Scranton benefits from several key elements that help spur downtown renewal: preserved historic buildings; numerous government facilities and nearby hospitals, colleges and other institutions; and a daily influx of thousands of employees and others who work at or use those services. While Scranton has a sprawling, 25-square-mile footprint, the downtown…
JIM LOCKWOOD, STAFF WRITER Scranton Times/ Published: June 30, 2016 Scranton council will cast final votes tonight on Mayor Bill Courtright’s plan to get the city out of the parking business and restore creditworthiness as a path to recovery. The monetization plan, one of the city’s biggest and most complicated…
The auction of the Mall at Steamtown concluded at $5.25 million. The auction was supposed to conclude at 12:30 p.m. today, but as bids rolled over $2 million, the auction was extended by five-minute increments until just after 1 p.m. After lingering around $1 million for two days, bidding jumped…
