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Kathy Risko
Executive Director
CONNECT
412-624-7530
Risko@pitt.edu 

Jay Rickabaugh
Project Manager
CONNECT
412-624-8108
jar140@pitt.edu

Dr. David Y. Miller
Founding Advisor
412-648-7655
dymiller@pitt.edu

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CONNECT Blog


Ross CONNECT Representatives Featured in Tribune-Review

4/24/2013

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review featured an article about two CONNECT representatives from Ross Township, Doug Sample and Dan DeMarco.

CONNECT Announces Major Paramedic Partnership

3/18/2013

CONNECT, in partnership with Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, UPMC, the Allegheny County EMS Council, and the Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pennsylvania Inc. is proud to announce the development of a pilot program that brings preventative, in-home care to residents suffering with chronic health conditions in our region. To learn more, read CONNECT's press release.

Barrett, Rapp, Leventry, Rickabaugh Discuss Streetlights

2/14/2013


 The South Hills Record recently featured several CONNECT elected and appointed officials and staff discussing our work to help municipalities save money and be more energy efficient.

CONNECT Community Briefing

11/1/12


CONNECT invites you to attend our 2nd Annual Community Briefing and Reception, Thursday, November 15, from 6-8 p.m. at Rodef Shalom in Oakland (4905 Fifth Avenue). Please join us for an innovative and engaging conversation about our work! A reception will follow.

Article on The Atlantic website features CONNECT

08/24/12


The Cities section of The Atlantic Magazine includes a new story on foreclosure and blight mitigation and prevention in Penn Hills and features quotes from Kathy Risko, CONNECT Director and Jay Rickabaugh, Project Manager.

CONNECT in the News!

07/05/12


The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recently highlighted County Executive Rich Fitzgerald's plans to bridge the Port Authority's budget deficit and avoid a 35% service cut, which he announced at CONNECT's Fourth Annual Legislative Session.

CONNECT Sets Date for 2012 Congress

03/27/12


CONNECT's Fourth Annual Congress has been confirmed for Thursday, June 14, 2012 from 3-6 p.m. at the 20th Century Club in Oakland. If you are interested in attending, please email Jay Rickabaugh.

CONNECT Representative Zboyovsky Discusses Port Authority Service Cuts

02/16/12


CONNECT Transportation Policy Working Group Chair George Zboyovsky discussed the impact of proposed service cuts on first-ring suburbs in an article in today's Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

CONNECT Solar Power Grant Featured on Patch.com

12/21/11


CONNECT staff Kathy Risko and Jay Rickabaugh were recently interviewed to discuss CONNECT's participation in the DOE SunShot grant. You can read the article by clicking here.

CONNECT Receives Federal Energy Grant

12/08/11
CONNECT and its partners was recently awarded a US Department of Energy grant to create a model zoning, coding and permitting process for municipalities to adopt. More information about the award can be found here.
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