< Previous%Locally Sourced Locally Sourced 10 • Allegheny West Magazine • November/December 2021 Clearview Federal Credit Union hosted its 35th annual golf outing Aug. 28 and awarded checks to the winners of this year’s “Tee It Up for Charity” contest. The contest benefits Pittsburgh-area nonprofit organizations. Winners are chosen among a number of one-minute videos submitted by various charities with a heartfelt description of their mission. The top 10 videos were voted on virtually by Clearview members and the public over a 10- day period. The two-day golf outing was held at Beaver Valley Golf Club and netted a total of $10,000. Of that amount, half will go to support Alina’s Light, the overall winner of the Tee It Up for Charity contest, with the other half going to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, one of Clearview’s charitable partners. Alina’s Light board president, Yan Sheykhet, accepted the donation on behalf of the organization. Brian Gulish, VP of marketing and communications, accepted on behalf of the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. “We are so happy we were able to safely hold our 35th annual golf outing this year,” said Ron Celaschi, president and CEO of Clearview. “I am pleased we are able to continue to support our communities with the proceeds from this outing.” Clearview raises $10,000 for local charities Ron Celaschi, president and CEO of Clearview, presents Howie Reid from the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank; Brian Gulish, VP of marketing and communications for Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank; Eugene Sciulli, board member of Alina’s Light; and Yan Sheykhet, board president of Alina’s Light, with checks to benefit their organizations. On Oct. 9, Alina’s Light held its 2nd Annual Walk/ Run for Love at Settler’s Cabin Park. The event drew over 275 people who came out to celebrate the life of Montour alumna Alina Sheykhet and join the fight against domestic violence. Notable attendees included Brownie Troop 38011, state Rep. Anita Kulik, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman and Judge David Spurgeon. Alina’s Light is a nonprofit organization established in the memory of Sheykhet. The nonprofit raises money to support scholarships for promising graduating Montour theater students. The organization is also advocating for the passage of House Bill 1747, known as Alina’s Law, which would bolster protections for victims of domestic abuse. Visit alinaslight.com to learn more. Alina’s Light holds second Walk/Run for Love CONTENT SUBMITTED The Peterson & Strouse Agency LLC is a multigenerational insurance agency in Kennedy Township. Ed Peterson opened his Nationwide Insurance Agency in 1974 and his son, Gary Peterson, joined him in 1989. A few years later, Gary’s daughter, Ashley Strouse, became part of the family business as well. In July of 2020, the agency transitioned to an independent agency platform, which allows it to work with multiple carriers and offer coverage, quotes and pricing to best meet its clients’ financial goals. Through these various carriers, Peterson & Strouse can offer insurance solutions to meet a variety of needs. On the personal insurance side, the agency offers homeowner’s insurance, automobile insurance, life insurance, personal umbrella insurance and identity theft coverage. Do you need pet insurance? Trip insurance? They can help with those, too! As a commercial insurance agency, Peterson & Strouse offers policies to both business owners and package policies, including cyber coverage and specialty lines. The agency prides itself on building relationships with clients and takes an individualized approach to find out what is important to each policy holder. The agency is committed to servicing all of its customers and providing an excellent experience. Peterson & Strouse staff members live locally and enjoy serving the community, both professionally and personally. Ashley Strouse currently serves as president of the McKees Rocks Rotary, which is a great way for the agency to work with other local businesses and community groups to provide valuable resources and programing. Other organizations the agency has volunteered with include Rebuilding Together Pittsburgh and the CHOICES program for eighth grade students. Peterson & Strouse prioritizes participating in programs with local school districts. Connecting with policy holders and families through sponsorships and fundraisers has always been important to the agency. Whether your current policy is about to renew, or you would like to start the process ahead of time, stop by, give the agency a call or visit them on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and their website. They would love the opportunity to save you some money and to get to know you. Peterson & Strouse Agency can be reached at (412) 771-6781. Visit them online at petersonstrouse.com. Local insurance agency expanding services Ashley Strouse operates the Peterson & Strouse Agency in Kennedy Township with her dad, Gary Strouse. She is also the president of the McKees Rocks Rotary and active in various other local civic organizations. ABOVE: Members of Brownie Troop 38011 were among those who came out for the 2nd Annual Walk/Run for Love on Oct. 9. BELOW: Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, his wife, Gisele, (third from right) and their son (far right) also came out to show their support for Yan and Elly Sheykhet (pictured to the lieutenant governor’s left). Also pictured is Eugene Sciulli, Alina’s Light board member, and Sasha Phillips, Alina’s Light project coordinator. November/December 2021 • www.awmagazine.com • 1112 • Allegheny West Magazine • November/December 2021 % New in Town New in Town People go to the gym for lots of different reasons. Some want to lose weight and get in shape. Others, including high school athletes, want to take their athletic skills to the next level. For college and professional athletes, their livelihoods can depend on staying at the top of their game. Not all gyms serve such a wide range of individuals, but that is the concept behind a new training facility coming to the area called D1 Training Pittsburgh West. Located next to Golf Galaxy in Robinson Township, the facility is the latest for the national company, which utilizes proven training methods from top professional athletes and Division 1 coaches to help everyone reach their unique workout goals. It even offers a variety of programs for kids as young as elementary age. “Anyone who has a goal can work out here,” says Michelle Benigni, who is opening the new franchise location. Benigni, who lives in Robinson, says she found out about D1 Training last year while she was stuck at home during the pandemic. Before COVID-19 shut down the country, she had been working as a physical trainer at a gym that eventually closed. “A couple of months into the pandemic, I was really missing my gym and working with my clients,” she says. “So I thought maybe I could open my own gym and find a way to succeed where some other gyms had failed. I started Googling franchise ideas and from the moment I saw D1 Training, I knew it was a fit because it’s the same style of training I like to do.” Prior to becoming a physical trainer, Benigni and her husband started another business that went on to experience plenty of success. Later on, she started to develop a passion for fitness while putting their three daughters - Kelsey, Nicole and Renee - through school at Montour, where all three played sports. Benigni says that one of the aspects that appealed to her about D1 Training was the fact that the gym had programs aimed at a variety of ages, including school-aged athletes. That got her to thinking how much her own daughters could have benefited from the programs. According to Benigni, D1 Training can help student athletes as young as 7 develop athletic skills and healthy fitness habits. Its Rookie program, for instance, helps kids develop core body strength, coordination, balance, agility and technique in a fun and motivating team environment. Its Developmental program for middle school-aged kids helps young athletes continue to improve agility while introducing strength training, advanced running techniques, speed and injury prevention. Its Prep program for high school athletes takes those aspects to the next level with advanced plyometrics and complex strength training. Beyond that, D1 offers a variety of graduate programs for college-level athletes, including personalized one- on-one training, small group training, professional coaching, team training and even on-site training programs. Benigni says D1 also offers its athletic training program to people who don’t play sports. “To us, an athlete is anybody who has a goal and works to get there,” she says. To that end, D1 offers an adult program that involves a high-intensity, 54-minute workout that burns up to 1,000 calories while building strength. “This program is designed using scientifically-based training methods to drive results,” says Benigni. “The holistic training ensures an athletic workout for the entire body while athletic conditioning combined with high tempo metabolic circuits produces a high-calorie burn.” Physical training, however, is only part of what D1 emphasizes. The gym also seeks to build character and has these 12 words stenciled on its walls: respect, determination, fearless, confidence, responsibility, integrity, perseverance, discipline, accountability, honor, selfless and dedication. D1 is also backed by professional athletes, including Payton Manning, Chris Paul, Michael Oher, Tim Tebow and many more. Benigni says that the gym is offering special discounts to those who sign up within the first 60 days of opening. She says she’s looking forward to bringing her passion for fitness to the business, and helping people across the community achieve their athletic goals. For more, visit www.d1training.com/pittsburgh-west. New training facility for all ages opening in Robinson STORY AND PHOTOS SUBMITTED These renderings show how D1 Pittsburgh West will look once the gym is finished. The gym has lots of equipment and plenty of room for workouts. Michelle Benigni, owner of D1 Pittsburgh West, is pictured with Will Bartholomew (left), D1 CEO and founder, and Tyler Dzadovsky (right), D1 Pittsburgh West general manager.% New in Town New in Town Widening the spectrum of medical care “By bringing in these new physicians and their expertise, we will be able to help more people receive the care they need, closer to home,” says Dan Battista, administrator of UPMC Outpatient Center in Moon Township and administrative director of the UPMC Center for Advanced Robotics Training. One of the new doctors at the outpatient center is Suresh Mulukutla, MD, chair of Cardiology for UPMC Passavant and director of Analytics-Cardiology for UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute. Housed in the outpatient center, Dr. Mulukutla leads the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute Moon office, which offers patients comprehensive cardiovascular care, including: • Cardio-Oncology • General cardiology • Interventional cardiology • Women’s heart health As part of UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute’s UPMC Center for Cardio- Oncology, Dr. Mulukutla collaborates with oncologists at the on-site UPMC Hillman Cancer Center to prevent, diagnose, and treat heart and blood vessel issues as they arise in cancer patients and survivors. UPMC Orthopaedic Care also is new at the outpatient center, enabling patients to receive care and specialized expertise from three orthopaedic surgeons: • Mark A. Fye, MD, Orthopaedic Specialists-UPMC, who specializes in spine surgery. • Thomas B. Hughes, Jr., MD, Orthopaedic Specialists- UPMC, a hand and upper extremity expert. • Kenneth L. Urish, MD, The Bone and Joint Center at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, who is trained in adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery. The facility also welcomes Edward K. Heres, MD, a pain management physician with UPMC Pain Medicine, who will treat patients with a variety of chronic pain conditions. Expanding diagnostic and specialty care in Moon Township In an effort to broaden the diagnostic and specialty care accessible to families living in the western suburbs of Pittsburgh, the UPMC Outpatient Center in Moon Township is expanding and welcoming new physicians and services. The UPMC Outpatient Center, located on Coraopolis Heights Road, is introducing five specialists in heart and vascular care, orthopaedics, and pain management. Enhanced diagnostic medical care In addition to these physicians and their expertise, the UPMC Outpatient Center plans to introduce on-site x-ray imaging capabilities in November. “Bringing state-of-the-art imaging equipment and technology to the facility will be a valuable and much-needed addition for both our patients and our physicians,” says Battista. “Not only will patients have the added convenience of UPMC Imaging Services much closer to their homes or offices, but physicians from every department in the outpatient center will be able to utilize the x-ray capabilities, helping to heighten the level of on-site care for our patients.” World-class care, closer to home For residents who live west of the city, the UPMC Outpatient Center not only offers expert care, but also convenience and proximity. “Before, patients’ options were limited. Many living in the area would have to drive to UPMC Passavant or one of our other locations to see a physician,” says Battista. “Now, thanks to expanding services and expertise, patients have the opportunity to receive a wide range of care just down the road from their home or office.” At the UPMC Outpatient Center, patients can receive a wide range of specialty and diagnostic care. Services include: “I think the opportunity to provide more services to the people in this area is wonderful,” says Battista. “Our goal is to meet the needs of the community, and we hope we can continue to do so by broadening care options and expanding services for those living here.” These added services and expertise at the outpatient center are just one way UPMC continues to expand care in the western suburbs of Pittsburgh, providing families in Coraopolis, Moon Township, Robinson Township, and beyond with top-notch care, closer to home. With UPMC Urgent Care and UPMC Centers for Rehab Services in Robinson Township near you, it’s easy to find world-class care that’s close to where you live or work. The UPMC Outpatient Center is located at 1600 Coraopolis Heights Road in Moon Township, just off I-376. Free, on-site parking is available. Find and schedule an appointment at UPMC.com/MoonOPC. This article is sponsored content from UPMC. Suresh Mulukutla, MD, chair of Cardiology for UPMC Passavant and director of Analytics- Cardiology for UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute, is now seeing patients at the UPMC Outpatient Center in Moon Township. The UPMC Outpatient Center in Moon Township is expanding and welcoming new physicians and services. The UPMC Outpatient Center, located on Coraopolis Heights Road, is introducing five specialists who specialize in heart and vascular care, orthopaedics, and pain management. • Cancer care • Heart and vascular • Lab services • Neurosurgery • Obstetrics and gynecology • Orthopaedics • Pediatrics • Physical therapy and rehabilitation • Primary care November/December 2021 • www.awmagazine.com • 13CAround Your Town Around Your Town 14 • Allegheny West Magazine • November/December 2021 A $1.39 billion construction project aimed at modernizing Pittsburgh International Airport is now underway after being delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The project, which will take place over the next four years, entails constructing a new terminal adjacent to the current airside terminal. Once completed, travelers getting dropped off at the airport will no longer head to the current landside terminal. Instead, they’ll take a road that’s being constructed directly to the new modern-looking, glass-and-steel terminal building. Once inside, travelers will head through a main security checkpoint that will be double the size of the current checkpoint. Once through, they’ll no longer hop on a tram but will instead be able to walk directly to their gates. On both sides of security, there will be outdoor spaces and expanded room for vendors and concessions. There will also be more automated systems. According to the Allegheny County Airport Authority, the improvements will cut the time it takes for travelers to go from curb to gate in half. Improved baggage handling and customs will also help departing passengers leave the airport more quickly. The authority estimates those improvements will help international visitors leave the airport 67% quicker. Parking will also be improved, thanks to construction of a new parking garage that will triple the number of covered parking spaces and help travelers stay out of the elements. Overall, the project is expected to cut the airport’s operating costs by $21 million per year. Had COVID-19 not shut down the country, those improvements would likely be forthcoming. The original work was supposed to be completed by 2023. The project is now estimated to be completed in early 2025. To celebrate the restart of the Terminal Modernization Program, officials held a ceremonial groundbreaking Oct. 14 on the site of the new terminal building. In front of a backdrop of disheveled concrete, construction vehicles and the current airside terminal, Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, Allegheny County Airport Authority Board Chairman Dave Minnotte, Allegheny County Airport Authority CEO Christina Cassotis and Allegheny County Airport Authority Chief Development Officer Paul Hoback outlined the vision for the program. They also reflected on what had brought the airport to this point and on its transformation from a hub for US Air to one that’s now staking its future on a variety of airlines and industries. “We’re breaking ground on so much more than a building or a complex,” said Cassotis. “We’re really breaking ground on the region’s future. This is meant to be a physical representation of everything that makes this community great.” Cassotis talked about a number of recent innovations at the airport, including construction of a microgrid that has taken the airport completely off the public power grid. Cassotis said the airport is the first in the country that can say that, thanks to a combination of nearly 10,000 solar panels and five natural gas generators. As well, she mentioned the airport’s new advanced manufacturing facility called Neighborhood 91, which the authority is leasing out to Wabtec and several other companies involved in additive 3D printing. Wabtec is using the facility to print parts for the rail industry. Neighborhood 91 is part of a new 195-acre business park that the authority is developing to the west of the terminal along I-376. Called the Pittsburgh Innovation Campus, the park will consist of a combination of research and Construction on airport’s Terminal Modernization Program moving forward ABOVE: Architectural renderings show the arrival and departure areas inside the new terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport. BELOW: A new parking garage will triple the number of covered spaces at the airport. RENDERINGS COURTESY GENSLER + HDR IN ASSOCIATION WITH LUIS VIDAL + ARCHITECTS Allegheny County Airport Authority CEO Christina Cassotis speaks at a groundbreaking event Oct. 14 to celebrate construction of a new terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport. In the background, construction vehicles sit where the new terminal will be built. Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald (to Cassotis’ left) gave opening remarks and reflected on the airport’s transformation over the past couple of decades. PHOTO BY DOUG HUGHEY STORY BY DOUG HUGHEYCAround Your Town Around Your Town November/December 2021 • www.awmagazine.com • 15 development labs, office space, manufacturing and a town center. The authority intends to generate revenue from the campus through lease agreements. Cassotis also talked about a new testing facility that will be located on airport property and another dedicated to freight forwarding, which she said the authority began exploring during the pandemic. “We pivoted from talking to passenger airlines who were just trying to figure out how to get to the next day and we started talking to freight forwarders and we turned on an entire international cargo industry,” Cassotis said. “Now we’re going to build a new building with help from the federal government.” In remarks, Fitzgerald reflected on the airport’s journey following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and losing its hub status with US Air in the mid-2000s. Without naming the airline directly, Fitzgerald said that following the departure of that “company,” air traffic dropped from 21 million passengers per year to about five to six million passengers per year. “You can see where the finances go on any business that loses about 75% of its customers,” Fitzgerald said. He said that did not bode well for the authority when it went looking for a new CEO. Fitzgerald, though, said the airport’s economic outlook improved dramatically after it was able to strike a deal to develop its Marcellus Shale gas reserves. He said those royalties enabled the airport to pursue many of its recent innovations and attract a number of CEO candidates, including Cassotis. Fitzgerald credited Cassotis with making many of those innovations a reality and steering the airport on its current trajectory. In addition to airport authority officials, remarks were also delivered by state Rep. Valerie Gaydos, state Sen. Devlin Robinson, Allegheny County Councilman Sam DeMarco and others. Robinson, in his speech, touted some of the economic impact figures of the Terminal Modernization Program and emphasized that no taxpayer funds were being used for the program. Instead, construction is being paid for by a combination of airport revenue, bonds, vendor fees, parking fees and natural gas drilling royalties. Fitzgerald stated that the Program is expected to inject $2.5 billion into the local economy, creating 14,000 direct and indirect jobs and generating $27 million in local, county and state taxes. For more on the Terminal Modernization Program, visit www. pittransformed.com. State Sen. Devlin Robinson delivers remarks during the Terminal Modernization Program groundbreaking. Southern Beltway section opens Just hours before Allegheny County Airport Authority officials held a groundbreaking for the new Terminal Modernization Program at Pittsburgh International Airport, another group of officials just a few miles away celebrated a milestone for yet another major regional project. In the late morning of Oct. 14, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission officials held a ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of a new section of PA Turnpike 576, also known as the Southern Beltway, near an on-ramp to the highway from Route 22. The $800 million section of highway extends the Findlay Connector, which opened in 2006, all the way from Route 22 to I-79 near the Southpointe business park in Cecil Township. The beltway is expected to cut the time it takes to the airport by nearly half and to help ease congestion on the Parkway West, including the very busy portion passing through Robinson Township. It is also expected to help develop outlying areas and attract investment from outside sources, as has been the case with the Findlay Connector. Speaking at the Southern Beltway ribbon cutting, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission CEO Mark Compton pointed out that the highway will link key economic centers across the region. “Today’s opening creates a new economic corridor linking three major employment centers: Southpointe business park, Neighborhood 91 and Shell’s petrochemicals complex,” said Compton, referring to the Shell ethane cracker in Beaver County. “Recognizing a theme of energy and innovation, the new corridor has been branded the Energy Commerce and Innovation Corridor.” In remarks, state Rep. Jason Ortitay also touted investment from Imperial Land Corporation for a new industrial park along the highway in Robinson Township, Washington County. The park is poised to generate nearly $600 million in private investment. Imperial Land is the same company that constructed the Westport and Findlay Industrial Parks along the Findlay Connector portion of the highway. Those parks have attracted two Amazon distribution facilities and a number of other companies, including The Okonite Company, Appliance Dealers Cooperative, Niagara Bottling and others. The new section of highway has five interchanges connecting to Route 22, Beech Hollow Road, Ft. Cherry Road, Route 50 and I-79 south. An I-79 north ramp will be coming this spring, as will a ramp from I-79 south onto the beltway that has yet to be constructed. From I-79 to the airport, there are three electronic drive-through tolls that each cost drivers with an EZ Pass $1.30 and those without $2.60. STORY BY DOUG HUGHEY16 • Allegheny West Magazine • November/December 2021November/December 2021 • www.awmagazine.com • 17 y > Learning Curves Learning Curves If you own a house in the Pittsburgh suburbs that was built prior to 1980 and it still has the original sewer line, you could be in for some trouble. Most residential sewer lines in this area were made from materials that were only meant to last upwards of 30 years. Over time, ground movement, tree roots, construction and other factors tend to wreak havoc on these old lines. Whether comprised of cast iron, steel, terra cotta or even plastic, the lines will eventually fail. This can lead to backups and, in a worst case scenario, raw sewage spilling back into the home. To replace sewer lines such as these, plumbers have traditionally excavated the old line and replaced it. Though costly, the new line lasts a lifetime. Unfortunately for many households, old sewage lines tend to be buried underneath new construction and lawns. Replacing a line by excavating it can thus involve demolishing and replacing costly items such as driveways, retaining walls and nicely manicured landscaping. In that case, replacing a sewer line can run homeowners thousands of dollars above and beyond just replacing the line. Fortunately, new technology allows for the repair of old sewage lines without excavation. A system known as trenchless pipe repair and lining involves digging a small hole down to the old line and coating the inside in an epoxy. The epoxy cures to a plastic that is just as thick as a modern sewer line. It does not mitigate flow, can be installed any time of the year and lasts a lifetime. The process also costs about the same as a traditional sewer line replacement. Homeowners who would otherwise need to replace a driveway, retaining wall or landscaping could thus save thousands of dollars. Trenchless pipe repair for sewage lines isn’t a commonly offered service in this area, however. That’s why Jim Meyers and Son Plumbing in Oakdale decided to invest in machinery that would allow them to offer it to both residential and commercial customers. So far, they’ve fixed old sewer lines that would have otherwise incurred significant added expenses. To clear blocked sewer lines, Jim Meyers and Son Plumbing uses a pressurized water system prior to installing the epoxy that flushes out buildup. Pressurized to 4,000 psi, the system can even clear roots from a line. A camera system allows them to inspect the pipe for blockages. For more, visit meyersplumbingpittsburgh.com or call (412) 787-7805. How to repair a sewer line without destroying your yard or driveway Rather than excavate and replace this old sewer line, it was flushed and then coated in an epoxy that will keep it operating for a lifetime. Jim Meyers and Son Plumbing in Oakdale is now one of the few plumbing businesses in the area offering trenchless pipe repair for residential and commercial sewer lines. The service allows for the repair of a sewer line without excavation and can potentially save property owners thousand of dollars. CONTENT SUBMITTED18 • Allegheny West Magazine • November/December 2021November/December 2021 • www.awmagazine.com • 19Next >