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Seagate Technology to close Pittsburgh research center
From the Tribune-Review:
Seagate Technology said it plans to close its research facility in the Strip District by next June and integrate its operations into others around the United States as part of a cost-efficiency move.
100,000 Still Without Power In Pittsburgh Area After Ike
We were without power for about 8 hours. Glad that’s all. Unfortunately, that isn’t the case for lots of others in our
region:
More than 100,000 customers remain without power in southwestern Pennsylvania, two days after gusty winds from the remnants of Hurricane Ike downed power lines and trees.
Don’t Let Power Outage Cause Food Poisoning
From WTAE:
For thousands of people without power, the main concern right now is the loss of their refrigerators, and the loss medications and foods that need to keep cool.
Raw fruit and vegetables are safe to eat, but if they’re cooked or an open can of juice throw them away after six hours.
Dr. David Rottinghaus is [...]
Butler County outages lead to emergency declaration
Many folks north of the city are still without power or other services right now.
The Tribune-Review breaks news now of an emergency declaration:
Butler County officials have declared a state of emergency due to power and water service outages from the weekend wind storm.
Allegheny County Going Green
One of the things I’m most proud of our region about, although there’s a lot more hype than reality on Pittsburgh going green. At least we talk a good game I guess.
From WTAE:
On Tuesday, Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato announced a new project to conserve energy and eliminate wasteful practices in operations and [...]
