In the News - One Hill

200 Hill residents jockey for jobs at new arena
Released Date: 27 May 2010

Press: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Larry Bates, 23, of the Hill District fills out a job application for Consol Energy Center during a meeting Wednesday in Wesley Center AME Church.

Collette Brooks wants a chance at a job in Consol Energy Center.

"Just let me get in the door. I'm gonna tear it up," the 50-year-old Hill District resident said Wednesday evening.

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Over 200 apply for arena jobs--Hill District residents get first break at Consol Energy Center hirings
Released Date: 27 May 2010

Press: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Timia Harris, center, from the Hill House Center, passes out applications on Wednesday for part-time employment at the new Consol Energy Center at Wesley Center AME Church in the Hill District. John Heller/Post-Gazette

One after another, more than 200 residents of the Hill District filed into the Wesley Center AME Church on Wednesday evening to fill out four-page applications for better futures.

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Hill District has strong presence at YWCA awards
Released Date: 24 Nov 2008

Press: New Pittsburgh Courier

The Hill District was in the spotlight at the 17th annual YWCA Racial Justice Awards Nov. 19. Past and present Hill District residents as well as those with a vested interest in the neighborhood swept most award categories as evidence of the area’s ongoing revitalization.

“I just want to emphasize we did this work before the Obama campaign and before it was popular to be a community organizer,” said awardee Kimberly Ellis, Ph.D. “I’m really pleased that the country has gained a new-found respect for the work we do.”

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Compound benefit: BNY Mellon makes a timely investment in the Hill
Released Date: 13 Oct 2008

Press: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The hard-won Hill District community benefits agreement signed just two months ago, a byproduct of a new $290 million arena in the neighborhood, already has paid a huge dividend.

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Hill District to receive $3M from BNY Mellon
Released Date: 8 Oct 2008

Press: Pittsburgh Business Times

BNY Mellon (NYSE: BK) announced Wednesday it will give $3 million to the Hill District community through Pennsylvania's Neighborhood Partnership Program.

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All Uphill From Here
Released Date: 8 Oct 2008

Press: Pittsburgh City Paper

Hill District leaders say a new development pact may transform their neighborhood -- and the city itself

A momentary silence descends inside Exclusive Cutz as barber Master PeeWee kills the razor's power. But the quiet doesn't last long: Loretta Harris, who has just been getting her eyebrows trimmed in the second-floor Centre Avenue barbershop, has some sharp words for the new Pittsburgh Penguins arena being built a few blocks away.

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BNY Mellon Commits $3 Million to Hill District Neighborhood
Released Date: 7 Oct 2008

Press: Wall Street Journal - MarketWatch

PITTSBURGH, Oct 08, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Six-Year Neighborhood Partnership Program Will Focus on Education, Job Training and Community Revitalization

BNY Mellon (BK 24.45, +2.48, +11.3%) today announced it will contribute $3 million over a six-year period to the Hill District community through Pennsylvania's Neighborhood Partnership Program (NPP).

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Bank of N.Y. Mellon commits $3 million to Hill District
Released Date: 7 Oct 2008

Press: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Bank of New York Mellon today committed $3 million over six years to the Hill District through the state's Neighborhood Partnership Program.

The money -- $500,000 each year -- will go toward community development, job training, affordable housing, family-building programs and the arts -- projects identified by an application committee. It is part of the Community Benefits Agreement that was worked out among the One Hill Coalition, the city, the county, the Penguins and the Sports & Exhibition Authority.

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BNY Mellon Provides $3M For Hill District
Released Date: 7 Oct 2008

Press: KDKA

A local corporation made a major commitment to continuing development in the Hill District.

Bank of New York Mellon will provide $3 million to revitalize the neighborhood over a six-year period.

The funds will go directly to the neighborhood partnership program and will be used for education, job training and community development as the area is reshaped around the Penguins' new arena.

The announcement regarding the first recipients of the money is expected to happen in 2009.

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New day: This time arena construction can revive the Hill
Released Date: 21 Aug 2008

Press: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

It was all smiles, handshakes and signatures at Freedom Corner on Tuesday. After a difficult gestation, a long-awaited community benefits agreement between the Pittsburgh Penguins, residents of the Hill District and Pittsburgh's political leadership finally fell into place.

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