Summit hosted
The Northeastern PA Industrial Resource Center and Northern Tier Industry and Education Consortium hosted a regional business-education partnership summit at the NEPIRC office in Hanover Twp. The status of industry-education partnerships in the area was discussed and the focus of the meeting was to create awareness of existing career readiness resources and opportunities for collaboration to address unmet student needs.
Graphic design award received: Discover Pike PA was named the winner in the editorial design category of the Graphic Design USA annual American Graphic Design Awards.
Health plan now accepted: Commonwealth Health and Geisinger Health Plan announced that they reached an agreement giving Geisinger Health Plan members access to Wilkes-Barre General Hospital and the hospital's network of outpatient sites throughout the region effective immediately.
Location selected: Lackawanna College has announced that it will establish the School of Petroleum and Natural Gas in its New Milford location, and will offer two associate of science degrees in petroleum and natural gas technology and natural gas compression support technology. The center will continue to offer general education and business courses as well as continuing education programming. For details, call 465-2344 or visit lackawanna.edu.
Award recipients announced: AAA North Penn has announced that four lodgings and one restaurant have received the AAA Four Diamond Award designation for 2013. Lodging and restaurants receiving the rating include Patsel's Restaurant, Clarks Summit; the French Manor Lodge and Restaurant, Sterling; the Settlers Inn and Restaurant, Hawley; the Lodge at Woodloch, Hawley; and Mount Airy Casino Resort, Paradise Twp.
Partnership official: Green Field Energy Solutions has officially partnered with SolarWorld, one of the world's largest solar energy businesses.
Bank invests in community: First National Community Bank met the needs of more than 300 nonprofit organizations and promoted financial literacy to 1,000-plus students in 2012. The numbers reflect the bank's commitment to the Community Reinvestment Act, which encourages financial institutions to help meet the credit needs of the communities in which they operate.
New campaign initiated: O'Donnell Law Offices, Kingston, has launched a new campaign, "Walk-In Wednesdays," designed to provide immediate access for accident victims who have been injured and need an attorney. The campaign will run until April 3. Any injured person needing an attorney can walk into O'Donnell Law Offices on Wednesdays without an appointment.
University recognized: Marywood University was named to the 2013 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation for National and Community Service. This is the sixth straight year that Marywood has received the distinction.
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