Chamber Celebrates 2021 SAGE Award Winners at Chamber Gala


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 Creative

BEST PRACTICES IN CUSTOMER SERVICE

• Maternal and Family Health Services

BEST 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

2021 SAGE Finalists Announced

The Chamber announced the finalists for the 2021 SAGE Awards, the Scranton Awards for Growth and Excellence live on Zoom. The SAGE Awards honor outstanding local businesses for their talent, creativity, and innovation. The winners will be announced on Friday, March 19 at the Chamber Gala, a hybrid event held at the Hilton Scranton & Conference Center and live via Zoom.

This year’s SAGE Awards have been enhanced to honor and recognize the innovation our local businesses employed due to COVID-19. In addition, we created the new IMPACT Award for 2021, which includes three categories: Community Outreach, People and Culture, and Products and Services. 

Close to 100 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 that are making valuable contributions to the region and contributing to our overall quality of life.

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 from Monday, March 1 through Friday, March 5.