Corridors, October, 2023

Corridors

October 2023

MAGAZINE

In this issue: Embracing Family Friendly Benefits, Nonprofit Spotlight, Legislative Corner, and more!

CONTENTS 3 FROM THE PRESIDENT

11 EMBRACING FAMILY FRIENDLY BENEFITS

19 OCTOBER LEGISLATIVE CORNER

4 WEEKLY NETWORKING 5 PNRC MEMBER OF THE MONTH 6 HYPE MEET & MOVE 7 UPCOMING SIGNATURE EVENTS 8 COMMUNITY BUILDERS 13 PNRC AFFINITY PARTNERS 21 DAYS OF CARING VOLUNTEER EVENT 22 LUNCHBOX SESSION 23 EVENTS CALENDAR 24 THANK YOU! 26 PNRC BOARD OF DIRECTORS

14 NONPROFIT SPOTLIGHT

27 PNRC TEAM

UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA

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FROM the PRESIDENT

Taking care of your health is one of the most important things a person can do for themselves. Being physically healthy enables you to do more and enjoy life. You only get one body, so taking care of it is important.

Sometimes, finding the best provider is an obstacle to getting the care that you need. It is important to find the right person or facility, but it is hard to do the research you need to do to make that decision.

The Pittsburgh North Regional Chamber’s Health and Wellness Fair brings the providers under one roof to assist you in doing your research. Of course, Allegheny Health Network and UPMC will be there, but additionally, over thirty providers, offering a plethora of services, will be there for you to meet. Flu shots will also be available.

This year’s event is on November 1st from 10 AM to 1 PM at the Pine Township Community Center. Information regarding it can be found on our website, www.pghnorthchamber.com.

If you are a provider, there is still an opportunity to get a booth.

Admission is free for attendees, and open to the public so if you know someone who would be interested in attending, please spread the word. It is a quick and easy way to shop the market for the care that you need.

Sincerely,

Jim Boltz

President, PNRC PghNorthChamber.com | October 2023

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Wednesday, October 4th 11:30a - 1p Tequila Jalisco - Gibsonia 5517 William Flynn Highway Gibsonia, PA 15044 Register HERE

Every Tuesday, 11:30a - 1p @ Discovery Christian Church in Mars

Every Friday, 7:30a - 9a @ Panera Bread in Wexford Want to present at a Connections Meeting?

Email Kelvin Mack

Thursday, October 26th 8a - 9a Virtual via Zoom Celebrate Women in Business!

Sign up HERE for the Zoom link Presenting Sponsor:

Tuesday, October 3rd 5p - 7p Olive Garden 1716 PA-228 Cranberry Twp, PA 16066 Register HERE

Zoom link for all virtual meetings will be provided after you register on the event page.

Thanks to the generosity of WesBanco Bank’s Cranberry Township Branch, we are able to provide virtual networking events.

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Julie Campbell

“Julie has been a champion in the region for numerous women in business efforts. At the PNRC, she has been a catalyst in the development of our Women’s Leadership program. Under her direction, PNC Bank has come to the forefront with their involvement in our Women’s Leadership Roundtable monthly meetings, quarterly mixers and special events.” ~Jim Boltz, President, PNRC PghNorthChamber.com | October 2023

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Upcoming PNRC Signature Events: Young Professional Meet & Move October 29, 2023 Velum Fermentation Register Here

Giving Tree Ambassador Program Deadline, October 27, 2023 Please contact Carrie Nolan– Robson for details

2023 Health and Wellness Fair November 1, 2023 Pine Township Community Center

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COMMUNITY BUILDERS Thank you to our Members who have generously contributed to furthering the mission and vision of the Pittsburgh North Regional Chamber!

A Comfort Service Advantage Energy Partners, LLC AJ Technology Group Alliance for Nonprofit Resources Arvos Schmidtsche Schack, LLC Atria at Cranberry Woods Atria McCandless Atria's Restaurant & Tavern - O'Hara Township Axis Business Consultants Baierl Auto Group Bethany Christian Services of Western PA Big Spring Spirits - Seven Fields Bill Few Associates, Inc. Borough of Seven Fields Bruster's of Ingomar Butler County Symphony Orchestra C. W. Howard Insurance Agency, Inc. CCK Consulting | tHRive-People Practices CHROME Federal Credit Union Clean Express Auto Wash Clearview Federal Credit Union Cole Management, Inc. College Hunks Hauling Junk & Moving Community Park Storage Compass Self Storage- Gibsonia Concordia of Cranberry Courtyard by Marriott Pittsburgh North / Cranberry Cranberry Eagle Cranberry Highlands Golf Course Cranberry Messenger Service Cranberry Public Library Cranberry Supply Co. Cranberry Township Cranberry Twp. Volunteer Fire Company Cranberry Village Estates Creese, Smith, Hune & Co. LLC Cremation Society of Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh CTR Payroll Services Dairy Queen - Cranberry Daniel Novakovich Insurance Agency Dillon McCandless King Coulter & Graham L.L.P. Direct Payment Consultants, LLC Diversified Plan Services Inc Dollar Bank Drayer Physical Therapy - Cranberry Dukovich & Associates Early Years Community Learning Centers

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ECCA Payroll+ Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Harmarville Express Employment Professionals EZ Storage Fairfield by Marriott Pittsburgh North / McCandless Crossing Fairground Market, Inc. Farmers National Bank of Canfield First City Company-McIntyre Square First Commonwealth Bank - Wexford Flowers by Gerard Fun Fore All Family Fun Park General Rental Center Goddard School - Wexford Greater Pittsburgh Masonic Center Guardian Storage- Hampton Guardian Storage- Ross Twp. Guardian Storage- Seven Fields Handel's of McCandless HEARTH Heritage Hospice Highmark Caring Place Hill, Barth & King LLC Holsinger House of 1000 Beers i.e. Insurance IMA | ESS Innovate E-Commerce, Inc. Instant Imprints Izzazu Salon, Spa & Blowout Bar Jason's Deli- Cranberry Twp Jeff Brooks Landscaping Joe Palmieri Construction, Inc. Junior Achievement of Western PA Juniper Grill Kawneer - An Arconic Company Kontos Mengine Law Group Landmark Properties Group Laurel Business Institute Liberty Insurance Agency Limbach Company Lisowski Tree Service and Landscaping,LLC Lou Negley's Bottled Water Inc. Lutheran SeniorLife Mark Mashuda Excavating Inc. Mars Bank Mascari Auto Body Inc. Masonic Village at Sewickley

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COMMUNITY BUILDERS Thank you to our Members who have generously contributed to furthering the mission and vision of the Pittsburgh North Regional Chamber!

McCandless Corporate Center McCandless Floral McGuire Memorial Foundation MHY Family Services Morella & Associates MSA - The Safety Company Muhlenkamp & Company, Inc Myers, Patsy & Associates, LLC New Directions Mental Health NexTier Bank Nexus Financial Network, LLC NFP North Hills Family Dental North Pittsburgh Greeting Company Northland Public Library Nothing Bundt Cakes - Cranberry Oasis Senior Advisors Olive Garden/Cranberry Oliver Outdoor OMEGA Federal Credit Union- North Hills OMEGA Federal Credit Union- Wexford Organic Remedies, Inc. Owl Cleaners Inc. Pearl Insurance Agency, LLC Penn National Insurance Perform Physio, LLC PetPeople Phelps Nursery PGH, North Inc. Piatt Sotheby's International Realty Pittsburgh Business Times Pittsburgh Jet Center Pittsburgh Job Corps Pittsburgh Mercy Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Polesky Agency, Scott Berney - Erie Insurance Pressley Ridge Priority2Work R.M. Stoof & Associates Inc. Realty ONE Group Gold Standard Restart, Inc Richard Goettle, Inc. Richland Mall Ridge Insurance Agency, Inc. Riverview Carpet & Flooring, Inc.

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Rose E. Schneider Family YMCA Rt 228 Auto Mall Salem Media Group Sam's Club Sarver Landscape Maintenance Company Scolieri-Beam Law Group, PC Seneca Valley School District Sherwin-Williams Cranberry Signature Settlements Services Agency Special T Electronics Specialized Staffing and Industry Recruiters, Inc. SportClips SSB Bank Staples-Cranberry Twp. Star Limousine Service Inc. Streamline Connections Strutz International Terry's Plumbing, Inc. The Arc of Butler County The Block Northway The Chadwick The Haven at North Hills The Joint...the Chiropractic Place The Lighthouse Foundation The Pavilion at Star Lake – Live Nation The Payroll Shoppe The Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School The Thrasher Group, Inc. The Waters of Wexford The Wilson Group, LLC Thought Process Enterprises Three Rivers Paintball, Inc. Tierra Realty Management

T-Mobile Toplak & Associates TownePlace Suites by Marriott Township of Hampton Township of Ross Treasure House Fashions Trib Total Media Two Men and A Truck Ultimate Granite Surfaces, Inc.

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COMMUNITY BUILDERS Thank you to our Members who have generously contributed to furthering the mission and vision of the Pittsburgh North Regional Chamber!

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Thank You

UPMC Passavant Urish Popeck & Co. LLC Vector Security Vincentian Vitalant (Central Blood Bank) Vrabel Plumbing Company, LLC Wain Landscaping, LLC Walnut Grill Wexford Weber Insurance Agency WesBanco Bank - Perry Highway West Penn Multi-List, Inc. Wichman Landscape Construction, LLC Wiest Asphalt Products & Paving Inc. Williams Industrial Sales Wine Concrete Products Inc. Win-Son Inc. Your CBD Store - Shaler Your CBD Store- Gibsonia Your CBD Store- North Hills

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Embracing Family Friendly Benefits In today’s work environment, the line between personal and professional life is becoming increasingly blurred. As a result, employees are seeking more comprehensive benefits that accommodate their family responsibilities and foster a healthy work-life balance. More employers today have begun to understand that an expansion of family-friendly benefits above and beyond federal law requirements is a key facet to protecting the physical and mental health of their workers.

Family friendly benefits are essential in attracting and retaining top talent, as they demonstrate an organization’s commitment to supporting its employees beyond the workplace. Employers can utilize a few key strategies in order to effectively include family-friendly benefits in their employee benefit package, which can help lead to positive impacts on employee well-being, job satisfaction and overall organizational success.

Flexible Work Arrangements One of the most fundamental principles of family-friendly benefits is that of flexible work arrangements. This can allow employees to better balance their professional and family obligations, and includes options like telecommuting, flextime, compressed workweeks or job sharing. Offering such flexibility not only enhances employee happiness but also improves productivity and job satisfaction. By focusing on results rather than strict office hours, employers can demonstrate a trust of their employees to manage their time and deliver the required performance, leading to a more motivated and engaged workforce.

Paid Parental Leave Paid Parental Leave plays an important role in promoting family-friendly policies. Providing adequate time off and compensation for new mothers and fathers allows employees to bond with their children during those formative early months. Beyond the emotional benefits, paid parental leave also contributes to increased employee loyalty, reduced turnover and a positive employer brand that attracts top talent seeking a supportive work environment.

On-Site or Subsidized Childcare Supporting working parents by offering on-site or subsidized childcare is a game-changer for many employees. By alleviating the stress of finding reliable childcare, employers can demonstrate their commitment to the well-being and needs of their employees.

Additionally, on-site childcare can improve attendance, reduce lateness, and boost overall productivity. When on-site childcare may not be feasible, partnering with nearby childcare centers and offering financial assistance can still provide valuable support to working parents.

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Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) Dependent Care FSAs allow employees to set aside pre-tax dollars to cover eligible childcare expenses, such as daycare, after-school programs, or summer camps. By offering this benefit, employers help reduce the financial burden of childcare costs for employees, making it easier for them to manage work and family responsibilities without sacrificing their financial stability.

Elder Care Support Family friendly benefits should not be limited to childcare, Organizations should also consider elder care support for employees with aging parents or family members in need of assistance.

Offering resources, counseling and referrals for elder care services can provide much needed relief to employees navigating these complex family situations.

Work-Life Balance Programs and Resources Implementing work-life balance programs and resources can help employees better manage their personal and professional commitments. This may include wellness programs, stress management workshops, counseling services or flexible time-off policies. Employers can encourage a healthy work-life balance by promoting self-care and providing avenues for employees to recharge and rejuvenate, ultimately leading to increased productivity and reduced burnout.

The Pittsburgh North Regional Chamber offers its members access to My Benefit Advisor as a solution for employee benefits, including voluntary offerings. For more information about My Benefit Advisor, visit our website at pnrc.mybenefitadvisor.com or contact Craig Pritts at (800) 377-3539.

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PNRC Affinity Partners Program Your Chamber membership is a valuable business tool that is complemented by our Affinity Program partners who help you to save time and money. Save on everything from payroll to energy and you don’t have to spend your valuable time researching - your Chamber has done it all for you!

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Nonprofit

Spotlight

Nonprofit Name: United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania Mission: United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania leads and mobilizes the caring power of individuals, the business community, and organizations to help local people in need measurably improve their lives creating long-lasting change for the betterment of our community.

Upcoming Events: WLC Women of Influence Breakfast: October 11 Join United Way’s Women’s Leadership Council on October 11 to reconnect with old friends, meet new people, and be inspired. Hosted at St. Vincent College, this event will open with a delicious breakfast followed by discussions about United Way’s investments in women, with a focus on meeting basic needs, moving toward financial stability, and building for success in school and life. You’ll leave energized and filled with ideas about how to own your potential to lead and give back to the community. Reserve your ticket today.

Give Back Games - Bridges Society and Next Gen Kickoff: November 14 If you’re a young professional looking to make a positive impact in your community and network all in one, save the date for United Way’s Bridges Society and Next Gen Ambassadors kickoff event on November 14 from 5:30-8pm at Acrisure Stadium.

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Spotlight

WLC Cards of Caring at Adams Ridge: November 16 United Way’s Women’s Leadership Council (WLC) unites more than 2,200 women leaders in the spirit of professional and personal collaboration for change. On November 16, WLC is hosting Cards of Caring at Adams Ridge Clubhouse where volunteers will gather to create and send hundreds, possibly thousands, of holiday and winter greeting cards around the five-county region. These cards are especially important for older adult populations experiencing loneliness and social isolation as the seasons change. Save the date for this special and heartwarming event!

Information/donation contact: Giving to United Way’s Impact Fund is the most efficient and effective way to positively impact the lives of people throughout your community. Help make a difference with your donation: https://uwswpa.org/donate/ What impact does your organization wish to make in the world?

United Way convenes business and community leaders, human service organizations, and volunteers to solve problems affecting individuals and families across Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Fayette, and Westmoreland counties. By uniting with partner agencies across the five-county region, United Way helps those in need meet basic needs, move toward financial stability, and build for success in school and life.

Starting at the community level and rapidly expanding its reach with every donation, volunteer event, and 211 call, United Way strives to help as many individuals and families as possible and be a reliable resource for those in need.

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Spotlight

What needs would help your organization to put your mission into action?

Aside from contributing to United Way’s Impact Fund, there are several ways to get involved: Volunteer Every year, United Way offers an abundance of volunteer opportunities for people longing to give back. You can join in an activity United Way has organized. Or, host your own collection drive in your neighborhood or office. You can have your company participate in educational activities like The Poverty Spiral and Racial Wealth Gap simulations to learn about the specific challenges facing low-income people in our region. You can also tell your friends and neighbors about our 211 center, which you can call or text to get connected to resources ranging from food to utilities assistance and other human services.

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Nonprofit

Spotlight

Twitter: @unitedwaySWPA Instagram: @unitedwayswpa LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/united-way-of-southwestern-pennsylvania Become a Next Gen Ambassador By joining United Way’s Next Gen Ambassador program, you can create meaningful change in your community while participating in exciting networking opportunities to help build connections with others who have a passion for philanthropy. If you’re a young professional seeking opportunity and purpose outside of work, learn more about the program: https://uwswpa.org/next-gen/.

Be a Leader: Affinity Groups When you contribute at a leadership level, you are invited to join a United Way donor group and receive access to special volunteer activities and personal and engaging professional development events.

Tocqueville Society The Tocqueville Society recognizes philanthropic leaders in our community who set the standard for giving and humanitarian service, providing the resources and strategic leadership necessary to make sustainable positive change for the entire region.

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Women’s Leadership Council The Women’s Leadership Council (WLC) unites more than 2,200 women leaders in the spirit of professional and personal collaboration for change. This group – the third largest in the country – offers the opportunity to build strong professional and personal bonds with like-minded women who care about making a difference in the community.

Bridges Society The Bridges Society welcomes young to mid-career professionals to make a difference. Members enjoy benefits including volunteer events, unique professional and personal development opportunities and exclusive networking events with other community-minded professionals. Learn from business and community members while changing lives together.

Donate at a leadership level and help provide necessary resources to make positive and lasting change happen for individuals and families throughout your community. Learn more: https://uwswpa.org/leadership/.

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Two Proposals to phase-out the PA State Police Subsidy in the Motor License Fund

By Eileen Anderson, Director, Government Relations, MBA Since transportation is a part of everything, the MBA is monitoring two bills that would end up dipping into the gas tax fund, Motor License Fund (MLF), to cover state police costs.

The MLF is where all fuel taxes, license and registration fees are deposited and is mainly used to pay for road and bridge repairs. However, the state's been dipping into that fund to cover state police bills at the expense of fixing the state's crumbling infrastructure. At its peak, $800 million per year was used for the state police, until the General Assembly reduced the appropriation to $500 million per year in 2016.

Two proposals in play would ease the State Police out of the fund in five years, one being more aggressive than the other and yielding more funding for roads and bridges upfront.

Slower - Governor Shapiro’s proposal is part of the 2023-2024 budget. It would stepdown $100 million per year for five years. A new fund may be created to collect resources to replace the funding shifted away from the State Police. In the current state budget that amount is $500 million. The proposal would reduce the amount by $100 million per year until the subsidy disappears entirely in fiscal year 20282029.

Note that currently the budget has an agreed upon top-line spend amount but there is no budget-enabling legislation yet – a fiscal code bill - to implement the funding. The Governor’s proposal is in limbo.

Majority Chair of the House Transportation Committee, Rep. Ed Neilson’s has House Bill 1162 - legislation that provides for the same phase-out of the MLF as proposed by the Governor. That bill sits in House Appropriations as of March 8, 2023.

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Two Proposals to phase-out the PA State Police Subsidy in the Motor License Fund

By Eileen Anderson, Director, Government Relations, MBA

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Faster - Majority Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, Senator Wayne Langerholc, is the sponsor of Senate Bill 121, which proposes a more aggressive phase-out of the subsidy. SB 121 provides for the appropriations to the Pennsylvania State Police from the MLF be (shall not exceed) $250 million for fiscal year 2023-24, $200 million for fiscal year 2024-25, $150 million for fiscal year 2025-26, $100 million for fiscal year 2026-27, $50 million for fiscal year 2027-28 and $0 for fiscal year 202829.

The advantage is the $250 million more dollars for road and bridges vs. Shapiro’s $100 million beginning fiscal year 2023/24. SB 121 passed out of the Senate by a vote of 28-21 and now is sitting in the House Transportation Committee as of March 8, 2023.

There are two possible pathways. The fiscal code may contain Governor Shapiro’s provisions (HB 1162) and the MLF will have a slower phase-out. If not, the second path is more challenging and will require passage of free-standing legislation, SB 121, a more aggressive phase-out of the funding for the Pennsylvania State Police

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Friday, October 6th 10:00a - 1:00p located along Route 910 in Wexford/Pine Township from North Chapel Road to Pearce Mill Road.

Register HERE Days of Caring celebrates the spirit of volunteerism and demonstrates a commitment to keeping our communities beautiful. Employee volunteer programs play an important role in engaging employees, building your company’s capacity, and making an impact on your local community.

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Alicia Photography IMA | ESS American Cancer Society Kawneer Cranberry - An Arconic Armstrong Company A.W. Beattie Career Center Lifesteps Creese, Smith, Hune, & Co. LLC Basilone Executive Search and McCandless Corporate Center Crisis Center North, Inc Staffing Medicine Shoppe of Ingomar Dillon McCandless King Coulter & Graham Baierl Auto Group Minuteman Press - Cranberry L.L.P. Borough of Seven Fields MSA- The Safety Company Dollar Bank - Pine Twp. Butler County Community College North Allegheny School District Dollar Bank Loan Center - Cranberry Coldwell Banker - Jan Stevens North Hills Community Outreach Dukovich & Associates Cole Management Inc. North Hills Monthly Magazine EZ Storage Concordia of Cranberry Seneca Valley School District First City Company - McIntyre Square CORE Environmental Services The Chadwick Fun Fore All Family Fun Park Costco Wholesale Three Rivers Paintball, Inc. Glade Run Foundation Cranberry Public Library Tierra Realty Management Hill, Barth & King LLC Cranberry Supply Co. WesBanco Bank - Cranberry Holsinger Cranberry Township WesBanco Bank - Perry Highway Huntington Bank - Wexford Creative Real Estate Development Co Win-Son Inc.

Alzheimer's Association of Greater PA Bethany Christian Services of Western PA Butler County Symphony Orchestra Coldwell Banker - Jan Stevens Community Park Storage Compass Self Storage- Sewickley Concordia of Cranberry Courtyard by Marriott Pittsburgh North / Cranberry Woods Cranberry Eagle Cranberry Physical Therapy, an MRS Physical Therapy Facility Craters & Freighters of Pittsburgh Create-a-Buzz Writing Workshops

Daniels' True Value Face2Face Healing Inc. Focus-CFO Goldfish Swim School Wexford Green Apple Barter HEARTH Home Depot - Cranberry Instant Imprints IXOYE Designs Karen L. Vidt, CPA Living Light with Lynn Long Consulting Group, LLC McCandless Floral Myers, Patsy & Associates, LLC New Directions Mental Health

NFP North Hills Family Dental Nothing Bundt Cakes - Cranberry Paw and Order PEOPLES SECURITY BANK & TRUST Priority2Work Rachel Carson Trails Conservancy Rose E. Schneider Family YMCA Sound Advice Entertainment, LLC Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsky TownePlace Suites by Marriott Treesdale Golf & Country Club Vector Security Walnut Grill Wexford

1-800-STRIPER OF NW PITTSBURGH Global Sisterhood Graze Craze Charcuterie Boards

HTL Consulting Corp. USA Today Noah Talarico (Student) PA Connecting Communities

Pittsburgh City Paper Raising Cane's-Oakland Soergel Orchards

Cara Talarico Carrie Nolan Robson Denise Martin

Greater PGH Chamber Green Apple

Marta Greca Rakesh Unnithan Tanny Rose

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