Pittsburgh politics -- paying and playing
2012-03-20 17:39:02
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Top donors to Pittsburgh political campaigns, 2005-2007, who have business relationships with the city. [ Read PG story ]
EntityPoliticalcontributions,
2005-2007Ties to city
Walnut Capital Management$69,606$13 million in URA aid for Bakery Square project
Reed Smith$54,525Bond work worth $60,000; $10,000 URA contract
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers$48,650Represents some city employees
Orbital Engineering$48,000Parking lot lease; 2 Parking Authority contracts for up to $27,500
ATS Group and Chester Engineering$44,220Contract to manage Water Authority capital work
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney$43,350Legal, bond work totaling up to $696,000
Teamsters Union$40,800Represents city refuse collectors and other drivers
Ross Development Corp.$38,184Leases police headquarters building to city
Comcast Corp.$33,000Cable TV franchisee
Oxford Development Corp.$31,450Children's Hospital developer
International Union of Operating Engineers$31,350Represents some city workers
Forest City Enterprises$30,000Received favorable city rating for failed casino bid
ALCO Parking Corp.$29,940Garage management contracts
Thorp Reed & Armstrong$29,275Bond work worth $240,000; Water Authority solicitorship
Beacon/Corcoran Jennison$27,800Enlarging Oak Hill development
Laborers Union$27,450Represents city public works laborers
Liberty Pacific Media$27,0003 billboard permits in areas where they aren't normally allowed
PNC Financial Services Group$26,000Bond work worth $1.55 million; $18 million in aid for new office tower
Cohen & Grigsby$25,750Bond and legal work worth as much as $544,000
L. Robert Kimball & Assoc.$25,0502 city engineering contracts, one for up to $443,000
Millcraft Industries$24,775$2.31 million for Downtown parcels that URA bought for $6.84 million
APEX Realty Advisors$24,000$35,000 for real estate studies
AFSCME Union$23,950Represents city white collar workers
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center$23,600Contracts worth $2.9 million; manages workers' comp claims
Michael Baker Corp.$22,9506 new or ongoing contracts worth $9.4 million
GAI Consultants$21,550Engineering contracts for up to $1.8 million
Jeff Zell Consultants$20,500Held Parking Authority quality control services contract
Highmark Health$19,750City health insurance contract
McTish, Kunkle & Associates$19,600URA engineering contracts for up to $515,000
Pepper Hamilton$18,750Bond and legal work worth up to $444,000
Fried Kane Walters Zuschlag & Grochmal$18,750Litigates workers' comp claims; valued at $738,000 over 3 years
Mosites Construction Co.$18,050$690,000 from URA for infrastructure around Eastside development
Papernick & Gefsky$16,650$30,000 URA contract for title services
Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel$16,500Bond work worth $40,000
Howard Hanna Real Estate$16,000$30,000 URA appraisals contract
Pittsburgh Firefighters Union$15,150Represents city firefighters
Pittsburgh Steelers$15,000Leases city-county-owned Heinz Field
JRA Development Group$14,950Exclusive rights from URA to negotiate to redevelop Federal North parcels
DMJM Harris$14,750$10,000 URA contract
Plumbers Union$14,650Represents plumbers with Water Authority
W.G. Tomko Inc.$14,35010 construction contracts for up to $3.6 million
HDR Engineering$13,900$756,000 contract for bridge rehabilitation
Mellon Financial Corp./Bank of New York$13,800Financial services and bond work for up to $420,000
Babst Calland Clements and Zomnir$13,650Housing Authority legal contracts for up to $103,000
R.E. Crawford Construction Co.$13,500Seeking special permits for Squirrel Hill and Mt. Washington projects
Hilb, Rogal & Hamilton Co.$13,150Part of insurance broker team for Parking Authority
The Elmhurst Group$12,750Sought special approvals for Oakland developments
Massaro Corp.$12,500$29.5 million to build Grant Street Transportation Center
Cost Co. Masonry Construction$12,000Parking Authority repair contract for up to $94,000
Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis$11,950$37,000 in bond work
James L. Smith Insurance Co.$11,500Broker for 14 city insurance coverages
Alex Development$11,400Won approval to buy disputed Lincoln-Lemington parcel
Sources: City and authority contract logs, authority agendas, news reports, Allegheny County Elections Division filings
Contributions include those by political committees and employees.
Correction/clarification (published Dec. 8, 2008) -- The Steamfitters union no longer represents city of Pittsburgh workers. The union was mistakenly included in the original version of this chart listing campaign contributors with economic ties to city government.
First Published December 7, 2008 12:00 am
First Published December 7, 2008 12:00 am
