Job Information - Local Help
Carnegie Library's Job and Career Education Center - this web site has extensive resources and links available for unemployed and underemployed persons. Schedules for their job hunting seminars. Locations and hours of operation for their job center facilities downtown and in Oakland. Great site.
Pittsburgh Technology Council - Formerly the Pittsburgh Hi-Tech Council. An association of 1,700 technology, advanced manufacturing, and support companies in Pittsburgh and southwestern Pennsylvania. Provides on-line membership directory, job board, etc.
Internet Business Forum - A new Pittsburgh group addressing the business opportunities and challenges of leveraging Internet and Intranet capabilities. This group's monthly meetings include talks by the senior management from Pittsburgh's leading internet and web firms plus an opportunity to network with others who share interests in this technology. Typically 100 - 250 attendees.
Small Manufacturers' Council of Pittsburgh - Membership of 5000 employers and 80,000 employees, membership directory, calendar of upcoming events, technical assistance for small businesses, links to other regional business resources.
Engineering Society of Western PA - Founded in 1880 to provided a forum for the professional development and the facilities for the social interaction of its members in the Pittsburgh region. Sponsors annual Engineering Week activities. Publishes Pittsburgh Engineer, a quarterly magazine for members. Headquarters building in downtown Pittsburgh provides lunch, dinner, and meeting facilities for its 45 member societies. Links to each member society's web page.
Pittsburgh Regional Alliance - Formerly Penn Southwest. Regional business statistics. Recruits and provides assistance for new firms moving into the 10 county southwestern PA region. Population and growth rate statistics. Links to each county's economic development contact.
Pittsburgh Digital Greenhouse - Details about Pittsburgh's new public - private Digital Greenhouse initiative. Includes links to its industrial and academic partners.
RIDC - The Regional Industrial Development Corporation of Southwestern PA developed and manages several large industrial parks in various parts of the Pittsburgh area. Their web site includes maps of each of these parks along with lists of the industrial tenants located there. A major source of high tech firms in the area.
Toastmasters International - learn how to become an effective public speaker while broadening your circle of friends. Toastmasters has many local chapters in the Pittsburgh area so you can find a location and night that is convenient. To find a site near you visit their web page.
Pennsylvania Speakers Association - The Pennsylvania Speakers Association presents their 1999 Directory of Speakers. Within these pages you will find information on a variety of speakers, their programs and specialties. As PSA is a member of the National Speakers Association (NSA) you will also find information about our national organization. NSA's mission is dedicated to advancing the art and the value of experts who speak professionally. To find additional information about available speakers and PSA's program for developing public speaking skills, visit their web page. Good site for those looking for speakers, or for those who want to offer their services as public speakers.
Better Business Bureau of Pittsburgh - Provides a list of member firms in western PA, you can search by name or by type of business. BBB also has a job board where anyone can post a resume for review by the local BBB's 2000 members.
Innovation Works - The Enterprise Corporation has merged with the Ben Franklin Technology Center of Western Pennsylvania. The new organization is known as Innovation Works.
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