Catalyze diverse and small businesses throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania
40 Years Celebrating Economic Impact: Est. 1983
About Us
Catalyze Diverse and Small Businesses Throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania.
North Side Industrial Development Company d/b/a Riverside Center for Innovation (RCI) works to create a healthy environment for the region’s diverse entrepreneurs and small businesses to prosper. RCI provides direct services to small businesses, entrepreneurs, neighborhoods and communities. RCI serves as a resource-rich, innovative, and sustainable economic engine for all who live and work in the region by providing incubation support, training, innovative strategies and brownfield development.
RCI’s is transforming the City of Pittsburgh from a “smart” to a globally-recognized “intelligent” city. “Smart” cities have robust integrated technology (IoT), transportation, and climate resilience, but they have yet to eradicate poverty. Our programming will help transform Pittsburgh into that “intelligent city” – one which is diverse, human-centered, racially equitable, and enables prosperity for all.
What we do
RCI’s Core Values
Transparency
To have open communication and accountability
Ethics
Treat all people with dignity and respect
Trustworthy
Working together in a team relationship and creating great things together
Empowerment
Give those around you tools so they can Create, Innovate and Succeed
Innovation
Continuous improvement, bold creativity and change
Commitment
Develop relationships that make a positive difference
17 Sustainable Development Goals
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), are an urgent call for action by all countries - developed and developing - in a global partnership. Below are the Sustainable Development Goals that align directly with RCI's Core Values
- no poverty
- affordable and clean energy
- decent work and economic growth
- industry, innovation and infrastructure
- reduced inequalities
- sustainable cities and communities
- partnerships for the goals
