An exceptionally relevant and revealing insight into the mindset of development-obsessed planners and community developers.
The Pennsylvania Shell ethylene cracker plant under construction in Beaver County. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette photo.
An opinion
By Byron G. Stauffer Jr.
(and by eight other regional economic-development administrators)
INDIANA — Last week, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto made a very public statement that he opposes any further development of the region’s petrochemical industry.
While my professional colleagues and I respect the mayor’s view and his right to set policy for the city of Pittsburgh, he does not speak for this region.
We, as members of the region’s economic development community, would offer a different perspective.
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