Riverside grants tax assistance

Five properties in the Glenmaura section of Moosic received Riverside School District’s blessing Monday night to go 10 years without paying property taxes. Glenmaura Corporate Center still needs approvals from Moosic and Lackawanna County for the Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance Act requests. If granted, any new tenants on the…

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Road salt company coming to Green Ridge

A road salt dealer acquired a former cardboard box plant in Scranton to expand its presence in Northeast Pennsylvania. purchased the former Temple-Inland facility at 301 Green Ridge St., and plans to use the building for road salt storage and distribution, taking advantage of a railroad spur. The company closed…

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Business, workers flee Electric City taxes

A decade ago when real estate up-and-comer Charles Hibble looked for a headquarters for his business, Scranton was a natural choice. He invested $1.2 million converting an aging building on Penn Avenue into modern offices and apartments. Mr. Hibble accepted real estate tax and parking cost increases and the mercantile…

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