit Oriented Development program “on the road” to examine and learn from transit oriented development projects in other communities. The next stop is McKees Rocks Borough, were the redevelopment of a Brownfield site is connecting existing community assets, including transit and other reinvestment projects, with jobs.

This type of coordinated land use and transportation planning creates sustainable communities that boast a number of quality-of-life benefits, including:
• Improving property values
• Stable real estate revenues
• Stronger local business districts
• Economical use of infrastructure

In addition to studying examples of transit-oriented developments, participants will also learn how to use the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission “Future Investments in TOD,” tool to identify TOD opportunities in their own communities.

Additional topics include:
• How to use FIT in your community. Overcome biases about what TOD is or is not by learning how to evaluate sites via objective criteria
• How development policies and practices like comprehensive planning, zoning, and subdivision factor into to TOD
• What private sector partners look for and need for a transit oriented development to be viable
• Why smarter transit, development policies and greater intergovernmental coordination will benefit the economy and the environment
This program will include a walking tour and hands-on exercise using FIT. Participants will engage in this activity with peers as well as with experts in transit, planning, and development.

Speakers include:
Deborah Grass, Delta Development
Daniel Santoro, Delta Development
David Totten, Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission
Tom Klevan, Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission
David Wohlwill, Port Authority of Allegheny County
This is a program of the Sustainable Development Academy a series of partnership programs with Sustainable Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh Solar Tour

Saturday, October 29
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
For tour locations near you, visit www.pghsolartour.org

Join Three Rivers Solar Source on a self-guided open-house tour of solar homes throughout Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania. Three Rivers Solar Source is a project of Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture).

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day October 29, 2011

Saturday, October 29 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Various locations throughout the region More information Contact: PA Resources Council at (412) 488-7452

The US Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has scheduled a National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to provide a venue for persons who want to dispose of unwanted and unused prescription drugs.

The Pennsylvania Resources Council (PRC) and partners Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield and Pennsylvania American Water will once again collaborate with the DEA and local law enforcement to provide residents of the Pittsburgh region with a safe and convenient option for disposing of their unwanted pharmaceuticals free of charge.

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. More than seven million Americans currently abuse prescription drugs, according to the 2009 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Each day, approximately 2,500 teens use prescription drugs to get high for the first time, according to the Partnership for a Drug Free America. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including the home medicine cabinet.

This past spring, the DEA in conjunction with state and local law enforcement agencies throughout the United States conducted a national Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Nearly 4,000 state and local law enforcement agencies throughout the nation participated in these events, collecting more than 188 tons of pills. In the Pittsburgh region, more than 7,300 pounds of unwanted medications were safely collected and disposed of.

Healthy Body, Healthy Home, Healthy Planet Workshop

Tuesday, November 1
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Shaler North Hills Library
Cost $20 single/ $25 couple includes a green cleaning kit
Call the PA Resources Council at (412) 488-7490 ext. 236
More information
Register

In 1962 Rachel Carson stated that for the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death.

This statement was true then and continues to be true today. Everyone is exposed to a number of different chemicals, carcinogens, and toxins in the environment on a daily basis. But while one may have no control over some exposures, there are many that one does have control over.

A partnership project between Pennsylvania Resources Council and The University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute’s Center for Environmental Oncology the workshop focuses on the consequences of these toxins on our health and how we can avoid exposure.

Participants will learn:
-How to make your own cleaning products and personal care products
-Toxins to avoid in personal care products
-How and what to cook with to keep you healthy

Power of 32 Regional Town Hall Meeting 11/3 - plus: Watch the Oct. 20 WQED special episode

Thursday, November 3
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Stream it online or participate in person at WQED TV Studios in Oakland
WQED Web site

32 Counties, One Vision: The Power of Regional Thinking

The Power of 32 has specific plans and goals in place to bridge borders and transform the 4-state, 32-county region into a more prosperous, thriving and livable region by 2025. Learn more and lend your voice by joining the interactive Town Hall Meeting on November 3rd from 8:00 - 9:00 pm, on WQED TV in Pittsburgh or via streaming video.

FRIEND: Power of 32 on Facebook

WATCH: WQED "Pittsburgh 360" episode about the Power of 32
In this episode, an in-depth look at the Power of 32 regional visioning initiative, which proposes using the Power of 32 counties in four states to create one vibrant region. Tonia Caruso shows viewers how the group's goals could help the region's economy and Michael Bartley focuses on the proposals for improving transportation and infrastructure. The episode also includes a one-on-one interview with Pennsylvania Senator Jay Costa, an early proponent of the Power of 32.

Native Plant & Sustainability Conference

Saturday, November 5
9:30 am - 3:15 pm (Registration begins at 9:00 am)
Garden Center in Mellon Park
Cost: $95 per person (Includes a continental breakfast and lunch on the day of the event)
Register in advance either by phone at (412) 441-4442, ext. 3925 or in person at the Phipps Garden Center in Mellon Park.
More information

Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens will once again host its Native Plant & Sustainability Conference, an annual event for anyone who appreciates native plants and sustainable landscape management, and wants to learn more about them. At this day-long conference, experts will share their knowledge on a variety of topics, including landscape design, native plants, sustainable practices, plant and wildlife ecology, and the natural history of Pennsylvania.

The conference will kick off with a presentation by Patrick Cullina, vice president of horticulture and park operations for New York City’s elevated park, the High Line. In his talk, Cullina will take a look at how individuals can creatively re-envision, enhance and develop open spaces in post-industrial urban landscapes. Following Cullina in the speaker line-up is Dr. Carol Mapes, professor and chair of the Biology Department at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, who will speak about the fascinating co-evolutionary relationships between specific plant and insect species that result in gall formation on many of the state’s native plants. After lunch and a book sale, Dr. Linda Johnson-—who teaches classes on plant sciences, ecology and native plant communities at Chatham University-—will present “Pride of Place: Planning for Successful Native Plant Gardens,” a talk aimed at fostering a deeper understanding of how native plants can make landscaping choices more successful and representative of the region. Wrapping up the day’s activities, Sheila Brady-—a partner and landscape architect for Oehme, van Sweden & Associates-—will lecture on the diversity of native plants, selection and enhancement of patterns from nature, and designs that engage and inspire others to learn more about native plants and natural ecosystems.

This conference counts as elective credit in several of Phipps' certificate programs: 3 hours for Native Plant Landscapes, 3 hours Sustainable Horticulture, 2 hours Landscape & Garden Design.

Walkable and Livable Community Presentation and Conversation

Monday, November 7
6:30 pm
North Boroughs YMCA Community Center, Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh, Church of the Epiphany - corner of California & S. Home Aves., Avalon, PA
Free Event with Complimentary Refreshments
Please RSVP to (877) 926-8300
Flyer

Join AARP PA for a dynamic and interactive meeting with one of the nation's leading authorities on walkable, livable, and safe communities.

Keynote speaker Dan Burden is an internationally recognized authority on traffic and pedestrian safety. He brings together many issues including street design, transportation, and mobility challenges into a holistic vision for healthy, prosperous communities. AARP PA is pleased to share this unique opportunity with the Bellevue and Avalon Communities.

David L. Lawrence Convention Center Green Progress Report

Thursday, November 10
7:30 am - 10:00 am
David L. Lawrence Convention Center, 1000 Ft. Duquesne Blvd, Pittsburgh 15222
Cost: $35 GBA Members; $35.00 Member of Partner Organization, $65.00 Non-member
Registration and more information
Questions: Contact Karen Puff (412) 773-6000 or Karenp@gbapgh.org

A publically owned and financed construction project, the DLCC established Pittsburgh and the region as a leader in green building. Now it’s time to grade the investment. Attend this highly informative breakfast and discover how the world’s first green convention center measures up.

SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
* Caren Glotfelty, The Heinz Endowments
* Aurora Sharrard, Green Building Alliance
* Christine Mondor, evolveEA
* Alan Traugott, CJL Engineering
* Vivian Loftness, Carnegie Mellon University

Q & A PANEL:
* All speakers above, plus
* Mary Conturo, Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County
* Mark Leahy, SMG

Sustainable Business: Responsibility and Results

Beard Sustainability Symposium
Thursday, November 10
8:00 am - 2:30 pm
Fairmont Hotel, Downtown Pittsburgh
Registration fees vary
This symposium is worth five (5) Continuing Professional Education credits. When registering online, be sure to check the CPE box.
Contact: Dawn Culver, Program Manager, (412) 396-5259 or culverd@duq.edu
More info

Business has entered a new era of responsibility and accountability. In addition to producing solid financial results, business leaders are now responsible for managing their company’s environmental and social impacts, as well as addressing the expectations of stakeholders including legislators, investors, customers and employees.

By embracing these increased responsibilities, business leaders can foster their employees’ creativity and innovation – leading to resource and waste efficiencies, cost savings, new market opportunities, greater bottom-line results and a more sustainable future for the world.

Attendees will:
- Discover a “systems approach” to sustainability that boosts creativity and innovation
- Interact with business leaders who have increased bottom-line results by embracing sustainability best-practices
- Learn how to gain competitive advantage in a more sustainability-driven business environment

Resources

Deadline Nearing: Sign Up By Oct. 31 To Take The “Green Workplace Challenge”

The deadline is nearing for Sustainable Pittsburgh’s first-ever Green Workplace Challenge, an initiative to urge business owners to reduce consumption of natural resources — and save money in the process. . . To learn more, check out a recent segment from Our Region’s Business, below, to hear Sustainable Pittsburgh’s Matt Mehalik talk about the initiative. Benson Gabler, manager of corporate sustainability for PNC Group, explains why the bank signed up for the challenge.

'Breathe' group tackles Pittsburgh's air quality

The project aims to raise awareness that while the region's air is far cleaner than in the past, it still ranks with the worst in the nation, said Robert Vagt, president of The Heinz Endowments.

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A breath of fresh air - Pittsburghers are cooperating to create new jobs and clean the air

Tomorrow's formal announcement of the formation of the Breathe Project coalition builds on a long tradition of public-private cooperation in dealing with air quality in this region, most notably when the Allegheny Conference on Community Development organized efforts to clear Pittsburgh's skies in the 1940s. It is our hope that this new incarnation of the spirit and civic pride that inspired Pittsburghers 65 years ago will be present in the 40 organizations and several hundred individuals who have joined this effort so far. It is our intention that this coalition, which includes the full spectrum of perspectives, will achieve critical improvements that make this most-livable city and region an even better place to live for our children and generations yet to come.

Destroying Houses to Save Cities

More and more cities across the country are tearing down vacant buildings in an attempt to address the housing foreclosure crisis. The banks, weary of continued upkeep and taxes, are often more than happy to hand over these foreclosed houses to "land banks" for free -- or in some cases, for the cost of demolition. While this may be a good short-term strategy for banks, could cities and communities suffer in the long run? Do cities really need to destroy homes to save themselves in this economy?

Promoting Livable Streets In Philadelphia

Creating livable streets starts at the grassroots level by gathering support from the community. Better Blocks Philly was a project that created temporary changes to streets, promoting the concept of the "complete street" for the residents. The South of South Street Neighborhood Association (SOSNA) ran a 10-day project that promoted the importance of livable streets by making temporary changes to several streets. With the help of the city, according to The Dirt, they installed "temporary bump-outs, mid-block crossings and pop-up parklets that double as bump-outs." Not only are the residents changing the streetscape, but the city is also doing their part. In 2009, the city painted bike lanes on two major streets, Pine St. and Spruce St. as an experiment to "determine the effect that the elimination of a travel lane and replacement with bike lanes would have on all modes of traffic," said The Dirt. The results were positive reducing crash rates and increasing cycling rates that the city has decided to make changes to other streets.

CNG, EV projects in SWPA get $2.5M from DEP

Southwestern Pennsylvania projects scored more than $2.5 million in grants and compressed natural gas got a big boost from the latest Alternative Fuels Grant awards from the Department of Environmental Protection.

Numbers of blacks in math, science on decline

The percentage of African-Americans earning STEM degrees has fallen during the last decade. It may seem far-fetched for an undereducated black population to aspire to become chemists or computer scientists, but the door is wide open, colleges say, and the shortfall has created opportunities for those who choose this path.

The importance of immigration

Of course, the many millions who have migrated here have benefited from the fact that in America ability and ambition are the major forces upward. And that must not end. Nor must the belief that immigration is indeed an added value and a valuable infusion of energy.

Policy in Dayton, Ohio, welcomes immigrants

Mayor Gary Leitzell told the city commission before the vote that immigrants bring "new ideas, new perspectives and new talent to our workforce. . . . To reverse the decades-long trend of economic decline in this city, we need to think globally."

Pa. air quality rule stirs gas well debate

The policy states that emissions from gas or oil operations at contiguous locations within a quarter mile of each other can be aggregated but only if they are physically linked and owned by the same company or individual. The guidance states that oil and gas development facilities located outside the quarter-mile range may only be considered for aggregation on a case-by-case basis.

The policy allows state regulators to treat clustered wells and shale gas development operations as individual, minor sources of air pollutants. As such they wouldn't reach "major source" pollution thresholds and be subject to the additional permitting and control requirements.

New Research Reveals Pathways for Action on Climate Change

Studies show that the world’s aggregate level of effort on climate change mitigation is not in line with the science and existing country commitments are insufficient to adequately address climate change. A new paper published by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), with the support of the Government of Ireland, entitled Building the Climate Change Regime: Survey and Analysis of Approaches, reviews more than 130 proposals put forward by governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and academics to design a climate regime capable of delivering adequate mitigation action.

The findings are crucial and timely because in less than a month countries will gather in Durban, South Africa, to try to reach agreement on an ambitious programme for tackling climate change. The report shows that there are far more options to counter climate change than acknowledged or promoted.

Beyond the Financial Crisis: Germany's Plan to Regrow the Global Economy

Germany [is about] to test the introduction of an "energy Internet" that will allow tens of thousands of German businesses and millions of home owners to collect renewable energies onsite, store them in the form of hydrogen, and share green electricity across Germany in a smart utility network, just like we now share information online. Entire communities are in the process of transforming their commercial and residential buildings into green micro-power plants, and companies like Siemens and Bosch are creating sophisticated new IT software, hardware, and appliances that will merge distributed Internet communications with distributed energy to create the smart buildings, infrastructure, and cities of the future. [The] German Association of Energy and Water Companies reported for the first time that renewable energy sources now account for nearly 20% of the country's electricity, putting Germany ahead of schedule in its goal of producing 35% of its electricity from green energy by 2022. On September 12th, Dr. Dieter Zetsche, the Chairman of Daimler, unveiled the company's hydrogen fuel-cell car at the opening of the Frankfurt International Auto Show. The company that launched the Second Industrial Revolution 125 years ago with the invention of the gasoline-powered automobile has joined with seven industrial partners -- EnBW, Linde, OMV, Shell, Total, Vattenfall, and the National Organization of Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology.

Chatham University's School of Sustainability and the Environment offering two additional programs in 2012

The School of Sustainability and the Environment (SSE), established in 2009, provides the necessary expertise in social justice, economic development, and environmental studies to support sustainable goals and practices from the individual to the global level. The vision of the school is in keeping with the legacy of Rachel Carson, Chatham’s most distinguished alumna, whose work led to the founding of the modern environmental movement.

SSE was founded with a single degree program, a Master of Arts in Food Studies. Beginning in 2012, SSE will offer two additional programs: a Master of Sustainability and a graduate Certificate in Sustainable Management. These innovative new programs will provide students with:
• A unique understanding of the relationship between social justice, economic development, and the environment
• A transdisciplinary approach to addressing challenges related to sustainability
• A curriculum rooted in systems thinking, immersive learning, and applied research
• Valuable experience through internships and study-abroad opportunities
• Flexibility to choose from a variety of focal areas to meet diverse interests and career goals

Solar jobs, rising nationally, decline in Pa.

PennEnvironment released the 67-page report today at the Conservation Consultants, Inc. Center on the South Side, a three story building that gets more than 10 percent of its electric power from solar panels on its roof. The report found that in August 2011, companies that design, manufacture, sell, install and maintain solar systems employed an estimated 100,237 workers nationwide -- up 6.8 percent over the past year. . . According to the report, while the overall number of jobs in solar is small, their growth over the next year will outstrip the national job growth rate and job growth rates in the electric utility industry and in the fossil fuels industry.

Corbett may hold line on transit funding

Gov. Corbett may not push for more transportation funding this year, despite the recommendations of his own advisory commission. . . In the state legislature, pressure is building to move on the recommendations, with the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Sen. Jake Corman (R., Centre), and state Rep. Dwight Evans (D., Phila.) pushing bills to implement the transportation funding proposals without the governor's go-ahead.

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Sustainable Pittsburgh affects decision-making in the Pittsburgh Region to integrate economic prosperity, social equity and environmental quality bringing sustainable solutions to communities and businesses.

Sustainable Pittsburgh benefits from support ($1,000 and up) in 2011 from:

Alcoa Foundation
Allegheny County - Dan Onorato, County Executive
Bayer Corporation
Bayer USA Foundation
Buhl Foundation
Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
BNY Mellon
Dollar Bank
FedEx Ground
The Heinz Endowments
Highmark
Elsie H. Hillman Foundation
Richard King Mellon Foundation
Pashek Associates LTD
Pittsburgh Quarterly
PNC Financial Services Group
Port Authority of Allegheny County
UPMC


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