Positive Press: G-20 Edition

For those of you that think hosting the G-20 wasn't worth it:

• CNN - Pittsburgh: From Glime to Glam
• NZZ Germany - Pittsburgh: A Symbol of a Successful Restart (Rough Translation)
• Washington Post - Pittsburgh Shows How the Rust Belt Can Be Polished Up
• Reuters India - Pittsburgh Showcases Green Economy at G20 Summit
• Telegraph UK - Pittsburgh Steels Itself as G20 Circus Comes to Town
• The Globe and Mail Canada - Pittsburgh Basks in the G20 Spotlight
• NPR - Summit Spotlights 'Steel City's' Extreme Makeover
• Toronto Star - Lifting Pittsburgh's Steel Curtain
• The Wall Street Journal - In Pittsburgh, A Road Map for a Recovery

And these are just a handful of the myriad positive articles from the last two days. We didn't list the countless sparkling articles written about Pittsburgh BEFORE what President Obama called "a very tranquil Summit."

Even being the background of the meetings has garnered mentions of the city around the world. Do a search for "Pittsburgh" on Google News, and over 7,000 articles regarding the G-20 can be found.

The publicity has already reaped tangible benefits for the city, according to the Pittsburgh Business Times.

Craig T. Davis, vice president of sales and marketing with VisitPittsburgh, said the convention center has already booked one convention because of the G-20 Summit and it plans to use the G-20 Summit as a marketing tool down the road.

And selling convention space should be easier, as organizations trying to marketing themselves as environmentally friendly will want to book the world's largest "green" building, the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.

"Let me first of all thank Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, County Executive Dan Onorato, and the people of Pittsburgh for being just extraordinary hosts. Last night, during the dinner that I had with world leaders, so many of them commented on the fact that sometime in the past, they had been to Pittsburgh. In some cases, it was twenty, twenty-five, or thirty years ago. Coming back, they were so impressed with the revitalization of the city. A number of them remarked on the fact that it pointed to lessons that they could take away in revitalizing manufacturing towns in their home countries. The people here have been just extraordinary. And so I want to thank all of you for the great hospitality." - President Barack Obama