
Monaca’s Secret Economic Development Strategy: Keep Showing Up
Monaca’s streetscape project offers a practical bet on downtown revival, private investment, and steady local economic development.
FROM RODGER’S DESK
From Rodger’s Desk is the regular column and open door of the Beaver County Almanac, written by Editor & Publisher Rodger Morrow.

Monaca’s streetscape project offers a practical bet on downtown revival, private investment, and steady local economic development.

Busy flatbed trucks signal a manufacturing revival as AI-driven infrastructure, energy investment, and industrial growth reshape Beaver County and America’s heartland.

McCarl’s LLC is investing $15 million in a new Beaver County facility, creating 130 jobs and signaling renewed strength in Western Pennsylvania manufacturing.

A sharp look at the collapse of Spirit Airlines and its economic impact on Beaver County, Pittsburgh travel, and Arnold Palmer Regional Airport.

A reflective look at U.S. Steel’s tin mill restart in Indiana and why Beaver County, despite its history, remains on the sidelines of the industry’s resurgence.

A critical look at repeated Secret Service security failures, comparing the Butler rally and a later Hilton incident, highlighting systemic gaps and lack of accountability.

A look at Shippingport’s nuclear legacy and Chernobyl’s impact, exploring safety, history, and energy’s future through a Beaver County perspective.

An analysis of a $10 billion data center investment, examining who truly benefits, where wealth flows, and what it means for Beaver County’s economic future.

A thoughtful look at Bridgewater’s quiet resilience, rich history, and unexpected culinary scene in a small borough shaped by rivers and practicality.

Pittsburgh’s news industry pits nonprofit vs. for-profit models as the Post-Gazette and Trib Total Media test sustainability in modern journalism.

Monaca’s streetscape project offers a practical bet on downtown revival, private investment, and steady local economic development.

Busy flatbed trucks signal a manufacturing revival as AI-driven infrastructure, energy investment, and industrial growth reshape Beaver County and America’s heartland.

McCarl’s LLC is investing $15 million in a new Beaver County facility, creating 130 jobs and signaling renewed strength in Western Pennsylvania manufacturing.

A sharp look at the collapse of Spirit Airlines and its economic impact on Beaver County, Pittsburgh travel, and Arnold Palmer Regional Airport.

A reflective look at U.S. Steel’s tin mill restart in Indiana and why Beaver County, despite its history, remains on the sidelines of the industry’s resurgence.

A critical look at repeated Secret Service security failures, comparing the Butler rally and a later Hilton incident, highlighting systemic gaps and lack of accountability.

A look at Shippingport’s nuclear legacy and Chernobyl’s impact, exploring safety, history, and energy’s future through a Beaver County perspective.

An analysis of a $10 billion data center investment, examining who truly benefits, where wealth flows, and what it means for Beaver County’s economic future.

A thoughtful look at Bridgewater’s quiet resilience, rich history, and unexpected culinary scene in a small borough shaped by rivers and practicality.

Pittsburgh’s news industry pits nonprofit vs. for-profit models as the Post-Gazette and Trib Total Media test sustainability in modern journalism.