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3 unusual facts about Don H. Barden


Don H. Barden

Only after Chicago billionaire Neil Bluhm of JMB Realty bought controlling interest in the project, did work continue.

In 2007, Barden was awarded the rights to build a Casino in the North Shore Area of Pittsburgh, adjacent to Heinz Field, home of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Barden's selection by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Gaming Commission forced the city of Pittsburgh and the buildings principal tenant, the Pittsburgh Penguins, to come up with an alternate plan, using taxpayer money to fund the facility.



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