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 Lackawanna County offers its residents a whole
lot of everything, including a low cost of living, a high
quality of life and a superior educational and healthcare
system.
Situated
in a region that boasts a low crime rate, our residents
enjoy affordable housing and a growing number of shopping,
cultural and recreational facilities. Some of the many major
attractions and amenities our county has to offer are: the
Sno Mountain Ski Resort, the Toyota Pavilion at Montage,
the Scranton Cultural Center, PNC Field,
the Steamtown National Historic Site, the Shoppes at Montage,
the Mall at Steamtown and the Viewmont Mall.
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 Sports
are a popular pastime here in Lackawanna County, with several
minor and major league baseball, basketball, hockey and football
teams located nearby.
The new Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees baseball
team is a local favorite for all of Northeastern
Pennsylvania. The New York Yankees AAA minor league affiliate,
the Yankees’ exciting games are a real crowd-pleaser
every spring, summer and fall.
For those who live for the thrill of a live harness
race, there’s always action to be found at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs.
Whether you come to play or watch, The Downs is guaranteed
to provide an unforgettable night at the races or at the gaming tables.
Those who’d like an American History adventure
for the whole family should take the Lackawanna Coal Mine
Tour. Here you will travel 300 feet beneath the earth’s
surface and travel through three different veins of coal in
an actual mine.
And there’s more fun to be had with history
at the $70 million Steamtown National Historic Site. It's
the only one dedicated
to the story of American steam railroading.
Close to 200,000 people every year flock to
the Sno Mountain Ski/Summer Resort. Consistently ranked
by
Snow Country Magazine as one of the best snowmaking
resorts in the Mid-Atlantic Region, Montage Mountain has
over 140 acres of terrain and 21 trails and is host to all
kinds of skiers each season.
If you like music, you can catch internationally
famous music acts, from Tom Petty to Aerosmith, year-round at the 16,000 capacity Toyota Pavilion on Montage Mountain.
Lackawanna County also boasts dozens of golf
courses, lakes and camping grounds to fit the tastes of even
the choosiest outdoor lover.
To learn more about Lackawanna County's many
recreational amenities, click
here.
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 Scranton’s
medical infrastructure is strong. Five hospitals are located
within Lackawanna County’s borders and the three largest,
Community Medical Center, Regional Hospital of Scranton and Moses Taylor
Hospital, are located within walking distance of each other
in Scranton’s Hill Section.
The sprawling campus of Allied Services sits
on a Scranton hillside and is one of the nation’s largest
rehabilitation complexes. Allied provides specialty care for
the disabled and elderly. Allied’s services and programs
include, spinal cord and brain injury rehabilitation, toy
adaption for disabled children, a pre-school speech and language
clinic, wheelchair sports, the DePaul School for Children
with Dyslexia, and Alzheimer’s care.
The Northeast Regional Cancer Institute, headquartered
on the campus of the University of Scranton, is a cooperative
network of six hospitals and provides programs to benefit
people living with cancer, caregivers, oncology professionals,
and the general public.
Saint Joseph’s Center of Scranton uses
a combination of therapies including physical, occupational,
speech, music and recreation to help children who are medically
fragile and suffer from neurological impairments.
To learn more about Lackawanna County's health
care capabilities, click
here.
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 Residents
of Lackawanna County take their education seriously. Besides
the top-notch elementary and secondary schools that exist
in the area, locals can take advantage of the 15 colleges,
universities and technical schools that collectively enroll
over 52,000 students within an hour’s drive of Scranton.
There are seven colleges located in Lackawanna
County. The University of Scranton, with 5,800 students, claims
the county’s highest enrollment.
Colleges and Universities
- Baptist Bible College
- Johnson College
- Keystone College
- Lackawanna College
- Marywood University
- Penn State Worthington Scranton
- University of Scranton
- The Commonwealth Medical College
Numerous highly respected and nationally recognized
colleges and universities call Northeastern Pennsylvania home.
All of these schools work closely with area employers to develop
customized job training and continuing education programs.
Click
here for detailed information on the higher educational
opportunities available throughout the Penn’s Northeast
region.
To learn more
about Lackawanna County's educational infrastructure, please
click
here.
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The
Chamber can trace its roots all the way back to 1867 when
13 people met upstairs over the G.A. & I.F. Fuller grocery
in Scranton, Pennsylvania to form a Merchants Association.
Their goal was to encourage the economic growth of the city.
Over the years the organization evolved into The Scranton
Board of Trade and then eventually The Greater Scranton
Chamber of Commerce - all the while developing innovative
ways to keep Scranton's economy moving forward.
