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Nine US Cities Where Jobs Are Booming

By c2itllc | Published: April 3, 2012

Last week, Gallup released results of its Job Creation Index for the 50 largest metropolitan regions in the United States. The results showed that companies in every city were hiring more often than they were firing. 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the nine U.S. metropolitan regions where workers think hiring is strongest. 2. Pittsburgh, Pa. > [...]

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Shell Picks Pittsburgh Area For Major Refinery

By c2itllc | Published: March 21, 2012

Shell Oil Co. has chosen a site near Pittsburgh for a major, multibillion-dollar petrochemical refinery that could provide a huge economic boost to the region. Read More On NPR.org ›

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Best of the World 2012

By c2itllc | Published: March 21, 2012

Three rivers. One reinvented city. On all counts, the Steel City’s transformation over the past quarter century qualifies as revolutionary. Read More on NationalGeographic.com ›

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5 best and 5 worst U.S. housing markets, long term

By c2itllc | Published: January 30, 2012

Top 5, No. 5: Pittsburgh, Pa. Home prices are close to a bottom in Pittsburgh. In fact, the housing boom boosted prices in this market by 16%, but they really haven’t fallen. There’s also a good recovery underway in jobs here, with an economy featuring a large health and education sector, according to Local Market [...]

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WSJ.com – Gas Drilling Bringing Jobs to Pennsylvania

By c2itllc | Published: August 2, 2011

At a time when creating jobs is one of the nation’s top priorities, most tallies agree that the recent boom in gas drilling has put more people to work in Pennsylvania. But just how many new jobs the surge has generated in the state is open to debate. Most of Pennsylvania’s natural gas is trapped [...]

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2011 MSN Real Estate Most Livable Bargain Markets

By c2itllc | Published: July 7, 2011

MSN Real Estate names Pittsburgh as one of the most livable bargain markets! Read the Original Article on MSN Real Estate » 3. Pittsburgh Smaller. Smarter. Younger. Those are words you could use to describe Pittsburgh today. After 50 years of population loss, this former steel town is now growing again, as its economy has [...]

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Job Growth in Pittsburgh

By c2itllc | Published: March 30, 2011

Building on the good jobs news we reported earlier this month, February preliminary job numbers show that Pittsburgh had the highest job growth rate for a second straight month. The year-over-year increase was 2.18 percent or 23,700 jobs, the highest of any region. In addition, the two-year job growth rate was positive for the first [...]

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