FNB Financial Center Team Celebrates Milestone $40 Millionth Dollar Paid to Diverse Contractors5/13/2024 Pittsburgh, PA – May 14, 2024 – The FNB Financial Center team announced Tuesday that it paid out the $40 millionth dollar to diverse businesses as part of the construction of the 26-story tower. This major milestone reflects the culmination of years of investment and commitment to ensure the Lower Hill Redevelopment generates shared prosperity for the community. At project completion later this summer, the combined value of MWBE contracts for design and construction are expected to approach $50 million.
As part of this milestone, the project team celebrated the mobilization Tuesday by Butler Landscaping & Construction, which will prepare the plaza and terrace areas around FNB Financial Center. The building’s grand opening will take place in Summer 2024. FNB Financial Center: Diverse Contracting and Workforce Numbers
Roy Butler owns Butler Landscaping & Construction, which he founded in 1984 and grew into one of the region’s premiere landscaping companies. This month, his company began work to landscape and irrigate the grounds around FNB Financial Center, a job he expects to be his company’s largest in 2024. He said diverse contracting practices helped him get his start. “I started my company decades ago, and it has succeeded because of a commitment to quality. I’m proud of that success. At the same time, thinking back on my big, early projects, I know that diverse contracting opened doors that otherwise would have been closed to me. Looking around the site of FNB Financial Center, I get a sense of growth. Not just for my company and my employees, but for all the companies and workers who got their first big opportunity here.” Bomani M. Howze is Vice President of Development for Buccini Pollin Group, and a lifelong Hill District resident: “I came into the project with huge aspirations. I want people to look at FNB Financial Center for years to come and think: that’s where I got my big break. To make that goal a reality, we worked closely with small- and medium-sized contractors to grow their capacity to perform well on this project and compete fiercely on future projects. We also brought new people into careers in the construction trades by working with partners in the public sector, private sector and labor unions. This project is a catalytic spark that will charge revitalization in the Hill District and the region.” About FNB Financial Center:
*Workforce numbers as of April 1, 2024.
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Tuesday, April 30, 2024 the Lower Hill Redevelopment team's commercial developer, Buccini Pollin Group and Pittsburgh Penguins led a virtual community meeting updating attendees on the 28 acre Lower Hill Redevelopment project, home of the former Civic Arena. Notable updates for Block G FNB Financial Center, and Block E Parking Garage and Music Venue were given by Buccini Pollin VP of Development, Bomani Howze and SVP Pittsburgh Penguins, Craig Dunham. This was the first Community Meeting of 2024 held by the development team, a trend that will continue throughout 2024. Scroll through the presentation deck below to see all the exciting news.
Download the April 2024 Community Meeting PDF here Watch the virtual meeting recording here |
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