Helping Hands

The cost of doing business can be much higher for the poor, with a wide variety of businesses offering needed goods and services that are priced at higher than optimum levels. Popular opinion indicates that many of these businesses are preying on individuals who have placed themselves in unfortunate economic…

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Leading Realtor Advocates Socioeconomic Integration

On your July editorial. For several years I have put forward the thought of school consolidation in Lackawanna County. I have spoken at your annual regional report about it a few years back and have put it forward in print in other areas. Basically, Wake County, North Carolina has one…

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Hinerfeld Negotiates $2.4 Million Manufacturing Transaction

John Cognetti of Hinerfeld Commercial Real Estate has negotiated the $2.4 million sale of a 223,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Scranton. The one-story building with a two-story office addition is currently being used for the fabrication of laminated lockers and bathroom dividers by the Comtec division of CPG International. The facility…

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