The Secrets of 10 Pittsburgh Landmarks
Here is a look at some of the surprising, behind-the-scenes details of how the Steel City gained some of its unique features.
June 9, 2021
Carnegie’s Namesake Dinosaur
Dinosaurs were a public fascination in the late 1800s. Andrew Carnegie wanted a specimen for his new Carnegie Institute in Oakland, so, in 1899, he sent a team to Wyoming to find one.
American scientists in the 1870s first classified the long-necked dinosaurs diplodocus and apatosaurus, using fossils discovered during construction of the transcontinental railroad. Carnegie’s team found a specimen so enormous that the museum was expanded to fit it; the great dino’s bones sat in storage until enough room was made. Meanwhile, a framed print of the Diplodocus carnegii hung on the wall at the steel baron’s summer castle in Scotland, where it caught the eye of King Edward VII. Carnegie agreed to give the monarch a copy of the colossal fossil for the British Museum.
Highmark Health, Highmark Inc and Allegheny Health Network announce new members to boards of directors prnewswire.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from prnewswire.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Pandemic’s Disruptive Path Still Haunts the Unemployed June 28, 2021
Fallout from the pandemic is discouraging a significant number of unemployed southwestern Pennsylvanians from looking for work, even as businesses reopen and COVID cases decline, according to a recent survey.
Caring for children, dependent older adults and others was the most common reason for not looking for work that was given by unemployed workers who are not retired.
Residents of 10 southwestern Pennsylvania counties are surveyed monthly by the Allegheny Conference on Community Development and Schmidt Market Research to gauge consumer confidence, personal finance and other issues during the pandemic.
The latest survey, done in May, sheds some light on a pandemic phenomenon: Although jobs are steadily returning and the unemployment rate is shrinking, the region’s workforce is struggling to add workers to fill the hole left when the COVID pandemic forced tens of thous
Gov. Wolf announced that Advanced Acoustic Concepts, LLC will expand operations at its Lemont Furnace engineering and production facility, creating 36 new, full-time jobs and retaining 120 current positions in Fayette County.
In a new survey, about one-third of southwestern Pennsylvanians who have exited the labor force say they're staying home to manage childcare or other responsibilities.