Audit confirms state failings in building Pitt's Petersen Events Center

Millions of dollars in cost overruns and construction woes that included a leaky roof were so problematic for the Petersen Events Center that the state should rethink its approach to managing and funding major construction. Those are among the conclusions of state Auditor General Jack Wagner, whose office prepared a special report on the 12,500-seat arena built by the state for the University of Pittsburgh. Read More