The IGNITE Program, the entrepreneurship affiliate of The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce, recently celebrated the graduation of five of its clients. IGNITE nurtures young companies by helping them to thrive and grow during the start-up period, when they are most vulnerable. The program provides numerous resources to enhance the development of young firms including…
The Scranton Plan, an affiliate of The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce, recently held its annual Summer Festival at Glenmaura National Golf Club, Moosic, PA. The Summer Festival is an economic development marketing initiative targeting site selection consultants, real estate professionals and corporate expansion and relocation executives. The festival’s goal is to introduce the…
SLIBCO (Scranton Lackawanna Industrial Building Company) recently announced new directors and officers to its board. SLIBCO is the not-for-profit industrial development affiliate of The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce. SLIBCO elected the following officers Jennifer Davis, Sordoni Construction Services, as president; Joseph Ferretti, Peoples Security Bank & Trust, as vice president; Alana Roberts, PPL…
The Scranton Plan, an affiliate of the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce, recently held its annual Summer Festival at the Country Club of Scranton. This year’s Summer Festival was co-sponsored by Lackawanna County, NorthPoint Development, UGI, Mericle Commercial Real Estate, Colwell-Naegle Associates, Inc. and Trammel Crow Company. The Summer Festival is an economic development marketing…
PharmaCann Penn Plant LLC, a PharmaCann Company, has purchased 18.28 acres of land from SLIBCO, the Scranton Lackawanna Industrial Building Company. The tract is located at Life Science Drive in the Scott Technology Park and will be used to construct a 36,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art pharmaceutical-grade medical marijuana growing and processing facility in accordance with Pennsylvania…
Trammell Crow Company recently purchased, a 90-acre site in the Valley View Business Park from the Scranton Lackawanna Industrial Building Company (SLIBCO), for the construction of Valley View Trade Center, a new, one million-square-foot speculative distribution facility. SLIBCO is the industrial development affiliate of the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce. This land sale marks SLIBCO’s…
Amy S. Luyster has been promoted to the position of Vice President of The Scranton Plan, effective September 1. Ms. Luyster joined The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce in 1998 and is responsible for the coordination and implementation of marketing strategies for The Scranton Plan and providing site location and financial assistance to firms interested…
Randmar Development LLC, developer for Sheetz, broke ground on a 1.76-acre parcel of land at the Mount Pleasant Corporate Center, where it will join other tenants located in two medical office buildings owned by Geisinger This parcel will be used for the construction of a brand-new, state-of-the-art Sheetz Convenience Store. Randmar purchased the parcel…