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Post-Gazette: Banners, billboards to tell the story of Pittsburgh's change during G-20 summit

Thursday, August 13, 2009

By now, many of the world's leaders attending next month's G-20 summit should be familiar with the story of Pittsburgh's economic turnaround.

In case they're not, a series of welcome billboards, utility pole signs and banners will drape empty Downtown storefronts, buildings on Mount Washington and businesses in the Strip District to tell the story, Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato said yesterday.

Read more: http://www.postgazette.com/pg/09225/990569-482.stm#ixzz0O4vDfOI9