MOVERS Rentacrate LLC 800-i-crate-2 • 412-490-9700
rentacrate.com 505 Parkway View Dr. Pittsburgh, PA 15205 Rentacrate. The U.S. first and foremost reusable plastic crate and moving equipment rental company. Sustainable products, secure document destruction and electric recycling services. Business and residential services nationwide.
RELOCATION & REAL ESTATE SERVICES Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 412-367-3050 •
pittsburghmoves.com Ste. 200 • 9600 Perry Hwy. Pittsburgh, PA 15237 Coldwell Banker is the area’s premier real estate brokerage with 13 residential re-sale offices and separate divisions for new homes, relocation, rentals, auction, commercial, mortgage, title, warranty and insurance. Companies who are official VisitPittsburgh partners can offer their employees a discount of up to 20% off the commission of buying and/or selling a home. Those interested in this discount should visit pittsburghmoves. com/visitpittsburgh. The relocation division of Coldwell Banker can assist you with the buying and selling of real estate anywhere in the U.S. For free relocation information on any U.S. city, call us toll- free at 800-998-7444.
Getting to the Point, Inc. 412-362-3363
getting-to-the-point.com 6820 Edgerton Ave. • Pittsburgh, PA 15208 Premier relocation consulting firm with expertise in assisting corporations recruit, relocate and retain important talent. Provides customized touring and orientation. Special attention given to the needs of trailing spouse and family.
Prudential Preferred Realty 800-245-7356 • 412-367-8028
prudentialpreferredrealty.com 9401 McKnight Rd. • Pittsburgh, PA 15237 Prudential Preferred Realty is part of a national network of over 1,500 member offices and 42,000 real estate professionals.
SCHOOLS/COLLEGES/ UNIVERSITIES Carnegie Mellon University 412-268-2082 •
cmu.edu/admission 5000 Forbes Ave. • Warner Hall Room 200 • Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Private, coeducational university with 5,800 undergraduates, 4,800 graduate students and 648 full-time faculty members in Oakland.
Chatham University 800-837-1290 • 412-365-1100
chatham.edu Woodland Road • Pittsburgh, PA 15232 Founded in 1869, Chatham University includes the Shadyside campus, with Chatham Eastside and the historic 39- acre Woodland Road arboretum and the 388-acre Eden Hall campus north of Pittsburgh.
Duquesne University 412-396-6124 •
duq.edu 600 Forbes Ave. • Pittsburgh, PA 15282 Duquesne University, a nationally ranked top-tier Catholic University, provides undergraduate and graduate degree programs to over 10,000 academically talented students from across the country and over 100 other nations.
La Roche College 800-838-4LRC • 412-536-1272
laroche.edu • 9000 Babcock Blvd. Pittsburgh, PA 15237 La Roche College is a private, Catholic, coeducational, four-year college in suburban Pittsburgh that offers a host of undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
Pittsburgh Technical Institute (PTI) 800-784-9675 • 412-809-5100
pti.edu 1111 McKee Rd. • Oakdale, PA 15071 Private, post-secondary career college offering associate degree and certificate programs in business, computer/ technical, design, medical and travel/ hospitality fields.
Point Park University 412-391-4100 •
pointpark.edu 201 Wood St. • Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Independent, master’s level university with more than 4,000 students in 85 undergraduate and 12 graduate programs in schools of Arts and Sciences, Business, Communication and the Conservatory of Performing Arts.
University of Pittsburgh 412-624-7721 •
pitt.edu Office of the Chancellor 107 Cathedral of Learning Pittsburgh, PA 15260 Internationally recognized center of learning and research and one of the largest employers in the city. Pitt’s presence generates some $1.5 billion in local business volume annually in Allegheny County.
Washington & Jefferson College 724-223-6074 •
washjeff.edu 60 South Lincoln St. Washington, PA 15301 Founded in 1781 and located 30 miles from Pittsburgh, Washington & Jefferson College is a private, liberal arts college committed to providing each of its students with the highest-quality undergraduate education.
SYNAGOGUES Beth Hamedrash Hagodol-Beth Jacob Congregation 412-471-4443 • 810 5th Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Orthodox synagogue located Downtown. Conduct services twice daily and Sabbath. Please join us, we are always open.
UTILITIES Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc. 888-460-4332 • 724-416-6313
Columbiagaspa.com Southpointe Industrial Park 121 Champion Way, Ste. 100 Canonsburg, PA 15317 Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc., with local headquarters in Canonsburg, PA (Washington County), services approximately 414,000 customers in 26 counties. It is one of 7 energy distribution companies of NiSource Inc. (NYSE:NI). NiSource distribution companies serve 3.8 million natural gas and electric customers primarily in nine states.
Direct Energy Business 800-830-5923
directenergybusiness.com Ste. 1200 • 1001 Liberty Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15222 A leading retail energy supplier dedicated to serving our customers with innovative energy management solutions and providing cost-effective choices for their electricity and natural gas requirements.
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE ‘BURGH Hint: These are tough! Even a proud Pittsburgher might not know it all.
1. Neighborhood that was the place for jazz between New York and Chicago in the ‘40s and ‘50s.
2. Year that Pittsburgh was founded. 3. Bridge that once connected mills at Jones & Laughlin Steel. In 2000, it was re-opened for cars and bikes.
4. First product sold by the Heinz and Noble Company which later became Heinz.
5. Symbol developed by Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh to replace the skull and crossbones, which children associated more with pirates than danger.
6. First fort built in Pittsburgh in 1754.
7. Neighborhood where engineers at Westinghouse Electric Corporation developed an atom smasher, enabling nuclear reactions to be measured precisely for the first time.
8. Local favorite hot spot whose claim to fame is its stock of over 400 cheeses.
9. Outside Wholey’s Fish Market in the Strip District, instead of hot dogs, these are sold.
10. Street numbers that correspond to the ‘three sister bridges’ — the Warhol, Clemente and Rachel Carson Bridges.
11. Neighborhood also known as ‘Nunnery Hill.’ 12. Oldest service bridge in Pittsburgh.
13. First created by Benjamin Bakewell in the U.S. at his glassworks in Pittsburgh in 1810.
14. Name given to the former Highlevel Bridge to honor a well-known local baseball team.
15. Neighborhood where Andrew Carnegie opened his first major steel mill.
Peoples Natural Gas Company, LLC 800-764-0111
peoples-gas.com 375 North Shore Dr. • Ste. 600 Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Peoples Natural Gas provides safe utility service to 360,000 homes and businesses throughout Western PA. Our vision is to help Western Pennsylvania move forward by supporting economic development in the region.
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ANSWERS: (1) Hill District (2) 1758 (3) Hot Metal Bridge (4) Horseradish (5) Mr. Yuk (6) Fort Duquesne (7) Forest Hills (8) Pennsylvania Macaroni – aka Penn Mac (9) Oysters on the half shell (10) Sixth, Seventh and Ninth Streets (11) Fineview (12) Smithfield Street Bridge (13) Crystal Chandelier (14) Homestead Grays Bridge (15) Braddock
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