The Chamber Announces the 2022 SAGE Awards Finalists Today, we announced the finalists for the 2022 SAGE Awards, the Scranton Awards for Growth and Excellence. The SAGE Awards honor outstanding local businesses for their talent, creativity, and innovation. The winners will be announced on Friday, November 18 at the Chamber Gala, a Hollywood-style, black-tie optional event held at the Ritz Theater and Performing Arts Center. This event is presented by the Friendship House. More than 85 applications were received for this year’s awards and 50 community leaders and professionals volunteered to review applications and select finalists. The Chamber is proud to honor businesses that are making valuable contributions to the region and contributing to our overall quality of life. The finalists, in each category, are: BEST PRACTICES IN COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Settlers HospitalityTitan Tree Service, inc.Tobyhanna Army Depot BEST PRACTICES IN CUSTOMER SERVICE Century Dental AssociatesCTB StudioNortheast Music Center Inc BEST PRACTICES IN MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Golden TechnologiesMarket Share ConsultingSettlers Hospitality BUSINESS OF THE YEAR Disaster BlasterMontage Mountain ResortsUnited Sports Academy FASTEST GROWING COMPANY FNCBNibbles & BitsUnited Sports Academy HOMETOWN STAR Camp Freedom, Inc.Scranton Area Foundation — NEPA GivesUnited Way of Lackawanna and Wayne Counties IMPACT: COMMUNITY OUTREACH Penn State ScrantonTobyhanna Army DepotWVIA IMPACT: PEOPLE AND CULTURE Coal CreativeTobyhanna Army DepotUnited Sports Academy IMPACT: PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AlleimaFidelity BankInspired Studio NEW AND EMERGING BUSINESS OF THE YEAR EMOBILE GYM FITNESS LLCThe Prescription Center-Cherry StreetTHEKIMMY NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR Camp Freedom Inc.Children’s Service Center of Wyoming ValleyNortheast Pennsylvania Youth For Christ, Inc. SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR Blu Elefante EventsNibbles & BitsThe Training Loft, LLC Congratulations to all finalists!! The recipient of each award will be announced on Friday, November 18 at the Chamber Gala, a Hollywood-style, black-tie optional event held at the Ritz Theater and Performing Arts Center. GALA TICKETS In addition, all award finalists can also win the People’s Choice Award, where the winner will be chosen by a community wide online vote on our website from Monday, November 7 through Friday, November 11.
Congrats to our Fall 2021 SAGE Awards Winners The Chamber is happy to announce the Fall 2021 SAGE Awards winners from its Chamber Gala presenting held at the Hilton Scranton & Conference Center and sponsored by Fidelity Bank. Chamber board chair, Deborah Kolsovsky, opened the ceremony thanking all finalists, award sponsors, and Gala sponsors for their dedication to the NEPA community. Our emcee for the evening was Barry Snyder – formerly known as B-Ray with the Scranton/Wilke-Barre baseball franchise and now with the United Way of Lackawanna and Wayne Counties, with musical entertainment provided by Lexington Entertainment and EJ the DJ. The SAGE Awards honor outstanding local businesses for their talent, creativity, and innovation. The Fall SAGE Awards also included the IMPACT Awards, which were created to honor and recognize the innovation our local businesses employed due to COVID-19. The Chamber congratulates all finalists and winners of the Fall 2021 SAGE Awards. The winners in each category are: BEST PRACTICES IN COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT• Scranton Area Community Foundation BEST PRACTICES IN CUSTOMER SERVICE• Center City PrintBEST PRACTICES IN MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS• Fidelity Bank BUSINESS OF THE YEAR• Golden Technologies HOMETOWN STAR• Scranton Tomorrow IMPACT: COMMUNITY OUTREACH• NeighborWorks of Northeastern Pennsylvania IMPACT: PEOPLE AND CULTURE• Golden Technologies IMPACT: PRODUCTS AND SERVICES• Montage Mountain Resorts NEW AND EMERGING BUSINESS OF THE YEAR• Reed Advisory Group NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR• Agency for Community EmPOWERment of NEPA PEOPLE’S CHOICE• Friends of the Poor SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR• Quest Studio
Chamber Celebrates 2021 SAGE Award Winners at Chamber Gala Photos by Todd Hiller Photography We hosted its Chamber Gala this evening, presenting the 2021 SAGE Awards – the Scranton Awards for Growth and Excellence. This year’s event was a hybrid celebration with SAGE finalists and award sponsors joining us at the Hilton Scranton & Conference Center, while other guests enjoyed viewing parties from home via Zoom. Chamber president, Bob Durkin, and Chamber board chair, Patrick Fricchione, opened the ceremony thanking all finalists, award sponsors, and Gala sponsors for their dedication to the NEPA community. Our emcee for the evening was Thom Welby, with musical entertainment provided by Lexington Entertainment. The SAGE Awards honor outstanding local businesses for their talent, creativity, and innovation. This year, the awards were enhanced to honor and recognize the innovation our local businesses employed due to COVID-19. The Chamber congratulates all finalists and winners of the 2021 SAGE Awards. The winners in each category are: BEST PRACTICES IN COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT• Coal CreativeBEST PRACTICES IN CUSTOMER SERVICE• Maternal and Family Health ServicesBEST PRACTICES IN MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS• Posture Interactive BUSINESS OF THE YEAR• Fidelity Bank HOMETOWN STAR• Food for All Campaign at The Settlers Inn IMPACT: COMMUNITY OUTREACH• DePietro’s Pharmacy IMPACT: PEOPLE AND CULTURE• Penn Foster IMPACT: PRODUCTS AND SERVICES• Woodloch Resort NEW AND EMERGING BUSINESS OF THE YEAR• Space Time Mead & Cider Works NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR• Keystone Mission PEOPLE’S CHOICE• Hematology & Oncology Associates of NEPA SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR• United Sports Academy
