Business Buzz: Grocery store reopens

Grocery store

reopens

The Gerrity’s on Birney Avenue, Moosic, had a grand reopening and ribbon cutting Nov. 29. The 28,000-square-foot grocery store underwent a 10,000-square-foot expansion. Changes include the addition of a full-service seafood department, organic produce, a hot buffet and sub shop, and expanded scratch bakery. The remodeling, which began in early 2013, aims to add 10 to 20 new jobs for the community.

Depot branch hits mark: A branch at Tobyhanna Army Depot set a safety benchmark, going 10 years accident-free. The systems integration and support directorate’s electro-mechanical fabrication branch, formerly the power sources equipment branch, earned accolades for the accomplishment with an award presentation by depot commander, Col. Gerhard P.R. Schröter. The branch has daily start-up meetings to emphasize important safety topics at the beginning of each day.

Medicare approves screenings: Delta Medix says Medicare determined that lung cancer screenings will serve as a covered expense for individuals at high risk of developing lung cancer. Medicare also requires that the diagnostic procedure will only be covered when an advanced diagnostic imaging center with training and experience in low dose computed tomography scan performs the non-invasive procedure.

Company gives donation: Frontier Communications donated $7,500 to Geisinger Community Medical Center for student educational improvement initiatives. The donated funds serve as part of Frontier’s participation in the Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program.

Health center adds consults: Expectant mothers diagnosed with high-risk pregnancies may receive the expertise of a maternal-fetal medicine specialist, also known as a perinatologist, in Honesdale. Because of a collaboration among the Women’s Health Center, part of Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers, and Geisinger Health System’s Maternal-Fetal Medicine department in Danville, consultations, including Level II ultrasound, are scheduled twice monthly at the Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers’ Honesdale office. The collaboration gives a woman the opportunity to stay with her own obstetrician throughout her pregnancy and deliver at Wayne Memorial Hospital’s New Beginnings birthing suites.

New Horizons gets contract: Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance presented a check to New Horizons Computer Learning Centers of Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Allentown and Reading for $172,102 to assist in the launch of the statewide Pennsylvania Online Broadband & Technology Training program. New Horizons, headquartered in Pittston, won the contract through a competitive bidding process. Designed for adult learners, the training program offers a variety of free online training courses for individuals interested in sharpening their skills.

University earns designation: Misericordia University earned the designation of a Top Military-Friendly University from Military Advanced Education in its 2015 Guide to Military-Friendly Colleges & Universities.

Bank gives donation: First National Community Bank donated $8,000 to Wyoming Seminary through the Education Improvement Tax Credit program. The school will use the donation to provide scholarship assistance to students attending the lower, middle and upper school campuses.

College gets acclaim: Affordable Colleges Online listed Keystone College’s online accounting major as the 20th best online accounting program.

Association gets accreditation: Lackawanna Blind Association earned accreditation from the National Accreditation Council for Blind and Low Vision Services. Maintaining its council accreditation since 2009, the association’s programs include support services for homebound clients, the Pell Radio Reading Service, recreation, life skills education, transportation, Prevention of Blindness education and screening for children and adults, low-cost eye glasses referral service, Visual Support Center and Access Technology Computer Center.

Bank makes donation: NBT Bank donated $5,000 to Lacawac Sanctuary and Field Station, Lake Ariel, through the Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. Lacawac will apply the bank’s contribution to support its Innovative Education Programs designed to assist area school students in environmental and science enrichment.

Health system receives acclaim: Geisinger Health System ranked 18th in the Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 for 2014 from Gartner. With the most recent ranking, the health system made Gartner’s Top 25 list for five consecutive years.

Medical center earns honor: Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center earned 2013 Top Performer on Key Quality Measures honors from the Joint Commission. The medical center received recognition for attaining and sustaining excellence in accountability measure performance for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and surgical care.

Companies receive ranks: Team Pennsylvania Foundation joined the Department of Community and Economic Development and the Central Penn Business Journal to reveal Pennsylvania’s 100 Best Places to Work. Small/medium-sized companies, with 25 to 249 employees, that earned a rank in the top 100 include Sordoni Construction Services Inc., 19th, Forty Fort; and Lackawanna College, 46th, Scranton.

University has program graduation: Marywood University hosted the Renewal-Veteran Education and Transition Services program graduation. The program aims to provide college access to veterans and their spouses interested in post-secondary education. The courses offered include math and academic writing, along with other transitional services, at no cost to veterans or their spouses. Students who completed the program received certificates of completion, and faculty volunteers for the program, Karlene Cicco and Christopher Lynett, received certificates of appreciation. The university is accepting applications for the next session of the program, which runs Jan. 28 through March 4 on Wednesdays from 5 to 7 p.m.

Company releases collection: Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Wilkins & Associates will launch the Distinctive Collection, which will feature luxury estate homes and properties throughout the Poconos and Northeast Pennsylvania, beginning in January. The Distinctive Collection can be viewed online at www.bhgwilkins.com, www.bhgrealestate.com or at any of the Better Home and Gardens Wilkins offices located in Stroudsburg, Mount Pocono, Bushkill or Milford.

Federation seeks creative work: The American Advertising Federation Northeast Pennsylvania invites local advertising creative professionals and students to submit work for the 2014 ADDY Awards. The deadline for submissions is Jan. 9. Participants may submit entries at aafnepa.org, and physical entries should get dropped off on Jan. 9 at Marywood University in Lackawanna County from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or Arena Bar & Grill in Luzerne County from 6 to 8 p.m. Single entry fees are $80 for members and $100 for non-members. Student entries fees are $25 for members and $35 for non-members.

Chapter joins fundraising campaign: Members of the Associated Builders and Contractors Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter participated in the Movember Foundation’s annual Movember campaign. The foundation aims to aide men’s health. Once signed up on movember.com, men grow and women support just a moustache for the 30 days of November, getting friends and family to donate to their moustache growing efforts. The chapter raised $15,000 for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer, testicular cancer and mental health problems. Chapter members that participated include Worth & Company Inc., the Tri-M Group LLC, the Norwood Company, Klover Contracting Inc., Allan A. Myers, Gorski Engineering Inc. and Steven Kempf Building Materials.

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Business Buzz: Grocery store reopens