宾州支持匹兹堡会展中心旁新建 Loews 酒店：总投资达4.18亿美元
宾夕法尼亚州正全力支持在匹兹堡市中心 David L. Lawrence 会展中心旁兴建一座全新的 Loews 酒店。州府10月13日公布意向书称，这项总投资达4.18亿美元的超大型酒店项目是匹兹堡市中心十年复兴战略的关键组成部分。
新酒店计划建在会展中心西侧地块，规模包括500间客房和多间餐厅，并与会展中心直接相连通，助力匹兹堡争取更多大型会议、贸易展览和体育赛事的主办机会。Loews 酒店集团预计为此自投约1.35亿美元，剩余投资来自州政府、阿勒格尼县和一家私人财团的共同支持。其中，宾州政府已承诺出资3000万美元用于场地准备和基础设施建设，并通过“宾州许可快速通道计划”（PA Permit Fast Track Program）加速项目审批。匹兹堡市长、阿勒格尼县执行长官 Sara Innamorato 和宾州副州长 Austin Davis 近日共同宣布了这项支持计划。官方预计，项目将创造1200个建筑工会岗位和400个永久性就业机会，县政府的投入将是本地最大的单一出资份额。（GSM 据宾夕法尼亚州州府新闻稿、Pittsburgh Magazine 报道）
Pennsylvania Backs $418 Million Loews Hotel Project Beside Pittsburgh Convention Center
Pittsburgh is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania is backing a new Loews hotel to be built beside the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh. A letter of intent announced by the state on Oct. 13 describes the $418 million project as a key piece of downtown Pittsburgh's 10-year revitalization strategy.
The hotel, planned for a parcel west of the convention center, will have 500 rooms and several restaurants and connect directly to the convention center, helping Pittsburgh compete for major conventions, trade shows and sporting events. Loews Hotels is expected to invest about $135 million, with the rest from the state, Allegheny County and a private consortium. The state has committed $30 million for site preparation and infrastructure and will fast-track approvals through the PA Permit Fast Track Program. County Executive Sara Innamorato and Lt. Gov. Austin Davis joined the announcement. Officials project 1,200 union construction jobs and 400 permanent jobs, with the county's contribution the largest local share. (GSM, via the Pennsylvania governor's office and Pittsburgh Magazine)
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图片来源：图：匹兹堡的 David L. Lawrence 会展中心临河外景。照片：Dmuth，Wikimedia Commons（CC BY-SA 3.0）。
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