Business View Magazine | October 2019

338 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2019 AT A GLANCE MCKEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA WHAT: Business-friendly, former steel town; population 19,700 WHERE: Pittsburgh Metro Area, Pennsylvania WEBSITE: www.mckeesport-pa.gov McKeesport, P E N N S Y LVA N I A W hen a booming steel town of 55,000 gets hit with the collapse of the steel industry; when the final mill shuts down, the jobs go away, and people abandon their homes, it’s hard to fathom how that community could rebound. And yet, after more than three decades – and a lot of frustration, forward-thinking, and sweat equity – McKeesport, Pennsylvania is proud to say it’s back on a positive trajectory. Under the banner “McKeesport Rising” it is now a welcoming, business-friendly city where the buzz phrase “a great place to work, live, and play” is more than just words. It’s a fact. Allegheny County’s second largest city, McKeesport is ideally situated at the confluence of the Monongahela and Youghiogheny Rivers within the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. It has a host of attributes in its favor, and that’s what Mayor Michael Cherepko and his municipal team are promoting when courting new business and developers. It’s not easy, but they’re up to the task. C I T Y ON T H E R I S E