Northeastern Pennsylvania is a place where people believe in the future, and are working together to build an even stronger community.
"The greatest asset of the region, clearly, is our people. The work ethic of the people of Northeastern Pennsylvania is famous not only nationally, but internationally."
Paul Kanjorski, United States Congressman, 11th Congressional District, Pennsylvania
"Certainly, it's the people that make this area special. I believe that Northeastern Pennsylvania has an abundance of people who have ideas, imagination and ingenuity. I work in the not-for-profit sector and serve on five boards. Every time I go to a meeting I see people with ambition, energy and ideas."
William Kelly, President, WVIA - TV (PBS)
"I've got to say that the people are this region's greatest asset. We've had a great, great response in terms of the startup here, the quality of employees and the camaraderie. We just celebrated our
one-millionth prescription with a large party. We had a great turnout and a lot of fun; great work ethic; great involvement in the community; no question about it, it's the people and the work force."
Carl Janssens, Vice President and General Manager, AdvancePCS
"I think that the people in this area are the greatest asset -- their compassion, their consideration, their intelligence, their friendliness. I've lived in several areas of the country and I have not found this workforce any place else."
Chris Haran, Executive Director, Great Valley Technology Alliance, Wilkes-Barre, PA
"The most important asset of this region is, obviously, the people - our human resources. The work ethic of Northeastern Pennsylvania's workforce and their commitment to the employer has brought about a demand for relocation of businesses to this market because of that known entity of human resources."
Bob Richardson, Senior Vice President and Area Executive Officer, Wachovia Bank, Northeastern Pennsylvania
Chairman, Greater Wilkes-Barre Industrial Fund, Inc.
"The area's greatest asset is its people. In the final analysis, it is going to be the people working together that will make or break the future. If you look around, there are a lot of good people living here who are very committed to making things better."
Scott Dagenais, President, M&T Bank, Northern Pennsylvania Division
Chairman, Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business and Industry
"We have a very special and very unique capacity for producing excellent leadership that gives us the ability to move in a forward direction."
Murray Ufberg, Esq., Partner, Rosenn, Jenkins and Greenwald, L.L.P.
"What I look at is the collage of people we have in the area. I think of the people that are professionals that bring in the jobs. I think of the people that create the industrial sites. I think of the visionary people - people doing things in Wilkes-Barre, in Scranton and in Hazleton. We have that visionary group that is really going to take this area - the whole region - and move it forward."
Anna Cervenak, External Affairs Director, Verizon
"I think both objectively and subjectively, our greatest asset continues to be the extraordinary work ethic of our people. People enjoy their jobs. When you look at productivity, you cannot even measure the difference between what happens here and what happens there. And that industry, that hard work, that diligence is paying off and will continue to pay off."
Gene Roth, Esq., Partner, Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald, L.L.P
"I think the region's most important single asset is the character of this place. I think it is the sense of community. I think it's that certain something that's here in the Wilkes-Barre area that makes so many of us so willing to work so hard to try and make this place better."
Larry Newman, Vice President, Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business and Industry
"I think our greatest asset is our people. And, I'll tell you why. In the past fifty years, I've worked with a lot of companies, and not one employer do I recall ever saying to me he wasn't pleased with the type of employees he had. I think we have excellent people here, and that's our strongest asset."
Alan Kluger, Esq., President, Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn, P.C.
"We have a tremendous work force with a work ethic that's been around for generations and has now turned over into the computer age - a great work ethic where people take pride in their families, in their communities and in their jobs. Every CEO that I talk to speaks about the importance of productivity. Productivity means profits and we have one of the most productive work forces in the region. Any CEO that visits from another part of the country sees that productivity and they're always impressed."
John T. Yudichak, Pennsylvania State Representative, District 119
"I think we actually have two very important assets -- our location and our people. In my experience, most folks outside the region probably discover us for the first time when they look at a map, and they realize we have terrific proximity to major markets throughout the Northeastern United States. But then, they come and visit here, and they get to experience the region for themselves. And then I think it's the people that really stand out. We have incredibly talented, committed and hard-working people that really make a difference."
Cindy Yevich, Vice President Marketing and Communications, Fleet Bank
"Out of more than two centuries of striving, our people have been shaped with remarkable resilience, friendliness, and dedication to both valley and country. The people of this county have risen from each setback ever stronger, ever more defined."
Christopher Neri Breiseth, President and CEO, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute
Past President, Wilkes University
"The work ethic and spiritual base of most residents is our greatest asset."
Rose Tucker, former Luzerne County Commissioner, Luzerne County, PA
"We have a great work ethic. Pennsylvania is blessed with individuals that are very hard workers. We have a great family network in NEPA. One of the great strengths is the strength of our family and that doesn't necessarily mean your immediate family."
Robert J. Mellow, Pennsylvania State Senator, District 22
"We have been told time and again as a distributor for Exxon-Mobil Lubricants, Shell Oil and Castrol/BP that are people are first in class and our input and delivery accuracy rate is far superior than other distributors throughout the country."
Maureen Mangan Mills, Craft Oil Corp.
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