Trib 30 Eight issues in regional index hit 52-week highs in April April showered the Trib 30 with stock gains galore. The local stock index, however, also left a few issues parched last month.
Major efforts are under way to promote true regional cooperation.
New political, educational and corporate leaders are in place or are on the way. Key regional economic development organizations are seeking new leaders and setting new agendas to help steer the region through the next decade. Business Briefs Steven Kohler, head of Gov. Tom Ridge's Governor's Action Team since 1996, is leaving the post to take a position with a leading commercial real estate firm in Pittsburgh. Plus more local and national business news Weekly Features Real Estate Higher utility bills and increased real estate taxes apparently are not only taking a toll on homeowners' pocketbooks this year. Apartment dwellers also are likely to be feeling the pinch, area landlords say.