The 25th anniversary edition of "The Places Rated Almanac" ranked Pittsburgh as the most livable city in the coutry this year. With three professional sports team, a symphony, opera, ballet, numerous theaters and myriad of restaurants and bars this comes as no surprise to those who live here.
Pittsburgh is a big city with a small town atmosphere. Downtown's office buildings, sports arenas, and cultural district mesh with Pittsburgh's many neighborhoods. Each neighborhood has it's own uniquie idenity and together they offer a wide variety of experiences its visitors and residents.
General Informaiton
Visit Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Celebrates Glass
Sports
Penguins - Hockey
Pirates - Baseball
Steelers - Football
Three Rivers Regatta
Arts & Entertainment
3 Rivers Arts Festival
Andy Warhol Museum
Carnegie Museums
City Theater
Hienz History Center
Kennywood
Mr. Small's Theatre
Restuarants
Big Burrito Restaurants
Bossa Nova
Sonoma Bar & Grille
Pittsburgh balances an interesting mix of established companies in the financial, heathcare and communicaitons fields with a growing number of young companies in the growing technology industry.
Top Ten Employers in the Pittsburgh Region
- UPMC Health System
- Giant Eagle, Inc.
- University of Pittsburgh
- West Penn Allegheny Health System
- The PNC Financial Services Group
- Mellon Financial Corp
- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
- Eat 'n Park Hospitality Group, Inc.
- Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Verizon Communications
10 (of 70) Billion Dollar+ Companies with Global/Americas Headquarters with a Pittsburgh Presence
- Alcoa, Inc.
- Bayer Corporation.
- Del Monte Foods
- FedEx Ground
- GlaxoSmithKline
- H.J. Heinz Company
- PPG Industries, Inc.
- Sony Electronics, Inc.
- US Steel Corporation
- Westinghouse Electric Company
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