Regional Industrial Development Corporation

Creating places and spaces for economic growth across southwestern Pennsylvania.

[Regional Industrial Development Corporation @RIDC_SWPA]

RIDC President Donald F. Smith, Jr, talks to KDKA about RIDC's forthcoming management of Neighborhood 91, the advanced manufacturing production campus at Pittsburgh International Airport. #crepgh #economicdevelopment #advancedmanufacturing

Listen here: https://t.co/gqFSjMJHEU

[Regional Industrial Development Corporation @RIDC_SWPA]

"Neighborhood 91 is at the crossroads of innovation where AI, autonomy, and additive manufacturing intersect." #crepgh
https://t.co/0BOFcMsKti

[Pittsburgh Robotics Network @RoboPGH]

The @RIDC_SWPA has taken over management of Pittsburgh's #advancedmanufacturing campus, which aims to bolster the region's innovation ecosystem and support the growth of cutting-edge #manufacturing #tech. https://t.co/XF9iEeuUhk

[Regional Industrial Development Corporation @RIDC_SWPA]

RIDC has long played a role in Pittsburgh’s economic evolution, and it will continue to have a hand in shaping its future. #crepgh #economicdevelopment https://t.co/qXgHaW7ZuY

[Regional Industrial Development Corporation @RIDC_SWPA]

Senator Pittman toured New Kensington Advanced Manufacturing Park yesterday and was joined by Mark Fairbairn, Re:Build Manufacturing Business Operations Leader, Tim White, RIDC SVP, and Jason Rigone, @WCIDC1 Executive Director. #newkensington #economicdevelopment #manufacturing

[Regional Industrial Development Corporation @RIDC_SWPA]

Happy Women in Construction Week! We are proud to recognize RIDC’s outstanding team. Two of RIDC’s more recently completed projects, Fairywood and Carrie Furnace, were led by women. #wicweek #wicweek25 #womeninconstructionweek2025

[Metal AM @MetalAMMag]

The @RIDC_SWPA has announced that it will take over the management of the advanced manufacturing production campus Neighborhood 91, effective October 1, 2025 - https://t.co/WvUBFcCQCZ
#additivemanufacturing #3dprinting #manufacturing #engineering

[Regional Industrial Development Corporation @RIDC_SWPA]

Don Smith talks to KDKA about RIDC's new partnership with the Allegheny County Airport Authority on Neighborhood 91, the advanced manufacturing production campus at @PITairport. RIDC will begin managing the site on Oct. 1. #crepgh

Listen here: https://t.co/37KrnlgaVe

[Regional Industrial Development Corporation @RIDC_SWPA]

RIDC to take over management of Neighborhood 91 advanced manufacturing campus at Pittsburgh airport
#crepgh https://t.co/gnuvhbtoR6

[Regional Industrial Development Corporation @RIDC_SWPA]

Senator Nick Pisciottano visits RIDC Industrial Center of McKeesport, joined by RIDCers Timothy White, Sophie Beacom, and Donald F. Smith, Jr. #monvalley

[Pittsburgh Business Times @PghBizTimes]

RIDC calls for revitalization efforts to grow Mon Valley(Sponsored by @RIDC_SWPA ) https://t.co/0Ue4RoeoiD

[Regional Industrial Development Corporation @RIDC_SWPA]

"This doesn’t mean rubber-stamping every proposal; it means evaluating projects with a balance of pragmatism and vision. Constructive criticism and refinements should be welcomed, but outright rejection without viable alternatives serves no one."

[Regional Industrial Development Corporation @RIDC_SWPA]

RIDC President Don Smith's latest column for the @PghBizTimes. "We should prioritize timely approvals for projects that align with the region’s growth goals..." #crepgh #economicdevelopment
https://t.co/W3IVg1wJT6

[Regional Industrial Development Corporation @RIDC_SWPA]

State House members David Rowe, Jim Struzzi and Robert Leadbetter tour RIDC’s Mill 19 with RIDC Senior Vice President Tim White and discuss making Pennsylvania more competitive for business.

[Regional Industrial Development Corporation @RIDC_SWPA]

Tim White, RIDC SVP, joined Amanda Heinemann, President of Western PA Charter Homes & Neighborhoods, Philip Bishop, ECHO Realty SVP, and Nick Francic, JLL Senior Managing Director to discuss the future of Cranberry. https://t.co/uGbW6AcykJ

[Regional Industrial Development Corporation @RIDC_SWPA]

But it’s important to remember that even if those jobs are saved, that alone won’t be a magical cure for the economic ills that have long plagued the Mon Valley. More is needed to revitalize the region.

[Regional Industrial Development Corporation @RIDC_SWPA]

Recent controversy over the proposed sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel has shone a light on the Mon Valley, its people and the economic challenges the region’s faced over the decades and will continue to face if more heavy industry leaves. #revitalization https://t.co/S5OVwS91VA

[Regional Industrial Development Corporation @RIDC_SWPA]

Tim White, RIDC SVP, will be discussing the future of Cranberry along with Amanda Heinemann, Philip Bishop and Nick Francic at @PghBizTimes’s Corridors of Opportunity: Cranberry Area event. #crepgh #economicdevelopment #cranberrypa #cranberry
https://t.co/YMzWIHbKCs

[Regional Industrial Development Corporation @RIDC_SWPA]

RIDC President Donald F. Smith, Jr. on Tube City Almanac’s Two Rivers, 30 Minutes Podcast, discussing why the region needs a Mon Valley action plan as well as what RIDC does help to revitalize brownfield sites in Western PA. #MonValley

Listen here: https://t.co/d9cEiHC1qB

[Mascaro Construction @MascaroConst]

Progress pics from New Kensington! Here are some before and after shots of the second phase of Re:Build Manufacturing’s new space at New Kensington Advanced Manufacturing Park, a partnership of @RIDC_SWPA and @WestmdCountyPA Industrial Development Corporation.

#construction