Civil Municipal Magazine - Dec 2023

149 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 12 WHAT: A city Chamber of Commerce committed to fostering economic opportunities, cultivating community relationships, and promoting growth. WHERE: New London, Wisconsin WEBSITE: www.newlondonchamber.com PI T TSBURG , CALI FORNIA A BEACON OF DEVELOPMENT T hat’s Pittsburg – without an “h” at the end of its name. It was so-called officially in 1911, to honor Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as both cities, though thousands of miles apart, shared a common heritage in industrial mining and steel manufacturing. But the story of this city located on the southern shore of the Suisun Bay, some 40 miles northeast of San Francisco in Contra Costa County, has a deeper history and more diverse heritage than just mining and industry -- a history and a heritage that endures to this day and informs the city’s current administration’s vision for the city’s future. Proud of its past, excited about its future, Pittsburg’s economy continues to evolve