Some in NEPA continue search for a catchier regional brand

For most people in Northeast Pennsylvania, Interstate 81 is a convenient way to get around. Increasingly, the highway has become the region’s defining feature for real estate professionals, who have dubbed Northeast Pennsylvania by the terse, inelegant moniker “I-81 Corridor.” I-81 Corridor has popped up in the past. But about…

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Penn’s Northeast Holds Annual Meeting

Poconos, PA – Penn’s Northeast, a regional economic development marketing organization serving Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe and Wayne Counties, held its annual meeting on June 19 at The University of Scranton’s Brennan Hall. Newly appointed board officers include: Chairperson – John Cognetti, president, Hinerfeld Commercial Real Estate; Vice Chairperson – Donald Brominski,…

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Penn’s Northeast looks for money, taps John Cognetti

Penn’s Northeast looking to regroup Economy took toll on organization As a cash-starved Penn’s Northeast looks for new sources of revenue, the organization and the region have a chance to remake themselves, said incoming Chairman John Cognetti. The economic development marketing group is still licking its wounds from three years…

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