Economic Winners and Losers by Dave Gardner As 2018 unfolds and the effects of the Great Recession become hard-learned lessons, an examination of NEPA’s economic sectors presents surprising diversity, as well as a few big guns. Gene Barr, president and CE
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by Dave Gardner In view of the reality that the solar energy absorbed by the Earth in one hour is greater than all of the energy now used globally in one year, it becomes clear that renewable energy systems are here to stay. The most widespread renewable
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by Dave Gardner The dreaded new competitor to traditional retail success, dubbed e-commerce, is also becoming a valued partner for merchants who choose to adapt. The power of e-commerce as a market disrupter is clearly unstoppable. Five years ago, nationa
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by Phil Yacuboski Pennsylvania is out with its annual report of liquor sales across the state and finished 2016-2017 with record sales that total more than $2.5 billion, a nearly four percent increase over the previous report. The Pennsylvania Liquor Cont
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by Phil Yacuboski The price of milk is causing a bit of a shakeup in Pennsylvania’s dairy industry, causing some Pennsylvania dairy farmers to rethink their business strategies. “Milk, as is any commodity, is in a highly cyclical market,” said Jayne Sebri
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by Phil Yacuboski At their Pennsylvania offices in Wyoming County, Southwestern Energy is like many other businesses in our area — dealing with the flu that has hit just about everywhere. “This is a particularly severe flu season,” said Mike Narcavage, co
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By Dave Gardner Prospects for the Woodstock Generation to enjoy a healthy retirement appear to be increasingly filled with nagging unknowns, as this massive group of historic Americans transitions to walkers and wheelchairs. Lynn Evans, a certified financ
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MOHEGAN VALUE NOT APPEALED The assessed value for the Mohegan Sun Pocono casino property will remain $152.5 million because Mohegan Sun and the Wilkes-Barre Area School District did not appeal a Luzerne County Court decision from December, school district
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