URA's Josh Summits and Casey Renee of CONFECTIONS

Kudos & Good News: April 2019

April 2019

Congrats to Diamonte Walker, URA director of Performance & Compliance and MWBE program officer, on being named one of Pittsburgh Business Times' Women of Influence. Check out Diamonte's Q&A.

The City of Pittsburgh's Department of Innovation & Performance highlighted URA's assistance to small business owners and entrepreneurs in Pittsburgh through programs like the Micro-Enterprise Loan. Thanks for the great feature and profiles of our recent loan borrowers.
Read about some of the public-private partnerships driving the next era of Pittsburgh's transformation.
Module was recently featured in Builder Magazine after being named in the "Top 5 Innovation in Housing" awards. Jennifer Castenson, who wrote the article, will be coming to Pittsburgh to speak at Module's Future of Housing event on April 4.
Casey Renee, pastry chef at Whitfield, is opening her new dessert business, CONFECTIONS.
Gaby et Jules is expanding to East Liberty.
Azorean Cafe has one of the best dishes in Pittsburgh right now.
Pittsburgh topped a list for First-Time Homebuyers.
Pittsburgh rose to No. 8 on Livability.com's list of Best Places to Live.
It's also one of 10 Cities Where You Can Own A Home For About $1,000 A Month.
Yelp ranked Pittsburgh as a Top 10 Foodie City.
PDP's Picklesburgh festival won USA Today's Best Specialty Food Festival.
Pittsburgh banks were ranked among the world's best.
Pittsburgh was also listed as one of the Best Cities for St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations.
Chrissy Teigen gave a shout out to local restaurant Driftwood Oven after a recent visit.