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Montana ( (listen)) is a state in the Northwestern United States. Montana has several nicknames, although none are official, including Big Sky Country and The Treasure State, and slogans that include Land of the Shining Mountains and more recently The Last Best Place.Montana is the 4th largest in area, the 8th least populous, and the 3rd least densely populated of the 50 U.S. states. The western half of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller island ranges are found throughout the state. In total, 77 named ranges are part of the Rocky Mountains. The eastern half of Montana is characterized by western prairie terrain and badlands. Montana is bordered by Idaho to the west, Wyoming to the south, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, and the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan to the north.
The economy is primarily based on agriculture, including ranching and cereal grain farming. Other significant economic resources include oil, gas, coal, hard rock mining, and lumber. The health care, service, and government sectors also are significant to the state's economy.
The state's fastest-growing sector is tourism. Nearly 13 million tourists annually visit Glacier National Park, Yellowstone National Park, the Beartooth Highway, Flathead Lake, Big Sky Resort, and other attractions.
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00:01:28 1 Etymology and naming history
00:02:51 2 Geography
00:03:37 2.1 Topography
00:08:38 2.1.1 Rivers, lakes and reservoirs
00:09:25 2.1.1.1 Pacific Ocean drainage basin
00:10:22 2.1.1.2 Gulf of Mexico drainage basin
00:12:23 2.1.1.3 Hudson Bay drainage basin
00:12:46 2.1.1.4 Lakes and reservoirs
00:13:38 2.2 Flora and fauna
00:15:21 2.3 Protected lands
00:18:14 2.4 Climate
00:24:11 2.5 Antipodes
00:24:37 3 History
00:27:23 3.1 Montana territory
00:28:48 3.2 Conflicts
00:31:16 3.3 Cattle ranching
00:32:10 3.4 Railroads
00:33:48 3.5 Statehood
00:35:03 3.6 Homesteading
00:39:40 3.7 Montana and World War I
00:44:11 3.8 Depression era
00:44:41 3.9 Montana and World War II
00:46:42 3.10 Other military
00:47:38 3.11 Cold War Montana
00:48:57 4 Demographics
00:51:17 4.1 Intrastate demographics
00:55:11 4.2 Language
00:57:09 4.3 Religion
00:58:05 4.4 Native Americans
01:01:07 4.5 Birth data
01:01:34 5 Economy
01:03:33 6 Education
01:03:42 6.1 Colleges and universities
01:03:51 6.2 Schools
01:06:10 7 Culture
01:07:55 7.1 Major cultural events
01:09:27 7.2 Sports
01:09:35 7.2.1 Professional sports
01:10:08 7.2.2 College sports
01:10:42 7.2.3 Other sports
01:11:17 7.2.4 Olympic competitors
01:12:31 7.2.5 Sporting achievements
01:13:22 7.3 Outdoor recreation
01:13:46 7.3.1 Fishing and hunting
01:15:18 7.3.2 Winter sports
01:17:37 8 Health
01:18:08 9 Media
01:19:16 10 Transportation
01:21:33 11 Law and government
01:21:43 11.1 Constitution
01:25:31 11.2 State government: Executive
01:27:43 11.3 State government: Legislative
01:28:33 11.4 State government: Judicial
01:33:51 11.5 Federal offices and courts
01:37:26 12 Politics
01:41:07 13 Cities and towns
01:42:50 14 State symbols
01:46:23 15 See also
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Montana ( (listen)) is a state in the Northwestern United States. Montana has several nicknames, although none are official, including Big Sky Country and The Treasure State, and slogans that include Land of the Shining Mountains and more recently The Last Best Place.Montana is the 4th largest in area, the 8th least populous, and the 3rd least densely populated of the 50 U.S. states. The western half of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller island ranges are found throughout the state. In total, 77 named ranges are part of the Rocky Mountains. The eastern half of Montana is characterized by western prairie terrain and badlands. Montana is bordered by Idaho to the west, Wyoming to the south, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, and the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan to the north.
The economy is primarily based on agriculture, including ranching and cereal grain farming. Other significant economic resources include oil, gas, coal, hard rock mining, and lumber. The health care, service, and government sectors also are significant to the state's economy.
The state's fastest-growing sector is tourism. Nearly 13 million tourists annually visit Glacier National Park, Yellowstone National Park, the Beartooth Highway, Flathead Lake, Big Sky Resort, and other attractions.
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Montana ( (listen)) is a state in the Northwestern United States. Montana has several nicknames, although none are official, including Big Sky Country and The Treasure State, and slogans that include Land of the Shining Mountains and more recently The Last Best Place.Montana is the 4th largest in area, the 8th least populous, and the 3rd least densely populated of the 50 U.S. states. The western half of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller island ranges are found throughout the state. In total, 77 named ranges are part of the Rocky Mountains. The eastern half of Montana is characterized by western prairie terrain and badlands. Montana is bordered by Idaho to the west, Wyoming to the south, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, and the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan to the north.
The economy is primarily based on agriculture, including ranching and cereal grain farming. Other significant economic resources include oil, gas, coal, hard rock mining, and lumber. The health care, service, and government sectors also are significant to the state's economy.
The state's fastest-growing sector is tourism. Nearly 13 million tourists annually visit Glacier National Park, Yellowstone National Park, the Beartooth Highway, Flathead Lake, Big Sky Resort, and other attractions.
Montana
Montana i/mɒnˈtænə/ is a state in the Western United States. The state's name is derived from the Spanish word montaña . Montana has several nicknames, none official, including Big Sky Country and The Treasure State, and slogans that include Land of the Shining Mountains and more recently The Last Best Place. Montana is ranked 4th in size, but 44th in population and 48th in population density of the 50 United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller island ranges are found throughout the state, for a total of 77 named ranges that are part of the Rocky Mountains.
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About Lakeland Public Television
Lakeland Public Television is the only television station providing local service in north central Minnesota. LPTV produces a wide array of local content in high definition for approximately 383,500 individuals over an estimated 7,500 square miles in northern and central Minnesota who view the station either off- air (antenna), via cable or via satellite. Another 773,200 individuals south of LPTV’s primary market have the ability to receive its signal via direct broadcast satellite.
Grand Teton National Park
Grand Teton National Park is a United States National Park in northwestern Wyoming. At approximately 310,000 acres, the park includes the major peaks of the 40-mile-long Teton Range as well as most of the northern sections of the valley known as Jackson Hole. It is only 10 miles south of Yellowstone National Park, to which it is connected by the National Park Service-managed John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway. Along with surrounding National Forests, these three protected areas constitute the almost 18,000,000-acre Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, one of the largest intact mid-latitude temperate ecosystems in the world.
Human history of the Grand Teton region dates back at least 11,000 years, when the first nomadic hunter-gatherer Paleo-Indians began migrating into the region during warmer months pursuing food and supplies. In the early 19th century, the first White explorers encountered the eastern Shoshone natives. Between 1810 and 1840, the region attracted fur trading companies that vied for control of the lucrative beaver pelt trade. U.S. Government expeditions to the region commenced in the mid-19th century as an offshoot of exploration in Yellowstone, with the first permanent white settlers in Jackson Hole arriving in the 1880s. Efforts to preserve the region as a national park commenced in the late 19th century, and in 1929 Grand Teton National Park was established, protecting the major peaks of the Teton Range. The valley of Jackson Hole remained in private ownership until the 1930s, when conservationists led by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. began purchasing land in Jackson Hole to be added to the existing national park. Against public opinion and with repeated Congressional efforts to repeal the measures, much of Jackson Hole was set aside for protection as Jackson Hole National Monument in 1943. The monument was abolished in 1950 and most of the monument land was added to Grand Teton National Park.
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Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho. It was established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872. Yellowstone, widely held to be the first national park in the world, is known for its wildlife and its many geothermal features, especially Old Faithful Geyser, one of the most popular features in the park. It has many types of ecosystems, but the subalpine forest is most abundant. It is part of the South Central Rockies forests ecoregion.
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Sacagawea | Wikipedia audio article
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00:00:36 1 Cultural significance
00:01:17 2 Life
00:02:17 2.1 The Lewis and Clark expedition
00:07:57 2.2 Later life and death
00:11:01 2.3 Remains
00:13:41 3 Children
00:13:50 3.1 Lizette Charbonneau
00:14:12 3.2 Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau
00:15:31 4 Spelling of name
00:16:49 4.1 Sacagawea
00:17:51 4.2 Sakakawea
00:20:30 4.3 Sacajawea
00:23:45 5 In popular culture
00:23:55 5.1 Artwork
00:24:15 5.2 Fiction
00:25:03 5.3 Film and television
00:25:55 5.4 Literature
00:26:47 5.5 Music
00:27:28 5.6 Non-fiction
00:27:46 6 Memorials
00:27:55 6.1 Coinage
00:28:33 6.2 Geography and parks
00:30:02 6.3 Sculpture
00:34:14 6.4 Ships
00:34:27 7 See also
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Sacagawea (; also Sakakawea or Sacajawea; May 1788 – December 20, 1812) was a Lemhi Shoshone woman who is known for her help to the Lewis and Clark Expedition in achieving their chartered mission objectives by exploring the Louisiana Territory.
Sacagawea traveled with the expedition thousands of miles from North Dakota to the Pacific Ocean. She helped establish cultural contacts with Native American populations in addition to her contributions to natural history.
She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 2003.
Yellowstone National Park | Wikipedia audio article
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Yellowstone National Park
00:03:22 1 History
00:08:10 1.1 Park creation
00:18:15 1.2 Later history
00:22:50 1.3 Heritage and Research Center
00:23:37 2 Geography
00:27:20 3 Geology
00:27:29 3.1 Volcanism
00:31:20 3.2 Geysers and the hydrothermal system
00:34:15 3.3 Earthquakes
00:36:30 4 Biology and ecology
00:37:27 4.1 Flora
00:40:46 4.2 Fauna
00:50:25 5 Forest fires
00:56:53 6 Climate
00:59:38 7 Recreation
01:05:29 8 Legal jurisdiction
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Yellowstone National Park is an American national park located in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. It was established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872. Yellowstone was the first national park in the U.S. and is also widely held to be the first national park in the world. The park is known for its wildlife and its many geothermal features, especially Old Faithful geyser, one of its most popular features. It has many types of ecosystems, but the subalpine forest is the most abundant. It is part of the South Central Rockies forests ecoregion.
Native Americans have lived in the Yellowstone region for at least 11,000 years. Aside from visits by mountain men during the early-to-mid-19th century, organized exploration did not begin until the late 1860s. Management and control of the park originally fell under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, the first being Columbus Delano. However, the U.S. Army was subsequently commissioned to oversee management of Yellowstone for a 30-year period between 1886 and 1916. In 1917, administration of the park was transferred to the National Park Service, which had been created the previous year. Hundreds of structures have been built and are protected for their architectural and historical significance, and researchers have examined more than a thousand archaeological sites.
Yellowstone National Park spans an area of 3,468.4 square miles (8,983 km2), comprising lakes, canyons, rivers and mountain ranges. Yellowstone Lake is one of the largest high-elevation lakes in North America and is centered over the Yellowstone Caldera, the largest supervolcano on the continent. The caldera is considered an active volcano. It has erupted with tremendous force several times in the last two million years. Half of the world's geysers and hydrothermal features are in Yellowstone, fueled by this ongoing volcanism. Lava flows and rocks from volcanic eruptions cover most of the land area of Yellowstone. The park is the centerpiece of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, the largest remaining nearly-intact ecosystem in the Earth's northern temperate zone. In 1978, Yellowstone was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Hundreds of species of mammals, birds, fish, and reptiles have been documented, including several that are either endangered or threatened. The vast forests and grasslands also include unique species of plants. Yellowstone Park is the largest and most famous megafauna location in the contiguous United States. Grizzly bears, wolves, and free-ranging herds of bison and elk live in this park. The Yellowstone Park bison herd is the oldest and largest public bison herd in the United States. Forest fires occur in the park each year; in the large forest fires of 1988, nearly one third of the park was burnt. Yellowstone has numerous recreational opportunities, including hiking, camping, boating, fishing and sightseeing. Paved roads provide close access to the major geothermal areas as well as some of the lakes and waterfalls. During the winter, visitors often access the park by way of guided tours that use either snow coaches or snowmobiles.
Pittsburgh | Wikipedia audio article
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Pittsburgh ( PITS-burg) is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States, and is the county seat of Allegheny County. As of 2017, a population of 305,704 lives within the city limits, making it the 63rd-largest city in the U.S. The metropolitan population of 2,353,045 is the largest in both the Ohio Valley and Appalachia, the second-largest in Pennsylvania (behind Philadelphia), and the 26th-largest in the U.S.
Located at the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio rivers, Pittsburgh is known both as the Steel City for its more than 300 steel-related businesses and as the City of Bridges for its 446 bridges. The city features 30 skyscrapers, two inclined railways, a pre-revolutionary fortification and the Point State Park at the confluence of the rivers. The city developed as a vital link of the Atlantic coast and Midwest, as the mineral-rich Allegheny Mountains made the area coveted by the French and British empires, Virginians, Whiskey Rebels, and Civil War raiders.Aside from steel, Pittsburgh has led in manufacturing of aluminum, glass, shipbuilding, petroleum, foods, sports, transportation, computing, autos, and electronics. For part of the 20th century, Pittsburgh was behind only New York and Chicago in corporate headquarters employment; it had the most U.S. stockholders per capita. America's 1980s deindustrialization laid off area blue-collar workers and thousands of downtown white-collar workers when the longtime Pittsburgh-based world headquarters moved out. This heritage left the area with renowned museums, medical centers, parks, research centers, and a diverse cultural district.Today, Google, Apple Inc., Bosch, Facebook, Uber, Nokia, Autodesk, Microsoft and IBM are among 1,600 technology firms generating $20.7 billion in annual Pittsburgh payrolls. The area has served as the long-time federal agency headquarters for cyber defense, software engineering, robotics, energy research and the nuclear navy. The area is home to 68 colleges and universities, including research and development leaders Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. The nation's eighth-largest bank, eight Fortune 500 companies, and six of the top 300 U.S. law firms make their global headquarters in the area, while RAND, BNY Mellon, Nova, FedEx, Bayer and NIOSH have regional bases that helped Pittsburgh become the sixth-best area for U.S. job growth.In 2015, Pittsburgh was listed among the eleven most livable cities in the world; The Economist's Global Liveability Ranking placed Pittsburgh as the first- or second-most livable city in the United States in 2005, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2014. The region is a hub for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and energy extraction.
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00:03:21 1 History
00:08:38 1.1 1800 to 1900
00:11:55 1.2 1900 to present
00:15:37 2 Geography
00:17:55 2.1 Cityscape
00:18:03 2.1.1 Areas
00:18:33 2.1.1.1 Golden Triangle
00:20:00 2.1.1.2 North Side
00:21:12 2.1.1.3 South Side
00:22:50 2.1.1.4 East End
00:24:08 2.1.1.5 West End
00:24:25 2.1.2 Ethnicities
00:25:35 2.1.3 Population densities
00:26:04 2.1.4 Images
00:26:12 2.2 Regional identity
00:27:24 2.3 Climate
00:30:43 2.3.1 Air quality
00:33:50 2.3.2 Water quality
00:35:43 3 Demographics
00:41:07 4 Economy
00:46:10 5 Arts and culture
00:46:20 5.1 Entertainment
00:52:02 5.2 Theatre
00:53:26 5.3 Literature
00:56:13 5.4 Local dialect
00:57:50 5.5 Livability
01:02:10 6 Sports
01:03:53 6.1 Baseball
01:06:11 6.2 Football
01:09:25 6.3 Hockey
01:12:07 6.4 Basketball
01:16:12 6.5 Golf
01:17:26 6.6 Annual sports events
01:18:34 6.7 Professional wrestling
01:19:25 7 Government and politics
01:19:34 7.1 Government
01:20:37 7.2 Politics
01:22:52 7.3 Law enforcement
01:24:04 7.4 Crime
01:25:00 8 Education
01:29:37 9 Media
01:29:46 9.1 Newspapers
01:30:41 9.2 Television
01:32:21 9.3 Radio
01:33:52 9.4 Film
01:34:52 10 Utilities
01:35:25 11 Health care
01:39:24 11.1 Health discoveries
01:40:46 12 Transportation
01:41:56 12.1 Rail
01:43:15 12.2 Port
01:43:38 12.3 Expressways and highways
01:46:05 12.4 Airports
01:46:23 12.5 Public transit
01:48:26 12.5.1 Public transportation statistics
01:49:18 13 Notable people
01:49:27 14 Sister cities
01:49:43 15 See also
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Pittsburgh ( PITS-burg) is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States, and is the county seat of Allegheny County. As of 2017, a population of 305,704 lives within the city limits, making it the 63rd-largest city in the U.S. The metropolitan population of 2,353,045 is the largest in both the Ohio Valley and Appalachia, the second-largest in Pennsylvania (behind Philadelphia), and the 26th-largest in the U.S.
Located at the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio rivers, Pittsburgh is known both as the Steel City for its more than 300 steel-related businesses and as the City of Bridges for its 446 bridges. The city features 30 skyscrapers, two inclined railways, a pre-revolutionary fortification and the Point State Park at the confluence of the rivers. The city developed as a vital link of the Atlantic coast and Midwest, as the mineral-rich Allegheny Mountains made the area coveted by the French and British empires, Virginians, Whiskey Rebels, and Civil War raiders.Aside from steel, Pittsburgh has led in manufacturing of aluminum, glass, shipbuilding, petroleum, foods, sports, transportation, computing, autos, and electronics. For part of the 20th century, Pittsburgh was behind only New York and Chicago in corporate headquarters employment; it had the most U.S. stockholders per capita. America's 1980s deindustrialization laid off area blue-collar workers and thousands of downtown white-collar workers when the longtime Pittsburgh-based world headquarters moved out. This heritage left the area with renowned museums, medical centers, parks, research centers, and a diverse cultural district.Today, Google, Apple Inc., Bosch, Facebook, Uber, Nokia, Autodesk, Microsoft and IBM are among 1,600 technology firms generating $20.7 billion in annual Pittsburgh payrolls. The area has served as the long-time federal agency headquarters for cyber defense, software engineering, robotics, energy research and the nuclear navy. The area is home to 68 colleges and universities, including research and development leaders Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. The nation's eighth-largest bank, eight Fortune 500 companies, and six of the top 300 U.S. law firms make their global headquarters in the are ...
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Wikipedia audio article
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00:03:30 1 History
00:08:53 1.1 1800 to 1900
00:12:10 1.2 1900 to present
00:15:56 2 Geography
00:18:17 2.1 Cityscape
00:18:25 2.1.1 Areas
00:18:59 2.1.1.1 Golden Triangle
00:20:26 2.1.1.2 Central
00:21:12 2.1.1.3 North Side
00:22:24 2.1.1.4 South Side
00:24:00 2.1.1.5 East End
00:24:57 2.1.1.6 West End
00:25:15 2.1.2 Ethnicities
00:26:27 2.1.3 Population densities
00:26:58 2.1.4 Images
00:27:06 2.2 Regional identity
00:28:20 2.3 Climate
00:31:41 2.3.1 Air quality
00:34:51 2.3.2 Water quality
00:36:46 3 Demographics
00:41:48 4 Economy
00:46:57 5 Arts and culture
00:47:07 5.1 Entertainment
00:53:02 5.2 Theatre
00:54:30 5.3 Literature
00:57:22 5.4 Food
00:58:00 5.5 Local dialect
00:59:39 5.6 Livability
01:04:07 6 Sports
01:05:51 6.1 Baseball
01:08:11 6.2 Football
01:11:29 6.3 Hockey
01:14:11 6.4 Basketball
01:18:24 6.5 Golf
01:19:38 6.6 Annual sports events
01:20:47 6.7 Professional wrestling
01:21:39 7 Government and politics
01:21:49 7.1 Government
01:22:53 7.2 Politics
01:25:12 7.3 Law enforcement
01:26:25 7.4 Crime
01:27:23 8 Education
01:32:11 9 Media
01:32:20 9.1 Newspapers
01:33:16 9.2 Television
01:34:57 9.3 Radio
01:36:25 9.4 Film
01:37:28 10 Utilities
01:38:02 11 Health care
01:41:59 11.1 Health discoveries
01:43:22 12 Transportation
01:44:35 12.1 Rail
01:46:15 12.2 Port
01:46:39 12.3 Expressways and highways
01:49:07 12.4 Airports
01:49:26 12.5 Public transit
01:51:33 12.5.1 Public transportation statistics
01:52:27 13 Notable people
01:52:36 14 Sister cities
01:52:51 15 See also
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Pittsburgh ( PITS-burg) is a city in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States, and is the county seat of Allegheny County. A population of about 301,048 residents live within the city limits, making it the 66th-largest city in the U.S. The metropolitan population of 2,324,743 is the largest in both the Ohio Valley and Appalachia, the second-largest in Pennsylvania (behind Philadelphia), and the 27th-largest in the U.S.
Pittsburgh is located in the southwest of the state, at the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio rivers. Pittsburgh is known both as the Steel City for its more than 300 steel-related businesses and as the City of Bridges for its 446 bridges. The city features 30 skyscrapers, two inclined railways, a pre-revolutionary fortification and the Point State Park at the confluence of the rivers. The city developed as a vital link of the Atlantic coast and Midwest, as the mineral-rich Allegheny Mountains made the area coveted by the French and British empires, Virginians, Whiskey Rebels, and Civil War raiders.Aside from steel, Pittsburgh has led in manufacturing of aluminum, glass, shipbuilding, petroleum, foods, sports, transportation, computing, autos, and electronics. For part of the 20th century, Pittsburgh was behind only New York City and Chicago in corporate headquarters employment; it had the most U.S. stockholders per capita. America's 1980s deindustrialization laid off area blue-collar workers and thousands of downtown white-collar workers when the longtime Pittsburgh-based world headquarters moved out. This heritage left the area with renowned museums, medical centers, parks, research centers, and a diverse cultural district.Today, Google, Apple Inc., Bosch, Facebook, Uber, Nokia, Autodesk, Microsoft and IBM are among 1,600 technology firms generating $20.7 billion in annual Pittsburgh payrolls. The area has served as the long-time federal agency headquarters for cyber defense, software engineering, robotics, energy research and the nuclear navy. The area is home to 68 colleges and universities, including research and development leaders Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. The nation's eighth-largest bank, eight Fortune 500 co ...