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The Indiana County Board of Commissioners approved four proclamations Wednesday. Indiana County’s new Director of Veterans Affairs Jessica Walker said 9/11 “ultimately changed the course of this country, changed my life and changed my husband’s life.” She said 5,000 veteransRead more

Change comes in both words and deeds – and that’s Southwestern Pennsylvania’s economic development approach.  Western Pennsylvania’s economic stewards have a vehicle in the New Economy Collaborative (NEC) of Southwestern Pennsylvania, a public-private partnership created to administer the $62.7 millionRead more

Our Executive Director, Rich Fitzgerald, returned for his weekly spot on KDKA Newsradio with Larry Richert to talk regional news. This week’s show featured Audrey Russo, President & CEO of the Pittsburgh Technology Council. Audrey talked about #SWPA’s booming tech industryRead more

The good news about traffic deaths after the pandemic is continuing: Preliminary figures through the second quarter this year show deaths declined another 3.2%, the ninth straight quarter that deaths have gone down. That’s a marked difference from the pandemic, whenRead more

Executive Director of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission, Rich Fitzgerald, joins Larry Richert in the KDKA radio studio each Wednesday morning. On this week’s show, Bob Kerlik, Director of Public Affairs at the Allegheny County Airport Authority was on to talk aboutRead more

The Butler Transit Authority board voted in August to apply for up to $2.6 million to purchase up to four new buses to increase the number of trips available in the five local routes. The application is being made toRead more

Executive Director of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission, Rich Fitzgerald, joins Larry Richert in the KDKA radio studio each Wednesday morning. On this week’s show, Beaver County Commissioner Jack Manning was on to talk about the Hookstown Fair and Big KnobRead more

The following the second installment of a first-person account from Armstrong County Commissioner Anthony Shea regarding his recent bike trip from Washington D.C. to Pittsburgh: In my last article, I told of my bike trip starting in Washington DC andRead more