Carrie Blast Furnaces

Buildings for technology and light industrial uses could soon be joined by a film studio.

County officials announced more than $6 million to convert the Carrie Furnace Hot Metal Bridge, not to be confused with the Hot Metal Bridge.

On today’s episode of The Confluence: The new Allegheny County Controller’s first audit will assess the effectiveness of two types of development incentives in the county; a new nonprofit is working to register 30,000 eligible voters by the November elections; and to support filmmaking in the region, the a new sound stage will be built at the site of the Carrie Blast Furnaces.Today’s guests include: Corey O’Connor, Allegheny County controller; Kadida Kenner, CEO of the New Pennsylvania Project; and Dawn Keezer, director of the Pittsburgh Film Office.

Six artists did residencies with neighboring community groups for the Alloy Pittsburgh exhibit.

Two area non-profits, Rivers of Steel Heritage Corporation and RiverQuest, will merge Sept. 1, officials announced Monday.RiverQuest Board President Jim…

The site of the Carrie Blast Furnaces is immense. Set alongside the Monongahela River, the two steel furnaces, tower at nearly 100 feet—totally eclipsing…