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Great Lakes Chambers Deliver Infrastructure Projects List to Congress
The Great Lakes Metro Chambers Coalition (GLMCC) expressed their support for federal infrastructure legislation and presented a list of priority Great Lakes region infrastructure projects to Congress last month during the coalition’s annual fly-in and lobby days in Washington, D.C.
Building in part off the input gathered by the Regional Transportation Alliance (RTA), the list includes projects critical to the Pittsburgh region: Bus Rapid Transit to connect Oakland to Downtown and appropriation of federal dollars for critical waterways infrastructure, among others.
The GLMCC, which the Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce (GPCC) co-leads, attended more than 50 meetings with members of Congress and staff, making the case for the coalition’s highest legislative priorities. The coalition capped its meeting in Washington by delivering their infrastructure priority list to Congressman Bill Shuster, Chairman of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee.
View the full list of GLMCC infrastructure priorities.
View coverage in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on the GLMCC’s infrastructure priorities and lobby days in Washington, D.C.
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Pittsburgh Innovates
Last month, the GPCC partnered with the U.S Chamber of Commerce’s Technology Engagement Center to host Pittsburgh Innovates – an event highlighting the various forms of innovation, from energy to health care, bringing opportunity, talent, jobs and growth to the Pittsburgh region.
The event, which was held at the Energy Innovation Center, provided attendees with an engaging overview of the leadership that our region is providing to propel new and emerging technologies that are changing lives, industries and our economy for the better.
The GPCC recently signed onto a letter in support of federal research and development funding, a critical component of the region's innovation economy. The letter was prepared by "Business for Federal Research Funding," a nationwide coalition of more than 65 chambers of commerce. You can view the letter here.
Click here to view a gallery of photos from the Pittsburgh Innovates event.
You may also be interested in this article from the Pittsburgh Business Times on the event.
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April First Friday with Pittsburgh Councilmen O'Connor and Gilman
Our April First Friday event featured a discussion with Pittsburgh City Councilmen Corey O'Connor (District 5) and Daniel Gilman (District 8).
The robust discussion focused on progress made on initiatives and programs underway in the City of Pittsburgh and shared opportunities to collaborate to strengthen our regional competitiveness.
To view photos from the event, click here.
Join us for our May First Friday event featuring Jeff Lungren, chief healthcare & immigration lobbyist, U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
The event will be held on Friday, May 5, 2017 at the 11 Stanwix Street auditorium. Networking and a continental breakfast begin at 8:00 a.m., with the program from 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Please RSVP your attendance to Diane Hughley.
Our First Friday series, presented by Comcast Business, brings together the region's private sector and public affairs community to engage with elected and other public officials on issues that are important to the region's economy and quality of life.
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PennDOT Secretary Leslie Richards Roundtable
The GPCC welcomed PennDOT Secretary Leslie Richards for a robust roundtable discussion on shared issues of regional importance. The meeting included a demonstration of the recently released Regional Transportation Alliance (RTA) interactive Imagine Transportation 2.0 report and a discussion of the “Seven Principles to Guide Investment” and “50 Ideas to Explore” included in the report.
We thank Secretary Richards for joining us for the meeting and look forward to working with her on shared priorities to improve our region’s transportation infrastructure and the next steps of the RTA.
Click here to view photos from the roundtable discussion with Secretary Richards.
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PPS Superintendent Dr. Anthony Hamlet Roundtable
Pittsburgh Public School Superintendent Dr. Anthony Hamlet joined members of the GPCC board for a roundtable discussion on ways to improve career and technical education, and workforce competitiveness in the region.
We thank Superintendent Hamlet for joining us for this important discussion and for collaborating on issues of importance to the region.
Click here to view photos from the roundtable discussion with Superintendent Hamlet.
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