Editor’s note: This is the first in an occasional series on real estate market trends in Western Pennsylvania. Source: The Tribune-Review
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Greensburg, Hempfield area welcome mental health nonprofit, Fla. restaurant franchise, coffee shop
By lowber on August 31, 2025
Former mental health counselor Stephen Kuniak is no stranger to parents who are concerned that their child plays too many hours of video games. …
Greensburg, Hempfield see business changes on Pittsburgh Street
By lowber on August 9, 2025
Jeannette resident Jim Bosco knew when he was in college he wanted to open a restaurant someday. Source: The Tribune-Review
Multiple Westmoreland communities say convention center would be a good fit
By lowber on August 7, 2025
As feasibility studies for a convention center and hotel complex in Westmoreland County near completion, leaders from communities along Route 30 say that while they…
Westmoreland Mall a feasible location for proposed convention center
By lowber on June 11, 2025
A 200-room hotel and convention center with 15,000 square feet of meeting space could find a home at Westmoreland Mall. Source: The Tribune-Review
As Rite Aid collapses, customers and other pharmacies bear the impact
By lowber on May 16, 2025
It takes Kathy Younkins just a few minutes to walk to her neighborhood Rite Aid. The 67-year-old has picked up her prescriptions at the company’s…
Longtime physical therapy business in Scottdale sold to regional group
By lowber on February 1, 2025
George Hoffman can only speculate about how a new ownership group will run his former business, Scottdale Rehabilitation. Source: The Tribune-Review
Arnold Palmer Regional Airport bleeds cash as leaders pin hopes for brighter future on terminal project
By lowber on January 26, 2025
Westmoreland County directs $2.6 million annually to support Arnold Palmer Regional Airport near Latrobe, but a drop in commercial flights over the past five years…
Has Ligonier Country Market gotten too big?
By lowber on May 31, 2024
The Ligonier Country Market has been a popular fixture in the Ligonier community for nearly 50 years, drawing visitors from throughout the area to shop…
Fire at Unity shopping plaza damages multiple businesses
By lowber on April 23, 2024
Jackie Tustin was treated like family when she worked once a week at Roadman’s Country Living Shoppe in Unity. Source: The Tribune-Review