Pittsburgh Is The Place For Small Businesses…To Launch

CNNMoney.com has ranked Pittsburgh number two in its “Best Places to Launch A Small Business.”  Pittsburgh sits in between number one Oklahoma City, OK and number three Raleigh, NC.

To see the rest of the list, check out CNNMoney.com

Reassessing Allegheny County Properties

Allegheny County is trying figure out how to handle their property reassessments.  The county already spent $5.7 million for the 2005 reassessments, which were disallowed.  With 540,000 of properties anxiously awaiting this verdict, Senior Common Pleas Judge R. Stanton Wettick has the fate of many in his hands.

To read more on this topic, check out the article Judge mulls timing of Allegheny County reassessment from the Tribune Review.

Show Off

The Urban Redevelopment Authority recently showcased Pittsburgh’s newer developments with a bus tour. With numerous residential and commercial sites being converted, this event must was probably not a short excursion.

To read more on this topic, check out the article URA tour highlights Pittsburgh development from the Pittsburgh Business Times.

Truly The City of Champs

The Sporting News has jumped on the Pittsburgh bandwagon.  They just announced that Pittsburgh has been named their #1 sports city in North America.  I guess having the NFL and NHL champs in town doesn’t hurt.  It’s a pretty impressive award considering Pittsburgh has the worst franchise in MLB history with the Pirates.

To read more on this topic, check out the article It’s official: Sporting News says Pittsburgh best sports city from the Post-Gazette.

G-20 & Pittsburgh…A Perfect Match

Here’s another great article on why Pittsburgh is great.  This one focuses on Pittsburgh and its selection to host the G-20 Summit.

The 21st Century City – Pittsburgh? Yes, Pittsburgh from Forbes.com

“No Vacancy” Signs Common For Pittsburgh Apartments

In back-to-back years, M/PF Research has crowned Pittsburgh the #1 market in the country for apartment occupancy.  With an occupancy rate of 96.6% and rents up 1.3%, Pittsburgh provides an excellent opportunity to investors.

For more information on this topic, check out the article Pittsburgh again ranks No. 1 nationwide for apartment occupancy from the Tribune-Review.