Pittsburgh’s post-steel economy is a success – and a warning for other cities
- Written by: Christopher Briem, Regional Economist, Center for Social and Urban Research, University of Pittsburgh
Slow and steady growth in higher education and health care led to economic advantages for Pittsburgh.YT412/iStock via Getty Images PlusFew regions pose as much of an economic conundrum as Pittsburgh.
Is the city and region – once the center of American steelmaking – a paragon of postindustrial transformation, or a left-behind region...







