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Tribune-Review Arconic has a research center in Upper Burrell and a building and systems business site in Cranberry.   TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Pittsburgh-area nonprofits were among organizations worldwide benefiting from $360,000 in grants from the Arconic Foundation promoting environmental sustainability and social equity. Arconic, an Alcoa spinoff with roots in the Alle-Kiski Valley, is headquartered in Pittsburgh. It has a research center in Upper Burrell and a building and systems business sit...

Louis B. Ruediger | Tribune-Review   TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. The Burrell School District plans to appeal a Westmoreland County assessment ruling that reduced the real estate tax assessment of Siemens Industry Inc. With the lower assessment, the school district stands to lose $53,000 this year. The tax challenge adds to another legal action Burrell, along with Upper Burrell Township, are pursuing to prevent a substantial loss of tax revenue from Arconic Inc., the largest land owner in Upper Burrell...

School districts spend a lot of time trying to make the money match the mission. Administrators and school boards haggle endlessly, moving the pieces in a puzzle that will provide children with the best education possible within the framework of the available finances. An amazing arts program would be fantastic, but the money is needed for reading. Advanced Placement classes would be great, but the basics are what the tests measure. Small class size is ideal, and a new computer lab would be valuable, but the core needs are always prioritized. They have to be, because a school district’s bud...

The historic Addison House in Leechburg is set to reopen to the public after a five-year closure. The once-popular First Street eatery shut its doors in 2012 amid financial woes after the tragic death of co-owner Laura Stettmier in an October 2011 plane crash in West Virginia. John and Devra Gromley of Upper Burrell purchased Addison House in March 2015 for $106,000. The couple plan to name the business 1st Street Cafe. They intend to open sometime this year. “I don’t have a timeline on when we will open, and I’ve been laid off from my corporate job,” Devra Gromley said. “We love th...

Steven Adams | Tribune-Review Rob Amen | Tribune-Review   TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Environmental groups have called on Gov. Tom Wolf to revoke a state-issued permit that allows an oil and gas company to dispose of fracking fluids at a site in Plum. “We again want to ask the governor of Pennsylvania to uphold our constitutional rights to clean air and pure water and revoke the permit for the Plum waste injection well,” said Gillian Graber, executive director of ProtectPT, an environmental group...