C&G Strategies, a new Pennsylvania lobbying firm, was launched this week with offices in Harrisburg and Pittsburgh.
The Pittsburgh based Caliguiri Group joined with former Dentons Cohen & Grigsby public affairs group has joined to form the communications and government relations firm. C&G Strategies is led by veteran lobbyists Tony Crisci, David Caliguiri, Kim Hileman and Rob Vescio.
According to a company release, C&G Strategies provides a range of public affairs services, operating in the fields of business, non-profits, associations, media, and the government.
“Collectively, our team has served clients across Pennsylvania for decades,” Crisci said in a statement. “This new venture provides us an opportunity to serve our clients in new and innovative ways, to better meet the needs that they have conveyed to us.”
The firm will be based out of its Harrisburg office on Pine Street and will have a presence in Pittsburgh. C & G specializes in both communications and government relations and serves a wide array of clients throughout Pennsylvania.
“We have been extremely successful on behalf of our clients when it comes to grants and other state support,” said Hileman. “We’ll be building on that track record and look forward to advocating on behalf of all of our clients and continue our record of wins.”
Vescio said C & G Strategies is more than a traditional lobbying firm.
“We’re thrilled to be able to offer a broader menu of services including strategic communications, grassroots issue advocacy campaigns, economic development strategies, grants and government affairs services,” said Vescio.