PITTSBURGH REGIONAL ALLIANCE

TOGETHER WITH OUR AFFILIATES AND REGIONAL INVESTOR PARTNERS WE ARE GROWING OUR ECONOMY BY SECURING BUSINESS INVESTMENT AND JOB CREATION.IN SERVICE TO THE 10-COUNTY PITTSBURGH REGION, WE HELPED TO SECURE 82 WINS REPRESENTING $2.58 BILLION CAPEX AND 7,072 NEW AND RETAINED JOBS AND CREATED A STRONG PIPELINE OF OVER 100 PROSPECTS REPRESENTING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND THOUSANDS OF JOBS.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)BY FOCUSING EFFORTS ON KEY HIGH-GROWTH, INNOVATION-DRIVEN INDUSTRIES WHERE THE REGION HAS COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES, OUR REGION ACHIEVED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WINS SUCH AS:ADVANCED MANUFACTURING BCI STEEL AND NEXTTRACKER: A REGIONAL STEEL FACTORY REVITALIZED TO MANUFACTURE COMPONENTS FOR SOLAR PANELS. RE:BUILD MANUFACTURING: A NEW MANUFACTURING HUB AT NEW KENSINGTON ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PARK TO SERVE ENERGY, LIFE SCIENCES, ROBOTICS, AEROSPACE AND OTHER HIGH-GROWTH INDUSTRIES. SHELL POLYMERS MONACA: THE FIRST MAJOR POLYETHYLENE MANUFACTURING COMPLEX IN THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES COMMENCED OPERATIONS AND OPENED ITS INNOVATION CENTER REPRESENTING A MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR INVESTMENT.ENERGY EOS ENERGY ENTERPRISES: A GROUNDBREAKING LONG-DURATION BATTERY MANUFACTURER IN EAST PITTSBURGH THAT RECEIVED A CONDITIONAL $398.6 MILLION FEDERAL LOAN GUARANTEE TO SUPPORT A MAJOR EXPANSION. WESTINGHOUSE: AN EVINCI MICROREACTOR BUSINESS IN A FORMER FACTORY IN ETNA TO MANUFACTURE NUCLEAR BATTERIES.LIFE SCIENCES ELEVATEBIO BASECAMP INC.: A $35 MILLION CELL AND GENE THERAPY FACILITY TO OPEN IN PITTSBURGH'S HAZELWOOD GREEN. ROBOTICS & AI GECKO ROBOTICS: A $100 MILLION INVESTMENT FROM A $5 BILLION TECHNOLOGY FUND FROM PITTSBURGH'S THOMAS TULL AND EXPANDED ROLE WITHIN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO ACCELERATE MAINTENANCE. SPACE ASTROBOTIC: A $20 MILLION INVESTMENT TO RENOVATE A FIVE-STORY BUILDING NEAR ITS HEADQUARTERS ON PITTSBURGH'S NORTH SIDE AS THE COMPANY PREPARED THE FIRST COMMERCIAL LAUNCH OF ITS PEREGRINE LANDER TO THE MOON.YEAR OVER YEAR, WE EXPANDED THE REACH OF THE NEWLY CREATED BUSINESS INVESTMENT BRAND, PITTSBURGH REGION. NEXT IS NOW, HIGHLIGHTING THE REGION AS AN ICONIC PLACE WHERE WHAT'S NEXT IS HAPPENING NOW AND WHERE COMPANIES, STARTUPS, UNIVERSITIES AND MORE ARE ALL MEETING THE WORLD'S BIGGEST CHALLENGES AND BUILDING A NEXT GENERATION ECONOMY FOR ALL. COMPARED TO 2022, DIGITAL MARKETING EFFORTS IN 2023 RESULTED IN:10% INCREASE IN EARNED MEDIA IMPRESSIONS. 30% INCREASE IN LINKEDIN FOLLOWERS.+300% INCREASE IN PAID MEDIA IMPRESSIONS.140% INCREASE IN CONVERSIONS ACROSS MEDIA PLATFORMS.+402.7% INCREASE IN WEBSITE VISITORS.POST-PANDEMIC, WE IMPLEMENTED A MORE AGGRESSIVE, TARGETED FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT STRATEGY WITH AN INITIAL FOCUS ON GERMANY THROUGH A SERIES OF BILATERAL TRADE MISSIONS.RECOGNIZING THAT A GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE ECONOMY DEPENDS ON THE AVAILABILITY OF TALENT AND A SKILLED WORKFORCE, WE LED EFFORTS TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN HIGH-DEMAND TALENT, ESPECIALLY PEOPLE OF COLOR, WITH AN INITIAL FOCUS ON TALENT RETENTION. WE SUPPORTED EMPLOYER TALENT ATTRACTION EFFORTS WITH THE LAUNCH OF A PITTSBURGH REGIONAL TALENT MARKETING INITIATIVE, BELONG. BECOME. BE., FOCUSING ON RAISING AWARENESS OF THE REGION'S DIFFERENTIATED ASSETS WITH AN INITIAL FOCUS ON STUDENTS AT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE REGION, ALL TAILORED TO WHAT TALENT IS LOOKING FOR IN A COMMUNITY.THE 2023 PITTSBURGH PASSPORT KICKED OFF ITS FIFTH YEAR AS A MARQUEE PROGRAM TO SHOWCASE THE REGION'S AMENITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO RETAIN MORE COLLEGE STUDENTS AND RECENT GRADUATES TO FILL THE TALENT PIPELINE FOR REGIONAL EMPLOYERS. NEARLY 8,000 STUDENTS ENROLLED INTO THE PROGRAM, REPRESENTING MORE THAN 45 COUNTRIES, 44 STATES AND MORE THAN 250 CITIES. OF THE STUDENTS REACHED, 40% WERE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS. IT GAINED NEARLY 2,000 MORE STUDENTS THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR.