Chris Briem, author of Beyond Steel: Pittsburgh and Economics of Transformation is interviewed by 90.5 WESA radio. A transcript is included.

“I think the Pittsburgh region is doing well—or at least better than some people think—at attracting new investment and growth. That message gets confused because we are a region that saw so many young people leave in the past. We are an older region today. If you focus just on top-line population or employment growth, we might not compare well compared to places that are growing fast.

But that often is the reflection of demographic trends baked in 40 or 50 years ago. It’s not reflecting current trends or current competitiveness. So it depends. I think we have the firms that are growing and competing well nationally.”—Chris Briem, author of Beyond Steel

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