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Pittsburgh hopes to cash in on G20(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-09-08 08:32
PITTSBURGH: Some Pittsburgh companies will not be satisfied with just having the world come to their doorstep in September when an economic summit convenes in the Steel City. Instead, through websites, blogs and foreign-language links, many firms are hoping publicity generated by the Group of 20 global economic summit will help expand their businesses overseas, attract foreign investors or convince international companies to set up North American headquarters in the city. The G20 has given birth to everything from a nonprofit - GlobalPittsburgh, whose goal is to "spread the word on Pittsburgh", according to spokesman Thomas Buell - to new marketing campaigns. Architectural firm Astorino launched a blog in April to promote the children's hospital it designed for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. But the virtual discussion changed earlier this year when President Barack Obama announced he was bringing nearly two dozen world leaders to Pittsburgh for the summit. That was when founder and CEO Louis Astorino decided to use the blog to flaunt his firm's achievements - posting what he calls an A-20 list of its architectural achievements in Pittsburgh - and use the event as a launchpad for his dreams of going global. "It's an effort to show our expertise to the world. We want to export Pittsburgh to the world," said Astorino, whose firm designed and built some of the city's "green" buildings. Obama cited "green" developments here as one reason he chose Pittsburgh to host the summit. At the turn of the 20th century, Pittsburgh had more wealth per capita than any city except New York; later, it boasted the third highest number of Fortune 500 company headquarters in the United States after New York and Chicago. The city was home to the country's steel industry that fueled two world wars and the mad dash to build skyscrapers and cars. So when steel collapsed 30 years ago, Pittsburgh sought a new direction. Now, the city and its business community view the G20 as an acknowledgment of it's successful reinvention and an opportunity to change the city's image as a "two-white-shirt-a-day city" - which is the way Penn State University finance professor Fariborz Ghadar recalls it from his 1968 visit. Then, Ghadar said, the steel mills that belched smoke into the air caused men to wear one shirt until lunch time, and then change into a clean one to finish off the day. With the mills now shuttered, the city is now home to respected universities, health centers, high-tech startups and other 21st century industries. Most people, however, don't know that. But Ghadar cautions that while the G20 could boost tourism and help promote Pittsburgh's transformation, it's pretty optimistic to think it will convince investors to put money into an office building or a manufacturing venture. AP (China Daily 09/08/2009 page16) |
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