Hilton Scranton looks for buyers

By David Falchek / STAFF WRITER     Published: May 22, 2015 The owners of the Hilton Scranton & Conference Center have placed the 175-room hotel on the market. The building is unpriced, according to the listing by Hospitality Real Estate Counselors, a Denver-based brokerage specializing in lodging. Glenn Gistis of Boston-based…

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Community leaders: Mall at Steamtown must adapt

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…

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Marywood to seek buyer for deaf school campus

SARAH HOFIUS HALL, TIMES-TRIBUNE, STAFF WRITER                    Published: February 4, 2015 A 10-acre property in Scranton’s Green Ridge section could soon have new life — and a new purpose. Marywood University is seeking a buyer for the former Scranton State School for the Deaf property, which has sat vacant since 2011….

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