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As one of the nation’s leading syndication distributors, PMI understands the importance of providing excellent customer service, meeting tough challenges, and solving problems quickly and efficiently.

Just ask NBC Universal, MTV, and other clients who trust us for everything from global satellite feeds to station notification and commercial integration.

They bring us their vision, and with our full service syndication and production facility, we bring it to life!

NEWS

PMI, On The Move

As many of our customers and visitors to this site are aware, Point Park University has purchased the building we have occupied for the past 23 years. The bad news is that we have to move, the good news is that we have about two years to figure out where we’re moving to. We anticipate that our new location will be somewhere within the central business district of Pittsburgh, and most every commercial real estate company in Southwestern Pennsylvania has recently been in touch with us, assuring us that they have just the property to satisfy our needs.

It will no doubt take some time to identify a location, negotiate the lease/purchase terms and build it out to our specifications—but we’re confident that we can accomplish that before the end of this decade. In the interim, if you hear any good rumors about what we’re planning and where we’re going, please be certain to share them with us. We’ll be happy to post them here for all to read, and we’ll even give a gift certificate to the person who submits the rumor that turns out to be the truth.

So let’s have some fun with our dilemma, let us know what you hear at rumors@pmidigital.com

Some we’ve heard so far include:

PMI Moves to Braddock
False: Sure, there’s plenty of available properties and abundant free parking plus, the economic incentives would be plentiful, but Braddock? I guess we could start a trend like we did when we moved to the Firstside area of Pittsburgh over 20 years ago. Any other media-related businesses out there want to join us in Braddock? No offense to the General for whom the town was named or to Joe Pytka for that matter, but we think not.

PMI Returns to Its Roots on Ross
False: Rumor has it that PMI may occupy 200 Ross Street, the former location of Gateway Studios, but this is not true. Even though the founders of the company spent many years there prior to opening PMI, it was decided that a return uptown may not be the best business decision…at least that’s what we think today.

PMI and the Boulevard Deli Combine Forces
False: PMI and the Deli have been tenants in the same building for over twenty years and there are those who feel that we should move together-- after all, it was so convenient. But alas, we don’t think that’s to happen. They’ve moved to Smithfield Street without us. We wonder what they’ll call themselves there, perhaps The Boulevard Deli on Smithfield. Maybe we should give them some ideas.

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EVENTS

The Tour of Pennsylvania—it’s shorter, faster, younger and closer than the Tour de France.

The Tour of Pennsylvania will be a 500-mile bicycle race beginning on June 24th in Philadelphia, and ending June 29th at Pittsburgh’s Point State Park, where an estimated 100,000 spectators will watch 120 cyclists from around the globe cross the finish line.

This is the first Tour de France-style race for the espoir—or under 25—class in the United States. And with a total of $150,000 being awarded in stage prizes, this is the largest race in the world for its class. Comprised of at least 20 teams of six riders each, racers of 15 nationalities will compete, including at least one Pennsylvania-based team, the PA Lightning. The challenging course, with rolling hills and city streets, is expected to draw a large international following. The tour’s route will roughly follow the historic Forbes Road along U.S. 30, created in 1758 when British Gen. John Forbes and Col. George Washington forged a trail through the Allegheny Mountains, founding Bedford, Ligonier and Pittsburgh.

“The Tour of Pennsylvania will help spotlight the commonwealth’s scenic countryside and rich history like nothing before”, said Gov. Ed Rendell. The cyclists will ride through Valley Forge, Reading, Lancaster, Hershey, Harrisburg, Carlisle, Bedford, Ligonier, Latrobe, Fort Necessity and Uniontown.

Timed to coincide with Pittsburgh’s 250th birthday, the race is also expected to give the Steel City international exposure and boost its image. “The eyes of the world will be on Pittsburgh,” said Mike Langley, chief executive officer of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development. “Pittsburgh is going to be on a global stage.”

“The problem is less that there’s a negative perception of Pittsburgh, than there’s no perception of Pittsburgh,” said Bill Flanagan, executive director of Pittsburgh 250, a commission founded to celebrate the city’s 250th anniversary.

While state and local officials view the race as a way to present their cities, cycling enthusiasts see it as a way to promote their sport.

“The future of this sport is tied to the United States,” said the race’s executive director, Dave Chauner of West Chester, who hopes to make Tour of Pennsylvania an annual event. “The U.S. is on the forefront now, and it’s engaging in a different form of racing than in Europe: shorter, faster, more spectacular races.”

The race will feature Healthy High 5 Festivals, a series of free health fairs along the route sponsored by Pittsburgh-based Highmark, Inc. One fair will be held in Pittsburgh. Fairs in other locations will be announced as race day gets closer, said Yvonne Cook, president of the Highmark Foundation.

Highmark and American Eagle Outfitters, both based in Pittsburgh, are the race’s main corporate sponsors. For more information, visit http://www.tourofpa.com/.

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