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Ask me about ... why 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood' delivers lessons for the digital age
To Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski, Fred Rogers, who died in 2003, was a learning scientist and a radical. → Read More
PPG chairman: Paints producer will continue buying up companies after closing $1.8 billion Tikkurila deal
PPG’s closing Thursday of its $1.8 billion deal to buy Finnish paints-maker Tikkurila marks its fifth acquisition since December and its sixth in... → Read More
PPG closes on $1.8 billion acquisition of Finnish paints maker Tikkurila
After several delays by overseas regulatory agencies, PPG Thursday said it closed on its $1.8 billion acquisition of Tikkurila, a Finland-based producer... → Read More
New publisher of McKees Rocks Gazette says hyperlocal news is a career calling
Sonja Reis took over the biweekly publication after the former publisher sold it to her for $1. → Read More
Heinz Endowments grants of $4.4 million target child care, education programs
The Heinz Endowments is awarding $4.4 million in grants for child-care and education initiatives, saying those sectors were hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic... → Read More
Esther Bush stepping down after 27 years as CEO of Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh
She was the first female chief executive of the nonprofit that provides social supports and advocates for racial equity for minorities and marginalized individuals. → Read More
Black Restaurant Week campaign focuses on help for industry hit hard by the pandemic
Promotions focus on takeout and delivery options, which many restaurants relied on to survive COVID-19 restrictions on in-person dining. → Read More
Covestro ‘think tank’ to address how recycled food waste, fashion and mattresses make up circular economy
Covestro will host the virtual event June 8 to help educate businesses and individuals about sustainable practices and policies. → Read More
A deal and a beer? Pub is helping attract businesses to revive New Kensington’s deteriorated downtown
The brewery owner is selling beer and incentives for tenants to open in properties he’s renovating in the former ‘Aluminum City.’ → Read More
$2 million from Allegheny County and philanthropies will fund in-person summer camps for kids
Gina Evans, program officer for the McElhattan Foundation, was grateful she could work from her home in Edgewood during the COVID-19 pandemic. But the... → Read More
Tickets for Kids merges with Washington, D.C., agency
Pittsburgh-based Tickets for Kids will merge with a Washington, D.C., organization that has the same mission — to provide free tickets for sports... → Read More
$30M in Heinz Endowments grants includes help for arts venues reopening, other pandemic assistance
A new round of grants approved by the board of the Heinz Endowments includes $3 million to help arts organizations reopen post-pandemic and more than $750,000... → Read More
For first large, in-person gathering during pandemic, church celebrates at outdoor amphitheater
For 15 months, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Mt. Lebanon has streamed services over Facebook and Zoom and permitted small groups to congregate at... → Read More
George Floyd's murder pushed companies to seek diverse hires, but progress in achieving equity is slow
In the year since a white police officer murdered George Floyd in Minneapolis, sparking calls around the world for racial equality, Cheryl Hall-Russell... → Read More
Goodwill plans to distribute $200,000 in store gift vouchers to people in need
When people purged their closets, basements and garages of unwanted goods during COVID-19 lockdowns, Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania wound up with... → Read More
PPG gets final approval for $1.8 billion deal to buy Finnish paints company
PPG has received approval from a Russian regulatory authority to buy Finnish coatings-maker Tikkurila, clearing the way to complete the deal valued at... → Read More
Tattoo removal is booming, and a growing national chain is adding a local studio to its portfolio
Wes South sold three Disappearing Ink locations in Pittsburgh and Hawaii to Texas-based Removery for an undisclosed price. → Read More
PPG invests $13 million in China coatings plant
The upgrade will increase capacity and expand research and development at the facility in Jiading, Shanghai. → Read More
COVID-19 shutdown in Russia delays PPG's bid for Finnish paints-maker
PPG’s deal to buy a buy Finnish paints producer has been delayed yet again — this time by a COVID-19 work shutdown in Russia. PPG still needs... → Read More
Reed Smith offices, including Pittsburgh's, to ‘fully reopen’ in September
The law firm will begin a phased-in return in May and launch a flexible work policy. → Read More