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October 18, 2018

Lehigh Valley Poised to Benefit from Qualified Opportunity Zones

Lehigh Valley Poised to Benefit from Qualified Opportunity Zones As appeared on Lehigh Valley Economic Development by Colin McEvoy on October 18, 2018. The Lehigh Valley has several factors in its favor that could allow the region to take particular advantage of the Qualified Opportunity Zones, a newly-created federal tax incentive program signed into law […]

September 13, 2018

New downtown Scranton lofts filling up before they’re finished

New downtown Scranton lofts filling up before they’re finished BUTCH COMEGYS / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Leanna Skaluba, deputy manager of Samters Lofts at Penn and Lackawanna avenues, stands in one of the lofts under construction on Wednesday. As appeared in The Times Tribune by Jon O’Connell on September 13, 2018 . SCRANTON — The two dozen […]

August 10, 2018

State gives $150,000 historic preservation tax credit to Samter’s building project

State gives $150,000 historic preservation tax credit to Samter’s building project As appeared in The Times Tribune on August 10, 2018 by Jim Lockwood. TIMES-TRIBUNE FILE A crane lifts drywall into Samter’s Lofts in downtown Scranton during renovations June 1 SCRANTON — A renovation of the former Samter’s building into apartments and retail space received […]

June 28, 2018

Commissioners award bid for sale of administration building

Commissioners award bid for sale of administration building As appeared in The Times Tribune by Jeff Horvath on June 28, 2018. SCRANTON — Developer Charles Jefferson will likely add the six-story Lackawanna County Administration Building to his portfolio of downtown properties. Commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to award the bid for the sale of the building […]

June 28, 2018

Demand for Downtown Living Sparks Renovations, Construction

Demand for Downtown Living Sparks Renovations, Construction As posted on WNEP on June 28, 2018 by Stacy Lane. SCRANTON, Pa. — Demand for downtown living continues to grow in Scranton and there will an influx of new apartments in the next few years. There are at least four construction projects either in the planning stages […]

June 28, 2018

Southside Bethlehem is ‘Booming’ with Development Projects

Southside Bethlehem is ‘Booming’ with Development Projects As appeared in The Lehigh Valley Insider by Colin McEvoy on June 28, 2018. The Bethlehem Chamber hosted an event about Southside Bethlehem at the National Museum of Industrial History. It all started with some new lampposts and a so-called “road to nowhere.” The economic rejuvenation of South […]