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The National Geographic just complied their Best of the World 2012 and guess who made the list? Yes, New Zealand. Yes, Sonoma. And of course…..Pittsburgh. That’s right people, Pittsburgh is one of the 20 places in World you should experience.

ForbesWoman  just released their “The Best Cities For Working Mothers 2011” and Pittsburgh is ranked number 4.

Jones Lang LaSelle has come out with their High-Technology  Industry U.S. Office Outlook. Pittsburgh ranked 17th for Total High-Tech Jobs and also ranked high on the list for Top Rent Growth Markets.

To read more about this report, check out High-Technology Industry U.S. Office Outlook from Jones Lang LaSelle.

What can $179.4 million dollars get you in Pittsburgh? About 1.5 million SF of Class A office space. Highwood Properties of Raleigh, NC has purchased the very desirable PPG Place’s. Their purchase is a great benefit to current and future tenants, as they have pledged to make $17.1 million in improvements and $8.1 million current tenant improvements. The building has 81.2% occupancy.

To read more about this topic check out the article New owner of PPG Place pledges $25M upgrades from the Post-Gazette.

Here’s a great article from Steve Bergsman (Inman News) about the Pittsburgh’s ability to stay strong in the Multi-Family sector.  Second only to San Jose (Silicon Valley), Pittsburgh has a vacancy rate of 3.2%.  I particularly like how he calls Pittsburgh a “university city.”  Check out the story: Pittsburgh’s multifamily rebirth

Last Year The Business Journals ranked Pittsburgh 71st for small business vitality.  This year, Pittsburgh jumped to 23rd on their list

To read more about this topic, check out the article Pittsburgh shoots up in national small-business rankings from the Pittsburgh Business Times.

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