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...
Newly refurbished building will help anchor Wilkinsburg revitalization WILKINSBURG, PA. — A prominent baker, an elite personal chef for NFL athletes, and a neighborhood salon are among the first wave of tenants to mark the revitalization of downtown Wilkinsburg as...
When attorney Abigail Salisbury first decided to make the leap into opening her own practice in January 2015, she was already well-versed in legal matters, having worked in both international law and academia. But she found that the CORE FOUR workshop, which she...
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...
Easy parking, affordable leases, artful renovation characterize first multi-million development to anchor business district revitalization (PITTSBURGH, PA) Aug. 13 The Wilkinsburg Community Development Corporation (WCDC) announced today that they will...
Check out the WCDC August 2019 Newsletter Hear more about an important announcement that impacts both the CDC and the Wilkinsburg Business District. Learn about one of the WCDC’s most popular resources offered to businesses owners. See what upcoming events are...
Interested in learning more about this project? Contact the WCDC today at 412-727-7855 or info@wikinsburgcdc.org It’s not often that a building can inspire the kind of love that millennials usually reserve for Apple...
All eyes are on Wilkinsburg as the historic train station revitalization was featured in the Tribune-Review, on WESA, and on WPXI over the past month. The $6.5 million project is helping to bring new investment, new visitors, and new jobs into our growing community!...
June 26, 2019: In March 2015, at the height of East Liberty’s transformation into Pittsburgh’s tech hub, Gordon Manker was noticing a trend. In his new position as the Business Development Specialist at Wilkinsburg Community Development Corporation, Manker was meeting...
October 24, 2018: “Jason McKoy will be the first to admit that he’s not very good at skateboarding. “When I got my first board I ate it hard,” he says with a laugh, remembering that inaugural faceplant at age 11. “But I didn’t stop because I loved it so much.”...
