The Chamber Celebrates 2023 SAGE Award Winners at Chamber Gala

The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce hosted its Chamber Gala on Friday, November 3, where they presented the 2023 SAGE Awards—the Scranton Awards for Growth and Excellence. Verizon presented this year’s event at the Scranton Art Haus Theater and Cinema Club.

Chamber board chair, Jerry Musheno, opened the ceremony by thanking all finalists, award sponsors, and Gala sponsors for their dedication to the NEPA community. The following were presenters for the evening—John Basalyga, owner of Scranton Art Haus, Marketplace at Steamtown, and JBAS Realty, and Robert McGuckin, manager–state and local government affairs for Verzion. Mike Castellano, special projects manager, United Way of Lackawanna, Wayne, and Pike Counties, served as the emcee for the evening.

The SAGE Awards honor outstanding local businesses for their talent, creativity, and innovation.

The Chamber received nearly 90 SAGE Award applications. A team of volunteers scored the applications. The top three scoring applications were named finalists.

The 2023 SAGE Awards offered a new category to highlight businesses and their significant milestones, the Milestone Awards. 14 businesses were recognized throughout the award show: DBA Architects, LLC, Fidelity Bank, Goodwill Industries of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Highland Associates, Ltd., Inspired Studio, Montage Mountain Resorts, Needle Law, PC, Outreach – Center for Community Resources, Ski Shack, Space Time Mead & Cider Works, Talerico’s Tropical Winery, Tobyhanna Army Depot, WVIA, and WNEP.

The Chamber congratulates all finalists and winners of the 2023 SAGE Awards. The winners in each category are:

BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
• Titan Tree Service, Inc.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT EXCELLENCE
• Tobyhanna Army Depot

CUSTOMER SERVICE EXCELLENCE
• Tech42, LLC.

MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS EXCELLENCE
• The Honesdale National Bank

NEW AND EMERGING BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
• LFG Life Fitness Goals

NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR
• WVIA

PRODUCT AND SERVICES EXCELLENCE
• Merut Construction

PEOPLE’S CHOICE
• United Sports Academy

SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
• Ski Shack

WORKPLACE EXCELLENCE
• Woodloch Resorts