Wilkinsburg Success Story: Global Food Pittsburgh

As a small business tax consultant, Moses Onwubiko expected to field dozens of client questions every day. He didn’t expect so many of those questions to be about bitter kola and ugu leaves. “My clients were constantly asking me where they could find an African food...

WCDC January 2020 Newsletter

Check out the WCDC January 2020 Newsletter Read the Post-Gazette’s in-depth feature on the WCDC’s multi-million-dollar development project – The Lohr Building.  Learn more about Vision Towards Peace – a local business success story. ...

Wilkinsburg Business Success Story: Vision Towards Peace

Pittsburgh native Fred Rogers once said, “When I was a boy and I saw scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people helping.’”  Erica Givner is a helper. And you’ll always find her helping. Erica’s innate...

Child Care Center Flourishes Using Core Four Principles

Valisa Dutrieuille spent 19 years working in corporate America and holds a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Robert Morris University. Nonetheless, when she decided to open a child care center, she knew she still had a lot to learn about running her...

KDKA Sunday Business Page Features Wilkinsburg’s Renaissance

WCDC Executive Director, Tracey Evans, was recently a guest on KDKA’s Sunday Business Page with Jon Delano. They discussed the investment targeting Wilkinsburg as a result of the WCDC and its strategic partnerships with investors and local business owners. The...