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Pittsburgh’s Department of Permits, Licenses and Inspections has a new director, a veteran employee who has been running the department for months. City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved David Green of Lawrenceville to replace Sarah Kinter, who stepped down in July. Mayor Ed Gainey previously praised Green as the “most

HARRISBURG – On Monday, the Governor’s Advisory Commission on Women and the Girl Scout Councils from across Pennsylvania hosted a National STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Day event for

Pittsburgh’s Department of Permits, Licenses and Inspections is expanding its new accelerated review program to include commercial mechanical and electrical permits. The city launched a pilot program about a year ago to speed up the process for people applying for fire alarm and fire suppression permits. People pay an additional

Pittsburgh City Council gave preliminary approval Wednesday to several proposed changes to next year’s budgets, including measures that would again revise the city’s American Rescue Plan Act spending plan and give themselves a pay raise. Mayor Ed Gainey last month introduced a 2023 budget for American Rescue Plan Act funding

Pittsburgh City Council voted Tuesday to eliminate several business-related licenses that the Department of Permits, Licenses and Inspections deemed unnecessary. Licenses eliminated included ones for transient merchants, trade fairs and amusement places and producers. It also nixed a sign maintenance certification. “It’s a good example of cutting some of this

Legislation before Pittsburgh City Council may eliminate certain business licenses that the city’s Department of Permits, Licenses and Inspections recommended nixing. “PLI is proposing the elimination of several business licenses that we find are duplicative,” PLI Director Sarah Kinter said. She said the licenses that would be removed are repetitive

Pittsburgh’s Department of Permits, Licenses and Inspections said Tuesday that the city’s rental registration program will go into effect May 29. The program, approved by City Council in November, will allow city officials to inspect rental properties in an attempt to ensure they meet “the minimum standards for safe living

Dive Brief: The City of Pittsburgh is pursuing a building deconstruction policy meant to spur the potential recovery, recycling and reuse of materials from certain city-owned condemned structures. Leaders say potential benefits of such a policy include removing blight from neighborhoods while decreasing waste sent to landfills, advancing climate action goals, and opening opportunities for job training. Mayor Bill Peduto signed an executive order last week tasking the city with creating a proc...

Dive Brief: The City of Pittsburgh is pursuing a building deconstruction policy meant to spur the potential recovery, recycling and reuse of materials from certain city-owned condemned structures. Leaders say potential benefits of such a policy include removing blight from neighborhoods while decreasing waste sent to landfills, advancing climate action goals, and opening opportunities for job training. Mayor Bill Peduto signed an executive order last week tasking the city with creating a proc...