Health care investments top last year’s business stories

[blockquote align=”left” variation=”deepblue”] For sale downtown Scranton Mall Associates, a company owned by the Boscov family, lost two historic buildings along Lackawanna Avenue to foreclosure this year. Then, the Oppenheim building, at Lackawanna and Wyoming avenues, and the Samter’s building, at Lackawanna and Penn avenues, attracted no bidders at a…

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Samter’s building in downtown Scranton sold

The former Samter’s building at Lackawanna and Penn avenues has sold, according to property marketer Hinerfeld Commercial Real Estate of Scranton. A firm called Scranton-Samter LP bought the building. The price was not disclosed, though the asking price was $500,000. The purchaser has not revealed plans for the building. Samter’s…

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Priests to move to Clarks Summit University’s seminary

By Sarah Hofius Hall / Published: October 26, 2016 SOUTH ABINGTON TWP. — A fraternity of Catholic priests will move its North American headquarters to where Baptist men learned how to better serve Christ. The Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter bought Clarks Summit University’s seminary building for $1.2 million this…

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