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Kaufmann's was founded in Pittsburgh in 1871 by brothers Morris, Jacob, and Isaac Kaufmann as a small South Side men's store. [4] [5] In 1877, the brothers moved downtown to a location that became known as The Big Store. [6]
This category includes companies based in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and its surrounding metropolitan area, including: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania , Armstrong County, Pennsylvania ,
The Joseph Horne Company, often referred to simply as Joseph Horne's or Horne's, was an American department store chain based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.The store was one of the oldest in the country being founded on February 22, 1849, but was often overlooked as it maintained only a regional presence. [1]
There are nine Fortune 500 companies headquartered in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. [1] 120 PNC Financial Services (financial) 220 PPG Industries (industrial) 226 Howmet Aerospace (industrial) 245 Wesco International (industrial) 254 Viatris (pharmaceuticals) 310 U.S. Steel (industrial) 330 Alcoa (metals/mining) 362 Dick's Sporting Goods ...
[6] In 2006, readers of the Pittsburgh City Paper voted PPG Place as the best building in Pittsburgh. [12] In 2005, when the vacancy rate of downtown offices was around 20%, PPG Place was between 87 and 89% full. The management company was able to attract out-of-town corporations to relocate operations to Pittsburgh.
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Early industrial tenants of the Strip District included U.S. Steel, Westinghouse, The Pittsburgh Reduction Company (ALCOA), and later The H.J. Heinz Company, famous ketchup and condiment manufacturer. The shipping infrastructure built around the manufacturing companies attracted other types of merchants to set up shop in the Strip.
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