LG Realty Advisors and Investcorp International said its Penn Center East Office Complex has a new lease signed with Paul C. Rizzo Associates Inc. The company is a specialized engineering and consulting firm working on challenging and technically demanding projects around the world. Penn Center East is a combination of upscale offices and retail businesses located on Route 22 in Wilkins.

The Heinz Endowments is seeking proposals for a media audit that would analyze how local Pittsburgh newspapers and television newscasts frame stories about African-American men and boys. The project is one of several efforts initiated by the foundation's African-American Men and Boys Task Force, which was created in 2007 to increase the educational, economic, social and leadership opportunities for black men and boys in the Pittsburgh region.

The purpose of the media analysis is to determine what frames/stories exist about African-American males; how these stories affect them; and what can be done to develop new frames/stories that change the way African-American men and boys are viewed by others and themselves. An intended outcome of this work is to challenge the Pittsburgh news media to make their reporting more reflective of all the stories, both positive and negative, emerging from the black community.

The project's budget range is $30,000 to $40,000, not including expenses, and proposals are due by Oct. 30. A consultant or consulting team will be selected in November, with work expected to begin by January and to be completed within six months of the start date. Visit the Web site, www.heinz.org, for more information.

Stevens Painton Corp., a global engineering, construction and construction management firm for nearly five decades, changed its name to STEVENS.

Burns & Scalo Real Estate Services Inc. began construction of Bursca Frontgate I, a 14,000-square-foot neighborhood retail complex along Route 50, Washington Pike at the entrance of Bursca Business Park. Construction of Bursca Frontgate I will take place in two phases. Phase one is under way with renovations to the rear existing building that will house New Dragon Express, a sit-down Chinese Restaurant, and Sudsy's Beer Distributor occupying 5,000 square feet combined. The grand opening will be in May. An additional 3,000 square feet is available for lease. Phase two will begin May 1, with the demolition of one of the existing buildings and the construction of an additional 6,000-square-foot retail building.

Landau Building Co. was recently awarded contracts from UPMC Presbyterian in Oakland to build a new SOECT/CT Room; Waynesburg University in Waynesburg to improve the Church Street pedestrian link; the landscape architect for this project is Pennoni Associates.

The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy received the 2009 Initiative Award for Stewardship from Preservation Pennsylvania. The annual awards recognize significant contributions in the field of historic preservation made by both individuals and organizations.

Three members of the Clinical Resource Management team at Excela Health are newly credentialed in their area of expertise. Holly D'Amico, director of clinical resource management, Latrobe Hospital; Beverly Legath, manager, Westmoreland Hospital and Kathy Kier, manager, Frick Hospital, have attained certification in case management. The designation from the Commission for Case Manager Certification, was extended following successful testing of subject matter expertise within the profession of case management.

Stanley L. Pollock, chairman and CEO, Professional Practice Planners Inc., was accredited in business appraisal review by the Institute of Business Appraisers. The accreditation certifies that the appraiser is fully up to date on today's best practices in appraisal technique and approaches.

Stephen E. Fienberg, the Maurice Falk university professor of statistics and social science, Carnegie Mellon University, was named a recipient of the American Statistical Association's 2009 Founders Award. ASA, the nation's largest professional statistical society, has a membership base that spans government, industry and academia.

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