THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017
The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce recently announced the
finalists for the 2017 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 an-
nounced on Thursday, November 2, at the Chamber Gala, held at The
Theater at North, Scranton.
More than 100 applications
were received for this year’s
awards. A group of more
than 40 community leaders
and professionals teamed up
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 PR AC TICES IN
CUSTOMER SERVICE
• Hilton Scranton & Conference Center
• Kane Is Able Inc.
• Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
BEST PR AC TICES IN
COMMUNIT Y INVOLVEMENT
• MetLife
• Spirited Art Scranton
• Tobyhanna Army Depot
BEST PR AC TICES IN MARKETING
AND COMMUNICATIONS
• Penn Foster Career School
• Posture Interactive
• Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
• MCR Design Group
• Pennsylvania American Water
• Quandel Construction Group
EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP
• Bayada Home Health Care
• Quandel Construction Group
• Commonwealth Health
Regional Hospital of Scranton
HOMETOWN STAR
• Geisinger Commonwealth
School of Medicine:
“2017 Transgender Conference”
• Lackawanna College:
“Protect and Defend 5K”
• Terra Preta Restaurant:
“Global Tastes of Scranton”
NEW AND EMERGING
BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
• AOS Metals
• Dr. Cynthia Edwards Hawver
& Associates
• Electric City Escape
NON - PROFIT ORGANIZ ATION
OF THE YEAR
• Hospice of the Sacred Heart
• The Ronald McDonald House
of Scranton
• Scranton Cultural Center
at the Masonic Temple
PRIDE AND PROGRESS:
INTERIOR RENOVATIONS
• Constantino’s Catering & Events, Inc.
• Dunmore Family Chiropractic
• NET Credit Union
PRIDE AND PROGRESS:
PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
• The Palumbo Group
SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
• NOTE Fragrances
• Posture Interactive
• Terra Preta Restaurant
WOMAN OF EXCELLENCE
• Diane Baldi,
Hospice of the Sacred Heart
• Lindsay Barrasse, Voyager Video
• Dr. Cynthia Edwards Hawver,
Dr. Cynthia Edwards Hawver
& Associates
PRIDE AND PROGRESS:
EX TERIOR RENOVATIONS
• Dunmore Family Chiropractic
• Medicap Pharmacy Olyphant
• NET Credit Union
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