I was at the old steel mill site in Pittsburgh last month and the redevelopment story is way more complex than the headlines say.

Mark Thompson · 2026-03-25T12:20:05.41295+00:00

The local paper just calls it a new tech hub, but the community meetings are all about who actually benefits from the tax breaks. Has anyone else seen a big project like this in their city?

grant.anthony6mo ago

Where did the other 420 jobs go?

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emery104mo ago

Did the community meetings ever get a straight answer about what those tax breaks actually cost the city per job?

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ruby_wright6mo ago

Our riverfront project promised 500 jobs but only created 80 local ones.

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henry_ross6mo ago

Only 80 jobs from a 500 job promise? That's a huge gap between the hype and what actually happens. These projects always seem to benefit the developers more than the people who already live there.

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