There’s a heated Sheetz/Wawa rivalry everywhere but here

Wawa’s Shorti or Sheetz’s Shnack Wrap? How you answer might tell people where you’re from, or at least where you prefer to get your gas and lunch to go. The loyalty war between Pennsylvania’s dominating convenience stores rages just south of Lackawanna and Luzerne counties. But the two never waged…

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Real Estate summit promises growth in NEPA

SCRANTON — Every seat was filled at the second annual Northeastern Pennsylvania (NEPA) Real Estate Summit, held Wednesday at the Hilton Scranton & Conference Center. More than 225 business and community leaders interested in commercial and industrial real estate joined event host Penn’s Northeast, NEPA’s regional economic development agency, to…

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Concept of ‘big box’ changing in NEPA

BY JON O’CONNELL, STAFF WRITER / Published: April 27, 2019 SCRANTON — The meaning of “big box” is changing. Historically, the term described major retailers in the vein of Walmart and Best Buy. However, it flew around Wednesday at the Northeastern Pennsylvania Real Estate Summit when developers talked about the…

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