Latest Scranton, Pennsylvania Stories
A PAWeekendFun Blog Post LANCASTER, Pa., May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- There are plenty of travel/lifestyle blogs out there. My main problem is that I find they're mostly geared towards families or world travelors. I wanted one geared more towards people like me: a 20-something professional who loves to travel and let loose on the weekends, but who is somewhat limited by a budget and career. That was my main motivation for creating PAWeekend Fun. My secondary motivation was...
SCRANTON, Pa., April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Duralife Lockers from Scranton Products was selected by BUILDINGS magazine as a 2013 Money-Saving Product and will be featured in the magazine's June 2013 issue. The BUILDINGS magazine staff selected an elite group of 53 products for their money-saving qualities in areas such as energy consumption, water savings, lighting, HVAC, maintenance, and roofing. BUILDINGS will showcase the products and services that save facilities managers...
SCRANTON, Pa., March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Scranton Products is sponsoring a live AIA Continuing Education course entitled "Sustainable Materials in Restrooms, Locker Rooms and Other Applications" managed by AIA training provider InfoSpec, Inc. Designed for architects and designers in commercial markets, the course will cover the sustainable attributes and benefits of HDPE materials in the design and construction of bathroom and locker projects. Scranton Products leads the...
LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Following its popular big-game ad, Quill.com, a leading business-to-business office-products provider, will air Dunder Mifflin's second-ever commercial in Utica, NY during the Academy Awards® broadcast on Feb. 24. Dunder Mifflin's big-game ad, "Paper War," aired only in Scranton, Pa., where NBC's "The Office" is set. It received nearly one million views online, in addition to more than 300 million media impressions. Utica,...
SCRANTON, Pa., Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Penn Foster, Inc., a global leader in online education with over 150,000 students, today announced the "Choose to be More" bike tour in which the school's president, Joe Gagnon, will embark on a 3-day, 6-city bike tour through local communities to bring awareness to education and meet with potential students considering online education. "Americans need more options for education today and we're taking a non-traditional approach in...
SCRANTON, Pa., Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Scranton Products today announced that it has upgraded its website at www.scrantonproducts.com for easier navigation with improved visuals and organization. The site now appeals to both new and existing customers, who can search products by brand, category or application. Whether the website visitor is looking for partitions, lockers, dressing compartments, shower cubicles or vanities, they can simply hover over each product line and...
SCRANTON, Pa., Aug. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- It can seem like a jungle in school hallways, with kids slamming, swinging and sounding like a herd of elephants--releasing all that pent up energy on their poor lockers! Welcome to the jungle says Scranton Products, as they introduce Duralife® Lockers, the only line of solid HDPE lockers that are fully fire-rated (compliant with NFPA 286) as well as being GREENGUARD Children & Schools Certified(SM) for improved indoor air quality....
HARRISBURG, Pa., June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania CareerLink® Lackawanna County Business Services Team, in conjunction with The Scranton Plan, will host a ribbon cutting at 8 a.m. on Thursday, June 28 for a new Business Services Center in Scranton. The event will take place at the CareerLink office, 135 Franklin Ave., Scranton. "The Business Services Center will provide a facility at CareerLink that will promote employer outreach," said Michelle Staton, Labor...
SCRANTON, Pa., June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Scranton Products today announced it has achieved certification in the GREENGUARD Children & Schools Certification Program(SM) for their Hiny Hiders® and Resistall® bathroom partitions, and Tufftec ® Lockers. The GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI) certifies products and materials for low chemical emissions and provides a resource for architects and designers in choosing healthier products and materials for indoor...
HARRISBURG, Pa., June 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Brig. Gen. (PA) Mike Gould, deputy adjutant general for veterans affairs, today announced that the Gino J. Merli Veterans Center in Scranton will convert its current 16-bed personal care unit to a 16-bed skilled nursing care unit next month. "The waiting list at the Gino Merli Veterans Center clearly shows that there is a higher demand for skilled nursing care in the Scranton area so it makes sense that we tailor our services...
