John Cognett elected SIDCo VP

The Scranton Industrial Development Co. elected the following officers for 2013: President, Joseph P Migliorino of First National Bank; Vice President, Vincent O’Bell of Peoples Neighborhood Bank; Vice President, John T. Cognetti of Hinerfeld Commercial Real Estate; Secretary-Treasure, James F. Coleman of the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce.   —…

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NEPA swept up in the tide of ‘BoWash’

The year 2010 looked a long way off in 1968, I was 18 and a freshman at Catholic University in Washington, D.C., having left safe, secure, clean, friendly Scranton for a city that had just come through a riot with blocks of charred buildings. The closest thing I ever came…

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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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