Brandon McGinley's column considers the region's nonprofit economy and whether organizations like RiverWise and New Sun Rising can carry Pittsburgh's next chapter of growth.
Read at Pittsburgh Post-GazetteThe Community Matters op-ed runs in the Times, making the case that distributed, community-led investment outperforms large corporate developments.
An op-ed in the Community Matters series argues that community-led projects can be more impactful than corporate development for Beaver County's economy.
Rachel McDevitt reports on the report's argument against betting the region's future on megaprojects, pairing the active economy's $845M against the Shell cracker plant's 600 permanent jobs. Daniel Rossi-Keen and Scott Wolovich are interviewed.
The study, commissioned by RiverWise and New Sun Rising and conducted by the University of Pittsburgh's University Center for Urban and Social Research, projects $845M in regional impact and 6,640 jobs over the next decade.
Syndicated coverage of the study's headline finding: $845M in projected regional impact from 21 community projects in Beaver and Allegheny counties.
The study, as carried on Yahoo News: 21 community projects projected to return $845M in regional benefit and 6,640 jobs over a decade, plus $123M in social return on investment over 20 years. RiverWise's Daniel Rossi-Keen and UCSUR's Christopher Briem are among those quoted.
Coverage of the report's headline finding: 21 community-led projects across Beaver and Allegheny counties are projected to generate $845M in regional economic impact.
