Schoolhouse Electric: URA to vote on selling Detective building to Portland firm

The Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh expects to vote at its April meeting on a deal to begin the process of selling the Detective building in East Liberty to Schoolhouse Electric & Supply Co., a Portland-based firm that designs and makes electric fixtures and other accoutrements. After the board voted to enter into exclusive negotiations with the company last November, the URA now plans to sell the 25,900-square-foot building in the heart of East Liberty to Schoolhouse for $250,000, according...