Developer plans to buy Market Street Square for $1.2M

Bill Wellock – Citizen’s Voice  -Published: June 20, 2015 WILKES-BARRE — A decade after buying the Market Street Square complex, the Redevelopment Authority of Luzerne County is selling the property for $4.6 million less than the price it paid for the site. A developer plans to pay $1.2 million for…

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Wilkes-Barre: ‘No one wanted to go Act 47’

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…

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