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9.16.20

City, Urban Redevelopment Authority Investing $72,000 in Community-Driven Project at Former Beltzhoover Elementary School

9.8.20

URA in the News

9.1.20

GOGO Business Spotlight: Flavors Famous Street Food

"COVID-19 was an eye opener and educational tool for my business."

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URA Announces Virtual September 2020 Regular Board Meeting

URA to Co-host Free, Virtual Clean Slate and Expungement Clinic this Thursday, August 27

Unprecedented Public-Private Partnership Brings Innovative Homeless Shelter to Downtown Pittsburgh

Brett Morgan with his dog, Kaya, in Frick Park (January 2020)

Get to Know: Brett Morgan

Business Spotlight: J KoKo Hauling

MWBE News and Events for August 2020

PNC Foundation Awards $10 Million Investment to URA to Support Equitable Initiatives Citywide

Pittsburgh Awarded Record Number of Low-Income Tax Credits, Bringing More Affordable Housing to the City

PHDC Makes Homeownership Accessible to City of Pittsburgh Residents

URA Announces Virtual September 2020 Regular Board Meeting

URA to Co-host Free, Virtual Clean Slate and Expungement Clinic this Thursday, August 27

Unprecedented Public-Private Partnership Brings Innovative Homeless Shelter to Downtown Pittsburgh

PNC Foundation Awards $10 Million Investment to URA to Support Equitable Initiatives Citywide

Pittsburgh Awarded Record Number of Low-Income Tax Credits, Bringing More Affordable Housing to the City

URA and Center that CARES Propose Cafe and Learning Space in Hill District

Mayor William Peduto, City Council President Kail Smith and URA to Invest $626,000 in District 2

URA Board to Approve Over $4 Million in Affordable Housing Funds

URA Announces Virtual August 2020 Regular Board Meeting

URA Requesting Proposals for 1602-1606 Broadway Avenue in Beechview

URA Announces Additional Housing Stabilization Program Administrators are Up and Running

2019 Housing Opportunity Fund Report Cover

URA Announces Housing Opportunity Fund 2019 Annual Report is Now Online

URA July Board Meeting Wrap Up

The URA Announces Virtual July 2020 Regular Board Meeting

24 Local Homeowners Get New Roofs through First Housing Opportunity Fund Roof-A-Thon

URA's Down Payment and Closing Cost Assistance Program Helping to Make Home Ownership a Reality

URA and Citizens Bank Partner to Donate $15,000 to Cocoapreneur’s Pittsburgh Black Business Relief Fund Campaign

The URA Announces Virtual June 2020 Regular Board Meeting

URA Board Votes to Approve Moving Lower Hill Development Forward

Statement by Mayor William Peduto on URA Meeting on Lower Hill Development

URA Board Stands Ready to Deliver Equitable Deal

City Launches Online Housing Assistance Resource Portal (HARP) for Housing Needs

The URA Announces Virtual May 2020 Regular Board Meeting

Mayor William Peduto Announces COVID-19 Funding for Residents and Small Businesses

Pittsburgh Going Green on Earth Day's 50th Anniversary with the Help of Direct Energy

URA’s Housing Stabilization Program is Available to Assist with Financial Hardships

Mayor William Peduto Addresses Pittsburgh on COVID-19 Pandemic

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URA April Board Meeting Recap: COVID-19 Funding Update

The URA Announces Virtual April 2020 Regular Board Meeting

Citizens Bank Donates $200,000 to URA’s Small Business Emergency Loan Fund

URA, Circles Greater Pittsburgh and Paramount Pursuits Partner to Create Gallery on Penn – Gone Virtual

URA Announces Neighborhood Initiatives Fund Program Round 2; Application Process Now Open

Coronavirus Threatens Small Businesses – Here’s What the URA Is Doing About it and How You Can Help

URA Announces Waiving All Fees for Administration of the COVID-19 Working Capital Assistance Program

URA Partners with City and Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh to Provide Short Term Rent/Mortgage/Utility Financial Assistance to City Residents

URA Releases Round 2 of Request for Qualifications for the Community-Informed Revitalization of Centre Avenue in the Hill District

URA Announces Additional Steps to Help Mitigate Potential Ramifications of COVID-19 to Small Business Community

The URA Announces Virtual March 2020 Annual/Regular Board Meeting

A Message from Greg Flisram, Executive Director of the Urban Redevelopment Authority Of Pittsburgh on COVID-19 Impact

URA Offering Resources to Help Small Businesses Potentially Impacted by Coronavirus

URA Issues Request for Interested Tenants (RFI) for Centre Heldman Plaza

City of Pittsburgh and Government Partners Launch Buying Plan for Businesses

City Celebrates First Affordable For-Sale Residential New Markets Tax Credit Project

New Opportunity Zones Marketplace To Help Pittsburgh Produce More Equitable Development Projects

URA Board Considering Projects in Homewood, Beechview, Lincoln Place and Downtown

URA to Host Connections: A Black History Month Networking Event

URA Supporting Affordable Housing in Homewood and Garfield/Friendship

URA Board to Vote on Advancing Six Redevelopment Projects on Centre Avenue in Hill District

Green Grocer’s Hill District stop

Green Grocer Launches New Hill District Location at the Old Shop ‘n Save

URA Announces Neighborhood Initiatives Fund Projects Ready to Move Forward

Homewood Pedestrian Improvement Project Ribbon Cutting on Friday, January 31

Homewood Pedestrian Improvement Project Debuts

Elizabeth Ganley and the URA's Jarmele Fairclaugh

Home Rehab Helps Resident Stay in Her Home

URA Board to Vote on Funding for North Side Affordable Housing and Hill District Art Gallery

URA Adopting Small Business Line of Credit Program

URA Board to Vote on Credit Building Program for Pittsburgh Small Businesses

URA Announces Meeting for Community Feedback on Future Centre Avenue Redevelopment

New Urban Redevelopment Authority Leadership Announced

New Public Art Project Installation At McKinley Park In Beltzhoover

Mayor Peduto, Councilman Lavelle and URA to Catalyze Investments in the Lower and Greater Hill District

URA Board to Vote on Preserving Affordable Housing in Highland Park and Homewood

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Second Cohort Chosen for Catapult Business Incubation Program

URA Releases Request for Proposals for Former Carnegie Library in Hazelwood

Work to Begin on Forbes Avenue Sidewalk Extension and Streetscape Improvements

URA Program Invests $35 Million in 250 Small Businesses

City of Pittsburgh Receives State RACP Funding for Redevelopment Projects in Neighborhoods Citywide

Applications Open for PGH Lab Program Linking Startup Firms to Government

URA Releases Request for Proposals Along Second Avenue in Hazelwood

URA Releases Request For Qualifications for the Community-Informed Revitalization of Centre Avenue in the Hill District

URA Announces Pilot Program Making its Funding More Accessible and Visible for Community Projects

Five Pittsburgh Affordable Housing Developments Awarded Low-Income Tax Credits

Home Court Advantage design by Janel Young

New Locally-Based Public Art Project Planned for McKinley Park in Beltzhoover

Applications Being Accepted for Catapult Small Business Incubation Program

New Affordable Housing Proposals Go Before URA Board

Statement by Mayor William Peduto and URA Board on Leadership Changes

URA Board to Consider Several Affordable Housing Initiatives

City and URA Celebrate First-Time Homeowner with Help of HOF Funding

URA and a.m. Rodriguez Partner to Preserve Affordable Housing in South Side Flats

More Than 50 Affordable Housing Units Coming to East Liberty, Larimer and Garfield

Rubinstein Stepping Down as URA Executive Director

URA to Adopt Environmentally Friendly Clean Construction Guidelines

Micro Loan Program Assisting Minority and Women-Owned Businesses to be Extended

Park Construction Moving Forward at Liberty Green in East Liberty

New Affordable Housing Planned for East Liberty

Community-Driven Development in Uptown Seeking Proposals

URA to Boost City's One Step Program for Business Accessibility

Housing Opportunity Fund Recommends Funding for Hundreds of Affordable Housing Units

City of Pittsburgh Granted $2 Million to Rehab Blighted Structures and Develop Affordable Housing

East Carson Street Strategy Released by URA

Housing Opportunity Fund Supporting Affordable Housing Developments in Hill District and Squirrel Hill

Major Improvements Planned for Homewood Neighborhood Business District

City Welcomes Fourth Cohort of PGH Lab Program Supporting Local Startup Firms

Redevelopment Planned for Hill District Site

NEXT 3 Days is Now NEXTneighborhood and Will Celebrate Historic Homewood August 18-19

Summerset at Frick Park and Woods House Redevelopments Before URA Board Today

New Park with Green Infrastructure Planned for Larimer and East Liberty Neighborhoods

Mayor William Peduto Supports URA Micro Loan Program for Small Businesses

Urban Redevelopment Authority Invests $7 Million in Small Businesses Citywide

Mr. F. Michael Langley, FM, CEO of GREATER MSP, Minneapolis–St. Paul, MN, and 2017 IEDC Board Chair, awards the Silver Excellence in Economic Development Award to URA Executive Director Robert Rubinstein.

URA Receives Excellence in Economic Development Award For East Liberty Station Transit Oriented Development

URA Board to Advance Proposals on Land Bank, Affordable Housing, and Small Businesses

Urban Redevelopment Authority Board Set to Vote on Lead Service Line Replacement, Land Bank and Affordable Housing Initiatives Today

URA Announces Early Dissolution of Fulton Building TIF District and Expiration of Penn Liberty Plaza TIF District

Pittsburgh Urban Initiatives Awarded $50M in New Markets Tax Credits to Drive Economic Development

News Guild exclusive: ‘We’re fighting for the soul of the Post-Gazette’

12 more great places for outdoor dining in Pittsburgh

Social gatherings, bars and restaurants still contributing to local COVID-19 infections, says Allegheny County Health Department

3,500 Boxes of Joy are helping to make summer more fun for Pittsburgh kids

Google, Gwen’s Girls and Krystal Biotech are hiring. See more Pittsburgh jobs — 7/30/20

How the COVID Field Response Team is keeping restaurants in check while Safe Service PGH asks them to take the pledge

Talk about can-do spirit: 5 local breweries make artistic statements with labels

Great getaway trips from Pittsburgh for trails, lakes and beaches

Helicon Brewing is now serving hot dogs to meet COVID-19 state guidelines. All proceeds go to the local fire dept.

Things to do this weekend, from drive-in movies to the City of Steel Virtual Walk/Run