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Verizon tops the list for the best-performing public company for the fifth straight year, followed by Comcast, Siemens and Kraft Heinz.
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The hunt is on for ways to fund the nation's badly needed infrastructure reinvestment.
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Brothers Steven, David and Joseph Massaro run the Massaro Corp. founded 50 years ago by their father, Joseph Massaro Jr. They're standing in frong of the Empire Apartments construction site at Centre Avenue and North Craig Street intersection in Oakland.
Brothers Steven, David and Joseph Massaro run the Massaro Corp. founded 50 years ago by their father, Joseph Massaro Jr. They're standing in frong of the Empire Apartments construction site at Centre Avenue and North Craig Street intersection in Oakland.
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Alco Parking's new North Shore parking garage, scheduled to open in May.
A shot of the North Shore in 2001, with Heinz Field in the foreground and PNC Park behind. As development has filled in the pictured parking lots between the stadiums, the supply of North Shore parking spaces has dwindled.
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Jessica Quinn-Horgan
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Jerome Jackson is executive director of Operation Better Block, a non-profit taking inventory of salvageable properties in Homewood.
Jerome Jackson of Homewood's Operation Better Block at blighted row houses owned by a California company, RFS Investment LLC.
In 2006, Nine Mile Run Watershed underwent major changes. Today, Homewood still feels the project's shortfalls, says Jerome Jackson.
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The view of the holiday market at Market Square from the 17th floor of Tower Two Sixty on Forbes Avenue in Downtown from December 2015.
Shelly Lipinski of Wexford exits the Market Square farmer's market after purchasing corn, flowers and other items last summer.
Clean Team members from the Pittsburgh Downtown Partership carry their distinguishable yellow bags of litter at the launch of the "Caught Doing Good!" campaign in Market Square.
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Charlie and Brian Dolan, owners of Sequoia Waste Solutions in O'Hara, at the Brew House on the South Side, one of the businesses they work with to help streamline their waste management.
Pennsylvania One Call works to guide excavators to break ground safely
The safe digging organization has been based in Allegheny County since it was founded in 1972.
Maroadi Transfer & Storage adapts along with region
The ability of Maroadi Transfer & Storage to adapt to the meds-and-eds economy is a testament to its role in the city’s new infrastructure.
Bansen Labs adapter allows gamers with disabilities to connect with technology
Bansen Labs is developing Xogo,a universal adapter to connect assistive technology to game consoles, smart home devices and cable boxes.
With right funding, projects to expand internet access take off
Large companies and start-ups address the dearth of internet access in swaths of rural Pennsylvania and in pockets of urban Pittsburgh.
Post-Gazette 2017 Top 50: Overall winners
The telecommunications giant Verizon tops the list for the fifth straight year, followed by Comcast, Siemens and Kraft Heinz.
Post-Gazette 2017 Top 50: Companies ranked by return on equity
Although Verizon was bumped from the top, the company still ranked second with 65 percent ROE in 2016.
Post-Gazette 2017 Top 50: The top performing stocks
AK Steel, which has a mill in Butler, was the region’s best stock last year. U.S. Steel finished a close second followed by Consol Energy.
Post-Gazette 2017 Top 50: Companies that produced the most growth
Koppers and Kraft Heinz swung from multimillion-dollar losses in 2015 to multimillion profits in 2016, while U.S. Steel shrunk its losses.
Where infrastructure helps or hinders the health of communities.
Companies making advancements in the infrastructure economy.
- Benedum Foundation funds the future through training initiatives
- American Bridge Co. still working on some of the world's great spans
- Graciano helps city restore pride in its buildings' appearance
- Ansys opens new markets with user-friendly software
- Construction firm Massaro has its fingerprints all over region
- With right funding, projects to expand internet access take off
- Bansen Labs adapter allows gamers with disabilities to connect with technology
Startups tackling infrastructure challenges, new projects.
Maintaining the vital pulse of our neighborhoods.
- Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership aims to keep the area growing
- A South Hills movement to help families get back on their feet
- When airport's mission changes, is it time to start tearing down the gates?
- Bringing back business to the Mon Valley
- Alco Parking: Recent trends could affect North Shore's parking needs
Past reports on our region's economy and the people driving it.
