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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…
Economic development in the face of fiscal crisis
The future of economic development in downtown Scranton looks like an Exodus — but of the biblical kind, not that of a blockbuster Hollywood movie. As the city struggles with fiscal stability, a clear pattern is forming. Many employers large and small — Vaxserve; Joyce Perih, DDS; Tom Hesser Nissan;…
Old Globe store empty, for sale.
One of downtown Scranton’s largest buildings, the former Globe Store, is available for sale or lease as the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce launches an aggressive marketing program to fill the historic structure. Officially known as the MetroTech Center since the chamber’s Scranton Lackawanna Industrial Building Co. purchased it in…