Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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The Ireland Funds...CEO of H.J. Heinz Co. (as well as a former Ireland rugby union player), created The Ireland Fund with friend and fellow Pittsburgh businessman Dan Rooney, owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers football team[citation needed. With three goals,... In this article: Republic of Ireland, The American Ireland Fund, Tony O'Reilly, Boston, Great Britain, Chicago, and Washington D.C. |
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www.washingtonpost.com | January 04, 2007
Cowher Won't Return as Steelers Coach
...other head coaching vacancies around the league. Cowher met with Steelers owner Dan Rooney and team president Art Rooney II on Tuesday in Pittsburgh before traveling to North Carolina. The Rooneys gave Cowher until early next week to give...
In this article: Bill Cowher, Pittsburgh Steelers, NFL, Art Shell, Nick Saban, Denver, Oakland Raiders, Miami Dolphins, Chevrolet Tahoe, and Darrent Williams
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Contra Costa Times | September 18, 2009
Purdy: 49ers work on getting DeBartolo back to where he once belonged
...a football basis, there's no question he belongs. During the Super Bowl era, only the Rooney family of Pittsburgh has earned more championship trophies than DeBartolo did as a single owner. It is impossible to write the history of the NFL...
In this article: 49ers, Art Rooney, NFL, Edwin Edwards, Canton, George Preston Marshall, and Dan Rooney
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Wikipedia | October 17, 2009
Dan Rooney
...like that. Harrison's girlfrien said she didn't want to do it." After Rooney was criticized by the Women's Center and Shelter of Pittsburgh as a result of his comments. In August 2004, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review writer Bill Steigerwald...
In this article: Dan Rooney, Pittsburgh Steelers, National Football League, Russ Grimm, Mike Tomlin, Tax, and Barack Obama
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washingtonpost.com | March 17, 2009
Obama Announces Rooney as Ambassador to Ireland
...Literature, which is awarded to young Irish writers. Rooney recently told a Pittsburgh radio station he did not endorse or campaign for Obama "with the idea of getting anything." But "if he calls me," Rooney added, "obviously I'm going...
In this article: Dan Rooney, Barack Obama, Ireland, Pittsburgh Steelers, St. Patrick's Day, Football Hall of Fame, White House, and Pittsburgh
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It's the Economy, Stupid
...were? While NFL owners are innately conservative, the unwritten rule is that politics be quiet _ it surprised many NFL people when Pittsburgh's Dan Rooney, now the ambassador to Ireland, campaigned publicly last year for Barack Obama. There...
In this article: NFL, Roger Goodell, Jim Irsay, St. Louis Rams, Donovan McNabb, Jesse Jackson, Recession, First Amendment, Breast cancer, and Dan Rooney
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Tagliabue Deserves a Quick Trip to Canton
When two Washington-based attorneys made public their scathing report on the dearth of minority head coaches four years ago, Tagliabue used the occasion to form a diversity committee chaired by widely respected Pittsburgh owner Dan Rooney.
In this article: Dan Rooney, Washington, Canton, Super Bowl, NFL, and World Trade Center
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Daily Mail | September 24, 2009
CITY FOCUS: Pittsburgh, a city which was reborn in the USA
...for America's own economic rebirth. Where Pittsburgh succeeded, other cities like Detroit, home of America's crippled car industry - or former mining towns in Northern England and Wales - might follow. Former mayor Tom Murphy, now a fellow...
In this article: Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh, Unemployment, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh Steelers, Barack Obama, USA, Depopulation, and Recession
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | May 29, 2009
Obama's 'affinity' for the city brings G-20 summit to Pittsburgh
...'affinity' for the city brings G-20 summit to Pittsburgh Search post-gazette NOW: Obama's 'affinity' for the city brings G-20 summit to Pittsburgh First, the White House named Pittsburgh Steelers patriarch Dan Rooney ambassador to...
In this article: Barack Obama, Pittsburgh, Dan Onorato, White House, Luke Ravenstahl, Pennsylvania, Hillary Clinton, and Denver
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New York Times | September 25, 2009
Why Pittsburgh?
...the owner of the Steelers and the new ambassador to Ireland. Pittsburgh also is situated in a conjoined region of swing states, and we'll get to the politics in a bit. Just watch this video, put together by The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,...
In this article: Pittsburgh, Barack Obama, Detroit, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Steelers, Primanti Brothers, Mount Washington, and New York
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Pittsburgh (pronounced: /ˈpɪtsbɚg/ (originally pronounced: /ˈpɪtsb(ə)rə/)) is the second largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with a city proper population of 312,819 in 55.5 sq mi, and the eight-county consolidated metropolitan area population is 2,462,571. The city averages 5,636 people per sq mi and has an urban oriented job market ranking 6th in the nation for jobs located in the urban core. Pittsburgh is the county seat of Allegheny County, which has a population of 1,281,666. Downtown is built on a triangular tract of land where the Allegheny River and Monongahela River meet to form the Ohio River. The skyline features 151 high-rise buildings, 446 bridges, two inclined railways, and a pre-revolutionary fortification. Pittsburgh is known colloquially as "The City of Bridges" and "The Steel City" for its many bridges and former steel manufacturing base.
While the city is historically known for its steel industry, today it is largely based on healthcare, education, technology, robotics, fashion, and financial services. The city has made great strides in redeveloping abandonded industrial sites with new housing, shopping and offices, such as the SouthSide Works. While Pittsburgh faced economic troubles in the mid 1970's as steel left, modern Pittsburgh is economically strong. The housing market is relatively stable despite a national subprime mortgage crisis, and Pittsburgh has added jobs in 2008 even as the national economy is in a significant jobs recession. This positive economic news is in contrast to 30 years ago when Pittsburgh lost its manufacturing base as those jobs moved offshore.
- Name:
- City of Pittsburgh
- Also Known As:
- City of Bridges, Steel City, City of Champions, The 'Burgh, Iron City, The Smoky City, Steel Town, The College City, Roboburgh
- Motto:
- Benigno Numine ("With the Benevolent Deity" also translated as "By the favor of heaven")
- Founding Date:
- March 18, 1816
- Total Area (sq. mi):
- 58.3
- Total Area (km):
- 151.1
- Land Area (sq mi):
- 55.5
- Land Area (km):
- 143.9
- Water Area (sq mi):
- 2.8
- Water Area (km):
- 7.1
- Elevation (ft):
- 1223
- Elevation (m):
- 372.77
- Time Zone:
- EST
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