By Roger DuPuis, Wilkes-Barre Times Leader WILKES-BARRE — If you have a stake in the Downtown Wilkes-Barre Business Improvement District, the Diamond City Partnership wants to hear from you. After a decade of operation, it’s time to renew the “BID,” as the district is known, for another 10 years. The partnership, a nonprofit alliance for…Read More→
By Jerry Lynott, Wilkes-Barre Times Leader WILKES-BARRE — Two downtown hotel projects remain on the drawing boards, but time will tell which one will be built first. Sphere International LLC has proposed its project for the corner of West Northampton and South Main streets. A few blocks away, Gateway Center Associates selected the former Hotel…Read More→
By Dan Stokes, Wilkes-Barre Times Leader WILKES-BARRE — Just like America, Wilkes-Barre is a melting pot of different races, cultures and peoples. And Saturday’s second annual Multicultural Parade & Festival was a perfect illustration of that, according to several local officials. “The day’s festivities showcase the different cultures in our area and how we all…Read More→
By Bill O’Boyle, Wilkes-Barre Times Leader WILKES-BARRE — John Maday, president of the Downtown Wilkes-Barre Business Association, is determined to put Wilkes-Barre in the Guinness Book of World Records. At Friday’s meeting of the group at the Wilkes-Barre YMCA, Maday boldly predicted not only that the current record for a continuous chalk drawing of 3.5…Read More→
By Jerry Lynott, Wilkes-Barre Times Leader WILKES-BARRE — Ron Felton has good reason to attend the city’s second annual Multicultural Festival and Parade next month. Mayor Tony George named the former president of the local NAACP chapter grand marshal of the parade and declared Sept. 15 Ronald Felton Day in Wilkes-Barre. “It is a great…Read More→
By Jennifer Learn-Andes, Wilkes-Barre Times Leader Luzerne County should have a board to help arts and culture flourish, local arts supporter Howard Grossman told county council this week. “I’m not asking for funds, just some type of advisory board that would be useful to use as members of county council and certainly to the arts…Read More→
BY Steve Mocarsky, Wilkes-Barre Citizens Voice WILKES-BARRE — A local entrepreneur has been awarded a $1 million state grant to help him buy and renovate two downtown buildings in the GUARD complex. Adjacent structures at 16 and 24 S. River St. will serve as the new headquarters for companies owned by entrepreneur and author Kris…Read More→
By Dan Stokes, Wilkes-Barre Times Leader WILKES-BARRE — The Luzerne Foundation has moved to a new location on South River Street in the city, officials announced Tuesday. “We are very delighted to return to downtown Wilkes-Barre,” foundation President and CEO Charles Barber said. Previously located at 140 Main St. in Luzerne, the organization now operates…Read More→
By Andy Mehalshick, PA Homepage WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU-TV) It’s called the Public Square Pop Up Museum. It will be located inside an office building on Public Square and the museum will celebrate the history of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The I-Team’s Andy Mehalshick has the story. It may not look like much now. But a space in…Read More→
By Bill O’Boyle, Wilkes-Barre Times Leader PLAINS TWP. — John Augustine, President/CEO at Penn’s Northeast, said the most significant trend in regional economic development is a tremendous amount of “deal flow” — meaning a large increase in new leads. Augustine explained that “deal flow” is a term used by finance professionals such as venture capitalists,…Read More→
