Nicknamed "The Electric City" for having the nation's first electrified streetcar in 1886, Scranton is leveraging its rich history to attract new interest and investment, especially in the city's historic downtown. Money Magazine recently ranked Scranton as one of the ten fastest growing real estate markets in the country.
The Electric City is home to the New York Yankees AAA team, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, and also the Sno Mountain ski resort and the Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain, an amphitheater seating 17,500.
And of course Scranton has Dunder Mifflin, the fictional paper company from the hit NBC sitcom "The Office," which has brought national attention to the city.
By: Rory Sweeney, 5/21/2009
Awais Ahmad thinks it's time to bring back an American icon: the
milkman. Ahmad's startup boutique grocery, Good2Go, not only sells
glass-bottled milk and locally produced
organic foods, but this month the company launched a
subscription delivery service in the Wyoming Valley.
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By: Rory Sweeney, 5/21/2009
For Chris Miller and Mark Lehman of Plains Township, brewing beer was the easy part. The
hard part has been turning their hobby into a business. But with
Breaker Brewing Co. craft beers now flowing in NEPA taprooms, their work
is starting to pay off.
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By: Aimee Dilger, 5/21/2009
Wilkes-Barre held its annual Fine Arts Fiesta last week, the longest-running festival of its kind in Pennsylvania, designed to showcase and celebrate the arts in the Wyoming Valley. Check out our slideshow of the festivities.
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By: John Davidson, 5/21/2009
Last week, the University of Scranton broke ground on the Unified
Science Center, an approximately $70 million building that will be the
nerve center of the school's science and math departments. We spoke
with President Rev. Scott Pilarz, S.J., about the state of science and
math education, the Unified Science Center and what it means for the
university's future.
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By: Rory Sweeney, 4/2/2009
How energy-use awareness is changing the way buildings are constructed
in Pennsylvania and giving rise to new, energy efficient technologies like insulated concrete forms
that will save homeowners big bucks in the long run.
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