PITTSBURG, Kan. — Director of Economic Development and President of the Pittsburg Area Chamber of Commerce Blake Benson, along with PSU Associate Vice President of Research and Economic Development Wes Streeter presented the Pittsburg city commission with the 2024 economic report on Tuesday night. Streeter reported $730 million in community investments in Pittsburg since 2013. Of that,  $152 million, or 21 percent, has happened just since 2023.