CITY WELCOMES NEW DEVELOPMENT

AND BUSINESSES

Dura-Bond Industries is developing approximately 55 acres of land at the City Center of Duquesne.  The company has purchased property from RIDC and is constructing buildings for their pipe coating operation.  Dura-Bond is also acquiring property from Union Railroad for a pipe storage yard.

Dura-Bond is investing approximately $12 million at Duquesne in building a 3,000 sq. ft. office building, a 55,000 sq. ft. operations building, infrastructure and site investments and new equipment.  75 or more new jobs are being created. 

Duquesne Mayor Phil Krivacek said "This is a tremendous investment for Duquesne and the Mon Valley.  This complements their McKeesport facility and company representatives advise that there may be additional expansion in the future.  We are working with them on their plans and discussing their financing needs.  As an Enterprise Zone we have financial incentives available to assist businesses in growth and job development."

NEW DOLLAR GENERAL STORE IN DUQUESNE

In the retail sector, a new Dollar General store is located at the corner of Hoffman Boulevard and Clonmel Street.  

Additional retail space is available.  The developer is Penntex Ventures, LLC.  The contact is:

Timothy H. Weinman

Cell phone: 724-523-3256

Phone: 724-420-5367

E-mail: Timothy.Weinman@penntexventures.com

At the Duquesne Plaza Shopping Center a Family Dollar Store and a Cricket store joined the Citi Trends store and the revitalized Save-A-Lot store.  The new owners of the plaza renovated the property to include a new façade, repaired the parking lot and made lighting and roofing improvements.

Mayor Krivacek commented, "For years we've been seeking to improve this key property in the City.  The new owners have made substantial improvements and are bringing in more retail stores.  Having a grocery store like Save-A-Lot is a great asset that many towns would like to have.  The new Save-A-Lot operator, since taking over the store, has been impressive.  It's brighter, cleaner, and more up-to-date with new product lines."

The opening of the Great Allegheny Passage was held on June 17, 2011.  This will connect the trail from Duquesne to The Waterfront.  City and Trail advocates are discussing initiatives to take advantage of the traffic generated by the Trail. 

Mayor Krivacek said "We have looked at how other Mon-Yough towns have created new business investment along the Trail.  We want to become a destination Trail town."

According to Mayor Krivacek "We believe a lot of these developments are taking place because of the investment of infrastructure, a willingness of City government to work with the private sector and work in partnership with our local development partners like the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Duquesne and the Duquesne Business Advisory Corporation and regional groups like RIDC, the Allegheny Trail Alliance, Allegheny County and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania."

On June 17, 2011 a groundbreaking was held to open the "Pipeline Coaster" section of the Great Allegheny Passage connecting Duquesne with The Waterfront at Whitaker/Munhall.  The new 3 mile section is called the "Pipeline Coaster" as it follows an old United States Steel gas pipeline and passes near the roller coasters at Kennywood Park.  The $6 million segment includes two bridges - one at Duquesne and one near The Waterfront.

With this section complete only a one mile section through Sandcastle remains to complete the 150 mile Great Allegheny Passage connecting Pittsburgh with Cumberland, Maryland.

For more information on the Great Allegheny Passage go to http://www.gaptrail.org/.

In the past few years AHI Development, Inc., in conjunction with Allegheny County and the City of Duquesne, has built 11 new homes along S. Sixth Street and on Hill Street.  All 5 of the homes on Hill Street have now been sold.  On S. Sixth Street five (5) houses have been sold and one (1) remains available.

Favorable pricing and financing are available.  The real estate agent to contact is Keller Williams Realty (412-884-3800).

644 Hill Street
Sold Fall of 2011

632 Hill Street - Sold December of 2011

S. Sixth Street Homes
 

NEW WELCOME AND BUSINESS RECOGNITION SIGNS

Look for the new Welcome to Duquesne signs and business recognition signs placed throughout the City.

And note the websites for the City and the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Duquesne:

http://www.duquesnepa.us/

http://www.racod.org/