Reed Smith will add its name to the city skyline when it moves into the new PNC skyscraper in 2009.

The city Planning Commission today gave approval for the law firm to put its name at the top of the 23-story Three PNC Plaza building under construction on Fifth Avenue, Downtown.

Reed Smith will put its name in red letters on the skyscraper's north and south facades, where it will be visible from the Fort Pitt Bridge, PNC Park, Station Square and other locations.

Reed Smith is just one of several firms to receive approval to add their names to buildings. UPMC will be putting its name on the U.S. Steel Tower this year. Huntington Bank and the K & L Gates law firm also have won approval to put their names in lights on buildings Downtown.