Madaleine Rubin

Penguins’ exclusive rights to redevelop the lower Hill expiring after nearly two decades After nearly two decades of stalled plans — and clashing at times with community groups — the Pittsburgh Penguins’ hold over the lower...

Penguins’ exclusive rights to redevelop the lower Hill expiring after nearly two decades www.post-gazette.com/business/dev... by @madaleinerubin.bsky.social

3) In Pittsburgh, 1 in 4 tax-exempt properties haven't been reviewed in over a decade, our analysis found. More: www.post-gazette.com/business/dev...

2) Properties are supposed to be re-evaluated regularly to make sure they’re being used for charitable purposes (the main qualification for tax-exempt status). But the county office that conducts those reviews faces a critical staffing shortage and has fallen years behind.

1) If those properties were taxed, the city would collect $35 million a year — enough to give a 10% tax cut to every other property owner, or cover Pittsburgh’s entire annual emergency medical services budget.

For Sunday's @post-gazette.com, @cloutierjr.bsky.social and I looked at tax-exempt properties owned by Pittsburgh's largest nonprofits, worth about $4.5 billion, & what they mean to the city as it nears a budget crisis. Here's what we found:

PR nightmares mount for Pirates, who can't win — on or off the field After the Pirates’ home opener against the former Montreal Expos in 1995, the headline-maker was not the team’s decisive 6-2 loss. It was sticks. Frustrated...

“Fans don't believe that the organization values them.” PR nightmares mount for Pirates, who can't win — on or off the field www.post-gazette.com/business/pit... by @madaleinerubin.bsky.social

As Pittsburgh preps for the NFL draft, Green Bay businesses are providing a road map GREEN BAY, Wis. — For three years, a large brick building sandwiched between restaurants in the heart of Green Bay’s downtown sat empty. But...

As Pittsburgh preps for the NFL draft, Green Bay businesses are providing a road map www.post-gazette.com/business/dev... by @madaleinerubin.bsky.social

Pittsburgh’s office market slows as tenants delay decisions amid rising costs Office leasing plans are being paused nationwide amid uncertainty about rising costs brought on by tariffs — and Pittsburgh is no exception,...

Pittsburgh’s office market slows as tenants delay decisions amid rising costs www.post-gazette.com/business/dev... by @madaleinerubin.bsky.social

Across the Mon Valley, uncertainty abounds after Biden blocks Nippon's bid to buy U.S. Steel Swivel on a barstool inside the Glassport Diner to face the small shop’s windows, and smoke billowing out of U.S. Steel’s Irvin Works —...

Across the Mon Valley, uncertainty abounds after Biden blocks Nippon's bid to buy U.S. Steel