Pittsburgh, known as a quintessential Rust Belt city, has made a remarkable recovery after the crash of the steel industry and it is thriving with new industries and culture.

Up through the mid-1950s, Pittsburgh was the nation's eighth-largest city.  Easily navigable waterways with an abundance of natural resources helped Pittsburgh become the industrial hub of coal mining and steel production for a growing nation.

The deindustrialization of the U.S. in the early 1980s caused the steel industry in Pittsburgh to implode. Following the recession, the steel mills began to shut down causing a ripple effect across the city. The local economy suffered a depression, marked by high unemployment.  Like many other Rust Belt cities, Pittsburgh suffered a declining population.

Even though Pittsburgh faced these rough times when steel production all but disappeared from its landscape, it has since re-invented itself as a hub for education, medicine, small manufacturing, and research. In the 21^st century, technology companies are taking notice of it’s potential and setting up shop here as well.

Today, Pittsburgh welcomes visitors from around the globe.  Its strengths lie in its authenticity as an all-American city with a genuine, hard-working, and welcoming sense of community. This has transformed it into one of the most surprisingly beautiful and progressive cities in the USA.