Join us this week for First Friday in downtown Scranton! For a map and a full list of venues, visit http://firstfridayscranton.com.

First Friday art walks are held on the first Friday of every month at galleries and businesses around Downtown Scranton. Paintings, photography, sculpture, music, performance art…you never know what you’ll find at First Friday in Scranton.

Support local artists and mingle with your Northeastern Pennsylvania neighbors, all in a casual atmosphere. Hope to see you there!

First Friday Scranton

Join us this week for First Friday in downtown Scranton! For a map and a full list of venues, visit http://firstfridayscranton.com.

First Friday art walks are held on the first Friday of every month at galleries and businesses around Downtown Scranton. Paintings, photography, sculpture, music, performance art…you never know what you’ll find at First Friday in Scranton.

Support local artists and mingle with your Northeastern Pennsylvania neighbors, all in a casual atmosphere. Hope to see you there!

First Friday Scranton

Join us this week for First Friday in downtown Scranton! For a full list of venues and a .pdf of the map, visit http://firstfridayscranton.com.

First Friday art walks are held on the first Friday of every month at galleries and businesses around Downtown Scranton. Paintings, photography, sculpture, music, performance art…you never know what you’ll find at First Friday in Scranton. (more…)

First Friday Scranton

Join us this week for First Friday in downtown Scranton! For a full list of venues and a .pdf of the map, visit http://firstfridayscranton.com.

First Friday art walks are held on the first Friday of every month at galleries and businesses around Downtown Scranton. Paintings, photography, sculpture, music, performance art…you never know what you’ll find at First Friday in Scranton. (more…)

First Friday Scranton

Join us this week for First Friday in downtown Scranton! For a full list of venues and a .pdf of the map, visit http://firstfridayscranton.com.

First Friday art walks are held on the first Friday of every month at galleries and businesses around Downtown Scranton. Paintings, photography, sculpture, music, performance art…you never know what you’ll find at First Friday in Scranton. (more…)

Downtown Scranton is experiencing a boost in activity thanks to the efforts of the Main Street Scranton program. To learn more about how this national program is impacting the growth and successes of the local downtown community MetroAction interviewed Lisa Sauder of Scranton Tomorrow’s Main Street program to find out more about the program that has the community so excited. (more…)

First Friday Scranton

Just a reminder that tonight is First Friday in downtown Scranton. For a full list of venues and a .pdf of the map, visit http://firstfridayscranton.com.

First Friday art walks are held on the first Friday of every month at galleries and businesses around Downtown Scranton. Paintings, photography, sculpture, music, performance art…you never know what you’ll find at First Friday in Scranton. (more…)

From the occupancy sensors to low-flow fixtures, it seems that Fidelity Bank has thought of everything when it comes to making its new West Scranton branch “green”.

“We’re constantly encouraging our customers to be economically responsible with their finances and by going green with our new building, this is our way of demonstrating our commitment to being economically and environmentally responsible,” says Dan Santaniello, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer at Fidelity. (more…)

Did you know that 1 ton of 100 % recycled paper saves the equivalent of 4,100 kWh of energy, 7,000 gallons of water, 60 pounds of air emissions, and three cubic yards of landfill space?

Attendees at our first Go Green Business Summit learned about staggering statistics like this and ways that their businesses can be more eco-friendly.  More than 70 business leaders and environmental experts gathered to discuss innovative approaches, best practices and new trends in greening their businesses. The program was sponsored by Lackawanna County, PPL and WBRE/WYOU.

Commissioner Corey O’Brien described houw Lackawanna County is improving its environmental footprint.  Everything from eliminating gas guzzling county vehicles to implementing a county-wide recycling program in all county offices.

Michele Dempsey, DX Dempsey Architecture, Brad Bason, North Central Digital Systems, Jamie Reeger, Environmental Institute of Lackawanna College and Marlene Satter, SRA International, provided presentations on a host of informative topics.

A panel discussion with area experts and trend setters (including Danielle Fleming, Danielle & Co, Tom McLane, McLane & Associates, Shannon Cross, Outlook Construction, Jay Barton, WBRE/WYOU, Pam Fendrock, PennFuture and Nancy Crickman, EMAP) and a keynote address on Tomorrow’s Trends by Tom Tuffey, PennFuture rounded out the program.

More than 15 vendors were on hand to provide attendees with resources and assistance in making eco-senstive choices for their businesses.

Be sure to check out our upcoming training programs.  And, be sure to check out the other articles on this blog about what local businesses are doing to improve their environmental footprint.

If you attended the Go Green Business Summit, we’d love to know what you thought of the program.  Please feel free to share your comments and best-practices for greening your businesses.

There’s a new grant opportunity for NEPA businesses that want to implement an IT project.  The IT Kickstart grant is a reimbursement grant program that encourages small and medium-sized companies in Pennsylvania to implement IT projects.

The program could assist your business to:  build/improve upon your website, install/upgrade servers, install/upgrade ERP Systems, increase competitiveness in a growing market, and much more!

To learn more about the program attend one of the kickoff events, Tuesday November 18 at East Stroudsburg University or Thursday, November 20 at the Radisson, Scranton.  For more information on the program or to register for a kickoff event, visit www.ebizitpa.org.