Mylan to expand (Pittsburgh, Washington, Meadville: apartments, house, closing)

[Bobjefferson]

Mylan tight-lipped on plans for second HQ building | Washington Co. | Observer-Reporter

Good news for Southpointe which is just booming. They must be closing in on being totally built out down there. More jobs for the region is a good thing. It is not all or none, city vs suburb...they should complement one another to help make Pittsburgh and SWPA a nice place to live and work.

[szug-bot]

Makes perfect sense. Good for Southpointe. And you are right, that adds to the strength of the region.

I hate being a parade rainer...these are just my thoughts: places like Southpointe just add more car and highway dependency. That means more pollution. There is no city center there, where someone can have an option to walk.

I'd say it's not so bad NOW since the United States develops more of our own gasoline (I abhor the thought of we being so dependent on other countries like Saudi Arabia, especially). At least there is that, and the increased use of electric vehicles (which, presumedly, would increase in the future).

But this is just another perspective. Just for discussion, not for angry debate.

[MountainDewGuy]

Is the MBA fraud still CEO?

[Craziaskowboi]

Originally Posted by szug-bot

Makes perfect sense. Good for Southpointe. And you are right, that adds to the strength of the region.

I hate being a parade rainer...these are just my thoughts: places like Southpointe just add more car and highway dependency. That means more pollution. There is no city center there, where someone can have an option to walk.

I'd say it's not so bad NOW since the United States develops more of our own gasoline (I abhor the thought of we being so dependent on other countries like Saudi Arabia, especially). At least there is that, and the increased use of electric vehicles (which, presumedly, would increase in the future).

But this is just another perspective. Just for discussion, not for angry debate.

Cars are becoming more fuel-efficient, so I'm not really worried about pollution like I would have been 10 years ago. Here's hoping oil prices rebound enough for our oil extraction to become profitable again, but not so much that high prices kill the economy. Seems to me like the sweet spot for gasoline is between $2.50 and $3.00 per gallon. Less than $2.50, and our oil reserves are mostly unprofitable. More than $3.00, and the economy begins to strain.

[wanderlust76]

Originally Posted by szug-bot

Makes perfect sense. Good for Southpointe. And you are right, that adds to the strength of the region.

I hate being a parade rainer...these are just my thoughts: places like Southpointe just add more car and highway dependency. That means more pollution. There is no city center there, where someone can have an option to walk.

I'd say it's not so bad NOW since the United States develops more of our own gasoline (I abhor the thought of we being so dependent on other countries like Saudi Arabia, especially). At least there is that, and the increased use of electric vehicles (which, presumedly, would increase in the future).

But this is just another perspective. Just for discussion, not for angry debate.

I get what you're saying, but actually they did build a town center with apartments and restaurants, and a couple of shops even I believe. They are right near the new Mylan building. If you lived in one of the new apartments, and they built a grocery store you could conceivably have to drive very little during the week. They also did put in sidewalks to connect things.

[WhoIsStanwix?]

Originally Posted by wanderlust76

I get what you're saying, but actually they did build a town center with apartments and restaurants, and a couple of shops even I believe. They are right near the new Mylan building. If you lived in one of the new apartments, and they built a grocery store you could conceivably have to drive very little during the week. They also did put in sidewalks to connect things.

I have to do some business out in Southpointe this week. Any recommendations on a nicer restaurant for a business lunch? Non-chain is preferable, and definitely not Italian food.

[wanderlust76]

Originally Posted by WhoIsStanwix?

I have to do some business out in Southpointe this week. Any recommendations on a nicer restaurant for a business lunch? Non-chain is preferable, and definitely not Italian food.

There's a place there called Montana's Rib & Chop House that most people like and they have a decent happy hour too. I don't think it's a chain but if it is it must be on a small scale I've never seen one before in any of my travels.

[bradjl2009]

Originally Posted by wanderlust76

There's a place there called Montana's Rib & Chop House that most people like and they have a decent happy hour too. I don't think it's a chain but if it is it must be on a small scale I've never seen one before in any of my travels.

It's a small chain with locations in Utah, Montana, and Wyoming but then there are randomly three locations in PA as well.


Rib & Chop House Restaurant Locations

[erieguy]

The one in Meadville is very good. Only one I've been to.

[WhoIsStanwix?]

Thanks for the tip. I'll take a look for sure.