The Chamber Celebrates Business and Economic Growth at the 2024 Chamber Gala featuring the SAGE Awards The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce hosted its Chamber Gala on Friday, November 1, where they presented the 2024 SAGE Awards, the Scranton Awards for Growth and Excellence. This year’s event was held at Mohegan Pennsylvania, and was sponsored by Verizon. Chamber Board Chair Jerry Musheno opened the ceremony by thanking all finalists, award sponsors, and Gala sponsors for their dedication to the NEPA community. NoWhere Slow provided musical entertainment for the evening. The SAGE Awards honor outstanding local businesses for their talent, creativity, and innovation. The Chamber received nearly 80 SAGE Award applications. A team of nearly 40 volunteers scored the applications. The top three scoring applications were named finalists. The Chamber congratulates all finalists and winners of the 2024 SAGE Awards. The winners in each category are: BUSINESS OF THE YEARMount Airy Casino Resort COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT EXCELLENCEThe Wright Center for Community Health CUSTOMER SERVICE EXCELLENCEGeisinger/Geisinger Community Medical Center MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS EXCELLENCEMarket Share Consulting NEW AND EMERGING BUSINESS OF THE YEARPelican’s SnoBalls NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION OF THE YEARCHOP Out Hunger PEOPLE’S CHOICENortheast Title & Tag, Inc. PRODUCTS AND SERVICES EXCELLENCESki Shack SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEARLynn Sandy’s Bakery WORKPLACE EXCELLENCEJHA Companies In addition, several businesses received Milestone Certificates recognizing their longevity and leadership in our community. They are: 5 Year Recipients Black Scranton Project CHOP Out Hunger Naked Toffee SEEDs of Hope 10 Year Recipients Coal Creative SkyZone Pittston 15 Year Recipient Marley’s Mission 20 Year Recipient Tri-Star Academy 25 Year Recipient Children’s Advocacy Center of NEPA 30 Year Recipient Gino J. Merli Veterans’ Center 40 Year Recipient Bread Basket of NEPA 45 Year Recipient hc architects 55 Year Recipients G.R. Noto Electrical Construction, Inc. Happenings Magazine 85 Year Recipient Tuxedo By Sarno 100 Year Recipient St. Mary’s Villa Campus
2024 SAGE People’s Choice Voting Opens The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce recently announced that voting is now open for the 2024 People’s Choice SAGE Award, sponsored by Peoples Security Bank & Trust. The SAGE Awards, the Scranton Awards for Growth and Excellence, honors outstanding local businesses and nonprofits for their talent, creativity, and innovation. All SAGE finalists are eligible to win the People’s Choice Award. The community is encouraged to vote for their favorite SAGE Award finalist from October 14–18. Vote at this LINK. The three finalists with the most votes received will be announced at the 15th Annual Chamber Gala on Friday, November 1, at Mohegan Pennsylvania. More than 80 applications were received for this year’s awards, and nearly 40 community leaders and professionals volunteered to review applications and select finalists. The People’s Choice nominees are: Blu Elefante Events Children’s Service Center of Wyoming Valley CHOP Out Hunger Condron Sweda Advertising Fit AF Nutrition Geisinger/Geisinger Community Medical Center Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Indraloka JHA Companies Kailin of Earth Wellness Studio L.R. Costanzo Co., Inc. Lewith & Freeman Real Estate Lynn Sandy’s Bakery Market Share Consulting Mount Airy Casino Resort Naked Toffee Northeast Title & Tag, Inc. Pelican’s SnoBalls Saint Joseph’s Center Scranton Jazz Festival Showcase Ski Shack The Honesdale National Bank The Wright Center for Community Health Tobyhanna Army Depot
The Chamber Announces the 2024 SAGE Awards Finalists The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce announces the finalists for the 2024 SAGE Awards, the Scranton Awards for Growth and Excellence. The SAGE Awards honor outstanding local businesses and nonprofits for their talent, creativity, and innovation. The winners will be announced on Friday, November 1, at The Chamber Gala, presented by Verizon, a black-tie optional event that will be held at the Mohegan Pennsylvania. More than 80 applications were received for this year’s awards, and nearly 40 community leaders and professionals volunteered to review applications and select finalists. The Chamber is proud to honor businesses and nonprofits that are making valuable contributions to the region and contributing to our overall quality of life. The finalists, in each category, are: Business of the Year Fit AF Nutrition Mount Airy Casino Resort Northeast Title & Tag, Inc. Community Involvement Excellence Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield The Wright Center for Community Health Tobyhanna Army Depot Customer Service Excellence Geisinger/Geisinger Community Medical Center Lewith & Freeman Real Estate Market Share Consulting Marketing and Communications Excellence Condron Sweda Advertising Market Share Consulting The Honesdale National Bank New and Emerging Business of the Year Kailin of Earth Wellness Studio Pelican’s SnoBalls Showcase Nonprofit Organization of the Year CHOP Out Hunger Indraloka The Wright Center for Community Health Products and Services Excellence L.R. Costanzo, Inc. Scranton Jazz Festival Ski Shack Small Business of the Year Blu Elefante Events Lynn Sandy’s Bakery Naked Toffee Workplace Excellence Children’s Service Center of Wyoming Valley JHA Companies Saint Joseph’s Center 2024 SAGE Milestone Award Recipients The Member Milestone Award recognizes businesses and nonprofits celebrating an anniversary in 5-year increments. Each business and nonprofit will be recognized and presented with a certificate. Black Scranton Project Bread Basket of NEPA Children’s Advocacy Center of NEPA CHOP Out Hunger Coal Creative G.R. Noto Electrical Construction, Inc. Gino J Merli Veterans Center Happenings Magazine hc architects Marley’s Mission Naked Toffee SEEDs of Hope SkyZone Pittston St. Mary’s Villa Campus Tuxedo by Sarno Additionally, all award finalists can also win the People’s Choice Award, where the winner will be chosen by a community wide online vote, available on www.scrantonchamber.com from Monday, October 14 through Friday, October 18.
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
