Coffee roaster’s arrival boosts local micro industry

BY JON O’CONNELL, STAFF WRITER / Published: December 3, 2017   Facing an oppressive growth environment in New Jersey, Joseph Fernandes III needed a new place to grow his family’s company. His three-year search ended in Dunmore, and whether he meant for it or not, Socafe’s impending arrival advances a…

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Lackawanna County reassessment: Is it worth it?

kyle wind / Published: October 29, 2017 After Rosemarie and Leo Yaeger built a new house in 2016, the couple was puzzled to learn their property tax bill was higher than some of their Scranton neighbors whose houses dwarf their 2,400-square-foot single-story home. The pair appealed their East Mountain property’s…

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Region’s business potential to be touted internationally

Executives and property managers the world over are about to get familiar with Northeast Pennsylvania. Site Selection, a trade magazine geared toward growing corporations, is bundling a special Northeast Pennsylvania Intelligence Report with its September issue. The magazine, with an international subscription roster of 47,000 mostly executive-level readers, boasts that…

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