Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    ECONOMY WE FOCUSED OUR EFFORTS ON CURBING THE MOST SEVERE PANDEMIC-INDUCED DISRUPTIONS WHILE CONTINUING TO PROMOTE REGIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESS INVESTMENT. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS YIELDED 29 BUSINESS EXPANSIONS AND LOCATIONS ACROSS THE REGION, REPRESENTING MORE THAN $500 MILLION IN CAPITAL INVESTMENT COMMITMENTS AND PAVING THE WAY FOR THE CREATION AND RETENTION OF 2,240 JOBS. NOTABLE INVESTMENTS INCLUDED KRYSTAL BIO, ZOOM, MINDERA, ASTROBOTIC AND RACE PRO PRODUCTS, AND NEW DEVELOPMENT-SCALE PROJECTS, SUCH AS LAWRENCE COUNTY'S STONECREST BUSINESS PARK. WE WORKED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA TO SUCCESSFULLY PREVENT INCREASED STATE TAXES. WE LAUNCHED A NEW REGIONAL BRAND PITTSBURGH REGION. NEXT IS NOW. TO TELL A UNIFIED STORY TO HELP ATTRACT THE PEOPLE AND INVESTMENT THAT THE REGION NEEDS TO THRIVE. THE EFFORT INCLUDED THE DEVELOPMENT OF MARKETING TOOLS INCLUDING A NEW PITTSBURGHREGION.ORG WEBSITE AND A TALENT TOOLKIT TO HELP THE REGION'S HR COMMUNITY WITH RECRUITMENT. A VIRTUAL BRAND WORKSHOP SERIES EQUIPPED NEARLY 250 MEMBERS AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS WITH THE MESSAGES AND TOOLS TO TELL THE NEW STORY. WE ALSO LAUNCHED A CAMPAIGN TO BEGIN TO BUILD AWARENESS OF PITTSBURGH WITH BUSINESS AND TALENT AUDIENCES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF OUR REGION. THE EARLY DAYS OF THE AWARENESS EFFORT RECEIVED MORE THAN ONE MILLION VIEWS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. RECOGNIZING THE WEAKNESSES AND THREATS TO THE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN, AND THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY THAT RESHORING PRESENTS FOR THE REGION, WE DRAFTED AND WORKED WITH STATE LEGISLATORS TO ADVANCE THE "RESHORE TO RESTORE PA" EFFORT TO INCENTIVIZE BUSINESSES TO RESHORE OPERATIONS TO THE COMMONWEALTH AND REGION.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
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  • Program 2 [2020]

    PEOPLEWE EXPANDED OUR EFFORTS TO RETAIN AND ATTRACT THE PEOPLE BUSINESSES NEED TO INVEST, GROW AND LOCATE IN THE REGION. TO ADDRESS THE NEED FOR TALENT IN OUR REGION AND TO RETAIN COLLEGE STUDENTS, WE CONTINUED OUR PITTSBURGH PASSPORT SUMMER INTERNSHIP SERIES. COVID-19 PRESENTED A CHALLENGE: HOW TO TAKE A PROGRAM THAT RELIED ON KAYAKING, KICKBALL AND IN-PERSON NETWORKING EVENTS, AND TURN IT INTO A SUMMER OF TECH TALKS, COOKING WITH LOCAL CHEFS AND A CASE COMPETITION TO SOLVE REGIONAL PROBLEMS AND ALL ON ZOOM. AS A RESULT OF A SKILLFUL PIVOT OF THE PROGRAM, THE LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION FROM STUDENTS INCREASED TO INCLUDE THOSE WHOSE INTERNSHIPS MAY HAVE BEEN CANCELLED AND RECENT GRADUATES WHOSE JOB OFFERS MAY HAVE BEEN DELAYED OR RESCINDED. THE PASSPORT'S TOTAL PARTICIPATION AND ENGAGEMENT INCREASED FROM ITS LAUNCH YEAR IN 2019. MORE THAN 1,700 COLLEGE STUDENTS 46% STUDENTS OF COLOR AND FROM 30+ COUNTRIES ENGAGED IN THE PROGRAM. MORE THAN 45 EMPLOYERS PARTICIPATED, REPRESENTING ALL SECTORS OF THE REGION'S ECONOMY. WE LAUNCHED A TALENT COUNCIL WITH 35 EMPLOYERS TO COLLABORATE ON EXPANDING BEST PRACTICES IN TALENT MANAGEMENT TO IMPROVE REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS FOR BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT ATTRACTION. WE RESPONDED TO HEIGHTENED LOCAL AND NATIONAL ATTENTION ON RACIAL JUSTICE. GUIDED BY THE ALLEGHENY CONFERENCE BOARD-LEVEL RACIAL EQUITY TASK FORCE, WHICH INCLUDED REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE REGION'S PRIVATE SECTOR, PHILANTHROPIC AND NONPROFIT COMMUNITIES, WE DEVELOPED A PLAN FOCUSING ON EFFORTS IN THREE AREAS OF COLLECTIVE ACTION: ACTIONS THAT INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS CAN TAKE, SUCH AS ENSURING ORGANIZATIONAL POLICIES, ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRACKING MEASURES ARE IN PLACE TO SUPPORT BLACK PROFESSIONALS' ELEVATION AND ADVANCEMENT; DEVELOPING ANTI-RACIST TRAINING AND EDUCATION PLANS AND; FOCUSING CORPORATE INVESTMENTS TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC INCLUSION AND OPPORTUNITY. ACTIONS THAT CAN BE ADVANCED THROUGH OUR COLLECTIVE VOICE THROUGH POLICY AND ADVOCACY, SUCH AS SUPPORTING PAID SICK AND PARENTAL LEAVE AND MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES; ADVOCATING FOR INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION AND TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND; ADVOCATING FOR POLICE AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM. ACTIONS THAT THE ALLEGHENY CONFERENCE CAN TAKE, SUCH AS SUPPORTING THE ATTRACTION AND EXPANSION OF MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ECOSYSTEM AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIVERSE TALENT; SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND; ENHANCING ENGAGEMENT OF BLACK PROFESSIONALS IN THE LEADERSHIP OF THE ORGANIZATION. EFFORTS IN SUPPORT OF THESE COMMITMENTS WILL BE ON-GOING AND MULTI-YEAR. ADVANCEMENTS MADE IN 2020 INCLUDED: ADDRESSING BARRIERS TO OPPORTUNITY BY SUPPORTING ACT 83 OF 2020, WHICH EXPUNGED CRIMINAL RECORDS IF AN INDIVIDUAL WAS UNCONDITIONALLY PARDONED OR FULLY ACQUITTED. A CRIMINAL RECORD OFTEN CREATES BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, DISPROPORTIONALLY IMPACTING OUR MINORITY WORKERS. THIS NEW LEGISLATION REMOVES THAT BARRIER. HELPING TO REMOVE BARRIERS FOR MANY INDIVIDUALS AND SMALL AND MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES, BY SUPPORTING THE PASSAGE OF ACT 53 OF 2020 TO MODERNIZE THE OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE SYSTEM, WHICH PREVIOUSLY HAD BEEN CONFUSING, OUTDATED AND NOT UNIFORM ACROSS INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATIONS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
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  • Program 3 [2020]

    PLACEWE CONTINUED OUR INVESTMENTS INTO COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE REGION TO ENSURE THEY THRIVE AND ARE ATTRACTIVE TO BOTH RESIDENTS AND NEWCOMERS. WE SUPPORTED 16 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS (SERVING 23 NEIGHBORHOODS AND MORE THAN 180,000 RESIDENTS) THROUGH OUR STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP IN BUILDING EFFECTIVE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, LEVERAGING FUNDS FROM NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TAX CREDITS, AND ACCESSING NEW TOOLS, PRO-BONO EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES. BECAUSE THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PLAYS SUCH A VITAL ROLE IN CATALYZING EFFECTIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN OUR COMMUNITIES, WE SUPPORTED EFFORTS TO PRESERVE THE $36 MILLION TAX CREDIT IN THE 2020-21 STATE BUDGET. WE CONTINUED TO FUND STRATEGIC REAL ESTATE PROJECTS SUPPORTING CATALYTIC BUSINESS GROWTH AND REDEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE STRATEGIC INVESTMENT FUND (SIF). IN 2020, WE CLOSED ONE LOAN FOR $6.9 MILLION TO ASTROBOTIC TO SUPPORT ITS NEW SPACE HEADQUARTERS IN THE HISTORIC URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD OF MANCHESTER. THIS PROJECT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE ADDITIONAL ECONOMIC VITALITY AND HELP TO REINVIGORATE THE MANCHESTER NEIGHBORHOOD WITH AN EYE TO EQUITY, SUSTAINABILITY AND GREATER OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE, EVEN AS IT FURTHER SECURES PITTSBURGH'S POSITION ON THE MAP OF GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED, LEADING ROBOTICS CENTERS. LAUNCHED BY THE ALLEGHENY CONFERENCE IN 1996, THE STRATEGIC INVESTMENT FUND HAS PROVIDED PRIVATE SECTOR-FUNDED GAP FINANCING TOTALING $165 MILLION IN 63 PROJECTS (INCLUDING THE INVESTMENT IN ASTROBOTIC) THAT SUPPORTS MORE THAN $1.1 BILLION OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE 10-COUNTY PITTSBURGH REGION.WE CONTINUED TO SUPPORT AND ADVOCATE FOR STRATEGIC IMPROVEMENTS AND INVESTMENTS IN OUR REGION'S TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND PLANNING. TO ADDRESS OUR AGING INLAND WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, WE JOINED WITH THE LABOR COMMUNITY AND SUPPORTED EFFORTS TO SECURE FUNDING FOR THE UPPER OHIO NAVIGATION PROJECT IN FEDERAL LEGISLATION. THIS EFFORT PASSED WITH BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AND WAS SIGNED INTO LAW. TO ENSURE CONNECTIVITY, WE CONTINUED TO OPPOSE EFFORTS BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO CUT CRITICAL PUBLIC TRANSIT FEDERAL INVESTMENTS, INCLUDING THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANT PROGRAM, AND FUNDING WAS INCLUDED IN RECENT FEDERAL LEGISLATION. IN SUPPORT OF THE CONFERENCE'S SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLES, THAT WERE ADOPTED BY THE ALLEGHENY CONFERENCE BOARD IN 2019: WE SUPPORTED EFFORTS REGIONWIDE TO EXPAND THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY ASSESSED CLEAN ENERGY (C-PACE), WHICH WASHINGTON COUNTY AUTHORIZED IN 2020. FURTHER, WE LAID THE FOUNDATION VIA RELATIONSHIP BUILDING AND COMMUNICATING THE ECONOMIC AND SUSTAINABILITY BENEFITS OF C-PACE IN OTHER COUNTIES TO CONTINUE EFFORTS IN THE REMAINING COUNTIES IN OUR REGION IN 2021. WE CONDUCTED AN ASSESSMENT OF EV POTENTIAL IN THE SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA REGION AND DEFINED POLICY AND MARKET ACTIONS THAT COULD PROPEL ADOPTION.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
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