Alcoa, a Pittsburgh institution, is celebrating 125 years in 2013.  On October 1, 1888, Alcoa was first incorporated as the Pittsburgh Reduction Company.  The company was established by the technology advancements of co-founder Charles Martin Hall. The company took upon...

Surprising news came out of the H.J. Heinz Company today, as Heinz board of directors have endorsed Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital in an agreement for the two investment groups to acquire the company for a valued $28 billion.  Under the terms of the deal, Berkshire Hathaway...

This week's song comes from one I heard at a club hockey game at RMU last night, and was reminded of during the Penguins game I'm watching now. This mock is a few weeks old, but before I typed it, I analyzed the first round, and not many of my picks had changed that drastically,...

When thinking ketchup, Heinz Ketchup has to be one of the first that comes to mind.  Founded by entrepreneur Henry John Heinz (H.J. Heinz) in Sharpsburg 1869, the H.J. Heinz Company has become an icon in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.  The slogan 57 Varieties started when H. J. Heinz...

Public held companies headquartered in Pittsburgh How well do you know the companies based out of the Pittsburgh region?  How many publicly traded Pittsburgh based companies on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) or NASDAQ can you name or list?  The following is a list compiled...

For the past week, I have been in Washington D.C. participating in the Washington Center’s academic seminar that centers around the 2013 Presidential Inauguration that is set to take place on Monday. Similar to four years ago, history will be made as millions of people from...