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Carnegie Mellon Buildings Receive Gold LEED Certification
By Liviu Oltean, Associate Editor Carnegie Mellon University has announced that the Gates Center for Computer Science and the Hillman Center for Future-Generation Technologies have been awarded with LEED gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. The Gates and Hillman centers [...]…
Continue reading →Brown Shoe Announces Closings for More than 140 Famous Footwear Stores Nationwide
By Liviu Oltean, Associate Editor Brown Shoe Co. said it is planning to close about 140 Famous Footwear stores nationwide in the near future. The decision was motivated by unsatisfactory performances in various locations, and it will be enacted in spite of [...]…
Continue reading →DoubleTree by Hilton Rebrands, Renovates its Largest Pittsburgh Asset
By Liviu Oltean, Associate Editor During a ribbon cutting ceremony this week, DoubleTree by Hilton announced the official opening and rebranding of the Radisson Hotel Pittsburgh-Green Tree, which has been renamed as DoubleTree. The hotel will undergo a $16 million renovation [...]…
Continue reading →PMC Property Bids to Redevelop the John C. Robin Civic Building
By Liviu Oltean, Associate Editor PMC Property Group is hoping the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) will vote to grant it the development rights to the John C. Robin Civic building. The Pittsburgh Business Times reports that PMC was recommended over two other [...]…
Continue reading →RMU Purchases the Holiday Inn Pittsburgh Airport for Student Housing
By Liviu Oltean, Associate Editor Robert Morris University has acquired the Holiday Inn Pittsburgh Airport. According to the Pittsburgh Business Times, RMU will initially use the hotel for student housing, ultimately planning to convert the hotel into a residence hall. The [...]…
Continue reading →Starpointe Business Park Breaks Ground for Second Phase
By Liviu Oltean, Associate Editor Fourth River Development LLC has begun the second phase of construction on the Starpointe Business Park site entailing the development of a 100-acre portion of the land, the Pittsburgh Business Times reports. Starpointe representatives hope to offer space [...]…
Continue reading →Walnut Capital Partners to Develop $119M Mixed Use Project
By Liviu Oltean, Associate Editor Due to its former success, Walnut Capital Partners’ Bakery Square project might come to Penn Avenue. Walnut Capital has bid $5.4 million to buy the Reizenstein property from the Pittsburgh Public Schools. Walnut Capital is planning to transform [...]…
Continue reading →Richfield Hospitality to Renovate and Reposition Hotels
By Liviu Oltean, Associate Editor Richfield Hospitality, a Denver-based hospitality management company focusing on maximizing profit and improving asset values for hotel owners, has added four properties to its portfolio: Crowne Plaza Melbourne Oceanfront Resort in Florida, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel [...]…
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