Pittsburgh Regional Alliance (PRA) Services

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The PRA offers the complete package of services at no charge, including:

• Site Selection Assistance – Explore our online real estate database with GIS capabilities, PittsburghProspector.com, to search for available business sites and create customized reports. Then take advantage of our individualized regional tours and site visits to get to know the area. • Global Business Assistance – Partner with a team dedicated to helping international companies to create/expand their North American presence. Get your business going quickly through our global contact network. • Financial Assistance – Access information on state and local funding and incentive packages. We’ll help you find solutions to make your goals a reality.

• Talent Attraction & Retention – Find the talent you need to drive your business among our ample, skilled workforce stemming from 36 colleges and universities and more than 60 career/technical schools. Visit ImaginePittsburgh.com, home to our regionwide

job search portal.

• Market Research & Analysis – Benefit from our comprehensive data and demographic information spanning regional business presence, investment, workforce and more, all customized to meet your site selection criteria. • Peer Executive Meetings – Gain the insights of our local corporate leaders through candid discussions.

Our confidential, one-stop project management services include:

Contact us today at info@pittsburghregion.org to take advantage of these services and more.

In Good CompanyCompanies growing in the Pittsburgh

region with the PRA’s assistance include…

Through the personalized economic development services of the PRA – ranked a “Top Economic Development Group” by Site Selection – discover for yourself why the home of “America’s Most Livable City” is also a smart place to locate and grow your business.

• An experienced team of professionals who provide businesses with one-on-one attention, tailoring their project management services to meet your needs. • A vast network of private and public sector leaders and economic development professionals from across a 10-county region ready to help you establish a new operation or cultivate your existing regional presence. • A streamlined process that reduces red tape and eliminates wrong turns.

4moms ADP, Inc. Aquion Energy, Inc. ATI Braskem Calgon Carbon Chevron CIGNA CSC CSX Corporation Gordon Food Service

Hörmann Flexon Industrial Scientific Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc. Mylan Inc. Ness Technologies PPG Industries Samco Enterprises Scientific Drilling Shell VEKA Inc.

“Aquion Energy had a lot of options to consider – including aggressive offers from other U.S. states – for the best location for our first, high-volume manufacturing operation. We weighed all carefully and concluded that Westmoreland County in southwestern Pennsylvania was the clear choice. Aquion has its origins in this region at Carnegie Mellon University, and it’s exciting to be growing where our roots are. Local, state and regional economic development organizations – including the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance – worked closely with us to assemble a complete package of real estate, incentives and resources, including skilled workforce, which made this significant expansion a reality.”

– Scott Pearson, CEO, Aquion Energy, Inc.

Aquion Energy, Inc., a manufacturer of environmentally friendly, sodium-ion batteries, plans to invest over $70 million and hire more than 340 skilled workers. The company currently leases 250,000 SF at RIDC Westmoreland with contingency plans built in for expansion.