Article: Salt becomes a valuable commodity

Lagging supplies and increasing costs of road salt aren't just a concern for municipal governments.

The problem can wreak havoc with maintenance budgets of commercial property landlords.

That's people like Chuck DiLoreto, co-owner of PWC Property Solutions, a property management company whose holdings include Buildings Three, Five and Eight at the Parkway Center complex in Green Tree.

"It's both a cost and a safety issue," said DiLoreto, whose company has yet to lock up a supply of salt that normally runs to 300 tons a year.

The salt is needed for such entities as the Central Blood Bank of Pittsburgh, which owns the Five Parkway Center building, he said.

Officials in some communities have ...

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