
Office vacancy rates continue to climb
Summary: As 2022 ended, the fourth quarter office vacancy rate for all building classes in 54 office markets across the nation stood at 19.6 percent.

Summary: As 2022 ended, the fourth quarter office vacancy rate for all building classes in 54 office markets across the nation stood at 19.6 percent.

Overview: Allegheny County has been maligned, often and just recently, for having the worst pollution in the state. That claim is based on flawed arguments
Summary: Proposed legislation would enable certain counties in Pennsylvania to enact new taxes, surtaxes and fees to subsidize mass transit and fund transportation infrastructure. This
Summary: As calendar year 2022 ended, the state’s gaming industry set a new record with $5.21 billion in total revenues collected, topping 2021’s $4.73 billion.
Overview: Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) suffered serious setbacks in passenger counts and operations during the COVID pandemic period that began in March 2020. Recovery has
Summary: Allegheny County’s current property assessments went into effect Jan. 1, 2013, following a court ruling. Pennsylvania law permits counties to use a base year
Summary: Nearly three years after the start of the pandemic, the Pittsburgh region is still struggling to recover jobs. But this struggle is nothing new
Summary: A 2021 Policy Brief (Vol. 21, No. 36) detailed the four-year spending plan adopted by the City of Pittsburgh for its American Rescue Plan
Introduction: Judge Renée Cohn Jubelirer sided with the plaintiffs in a landmark trial that challenged the current school funding model, ruling that the General Assembly
Summary: As 2022 closed, high vacancy rates continued plaguing office markets across the United States. In the final quarter of 2022, vacancy, for all classes