LAURA FAY, STAFF WRITER (Scranton Times-Tribune) Published: May 10, 2015 Community leaders look at the Mall at Steamtown and see possibilities in the empty store windows and vacant restaurant counters. There are about 50 tenants in 85 storefronts, according to a count by BusinessWeekly, and not all are retailers. Just…
By Dave Gardner The financial voyage Wilkes-Barre is now embarked upon may not be completely smooth sailing, but many regional analysts believe it will keep the city’s ship is afloat — unlike conditions in Scranton. Wilkes-Barre, with a population of approximately 42,000 residents throughout 7.2 square miles, is the county…
The future of economic development in downtown Scranton looks like an Exodus — but of the biblical kind, not that of a blockbuster Hollywood movie. As the city struggles with fiscal stability, a clear pattern is forming. Many employers large and small — Vaxserve; Joyce Perih, DDS; Tom Hesser Nissan;…
