11/09/2004

National Center for Bridge, Highway and Rapid Transit Technologies to be based in Pittsburgh

From the Pittsburgh Business Times:

"In an effort to establish Pittsburgh as a hub for the commercial development of new transportation technologies, local elected and economic development officials announced the formation Monday of the National Center for Bridge, Highway and Rapid Transit Technologies.

The organization was created by the Pittsburgh Gateways Corp., with the help of a two-year grant from the R.K. Mellon Foundation. Pittsburgh Gateways is a nonprofit that assists universities, communities and individual entrepreneurs in starting new businesses and accelerating the commercialization of intellectual property."