Writer: Eleana Teran 2 min read November 2022 — Earlier this month, the Federal Reserve took further action to combat inflation, announcing its fourth consecutive three-quarter-percentage-point hike in interest rates while also indicating that the pace of rate increases could slow down soon. The annual inflation rate slowed to 7.7%
2 min read November 2022 — PWCampbell is a fourth generation, full-range professional design-build, branding, and technology services organization, concentrating efforts on the design and construction needs of the financial, commercial and residential industries. In an interview with Invest:, President & CEO James Caliendo shared his insights into today’s construction
2 min read November 2022 — Westmoreland County Community College (Westmoreland), located in Youngwood, Pa., serves the residents of Westmoreland, Fayette and Indiana counties. Invest: spoke to Westmoreland President Tuesday Stanley about current trends in student enrollment, local workforce needs and programs for keeping tuition affordable. The college recently opened
Writer: Eleana Teran 2 min read November 2022— Low-income and minority students currently face systemic barriers to higher education access and post-graduate success, and while these disparities are not new, reports show they are widening fast. In a report published earlier this year by the Pell Institute and PennAHEAD, the
Writer: Eleana Teran 2 min read October 2022 — Over the past two decades, the Pittsburgh region has seen a variety of industries emerge — the majority of which are technology-intensive, energy-related or innovative and are driven by entrepreneurs as well as corporate and academic research and development. The energy
2 min read September 2022 — Michael Syme, office managing partner for Fox Rothschild in Pittsburgh, has seen the firm continue to grow in size and strength. With Invest:, Syme discussed the rekindling of demand, the state of affordable housing and the impact of rising rates. “Time and time again,
Writer: Eleana Terán 4 min read September 2022 — County leaders in the Greater Pittsburgh region are confident in their ability to attract new businesses, develop talent and foster development as the region continues on its upward trajectory, with some counties experiencing projects of a magnitude not witnessed in decades.
5 min read August 2022 — Westmoreland’s appetite for growth is as large as its determination to work together across the public and private spheres to address what Dan DeBone, president and CEO of the Westmoreland County Chamber of Commerce, believes is the county’s top priority: workforce development. DeBone spoke
Writer: Joshua Andino 2 min read August 2022 — As the electoral landscape shifts, Pennsylvania’s midterm races are an essential piece in the Democrats' strategy to hold onto the Senate as a potential “red wave” looms. After what has shaped up to be a strong month for the Biden Administration,
Writer: Joey Garrand 2 min read June 2022 — Amid a nationwide unfavorable market for homebuyers, Pittsburgh shines as the No. 1 destination for first-time homebuyers. While an exodus to the South has been widely publicized, it is clear that Northern markets present great opportunity from a homebuyers perspective,
