A partnership among Keystone College, King's College, Luzerne County Community College, Marywood University, Misericordia University, Penn State Wilkes-Barre, The Commonwealth Medical College, University of Scranton, and Wilkes University.

Regional Indicators

Indicators 2013 - May 23 at Mohegan Sun Pocono Downs - Indicators Registration

Lackawanna & Luzerne County Indicators Initiative

The Initiative began in 2006 with the first report that was presented to an audience of regional stakeholders from the public and private sector. At that meeting, the audience was asked to divide themselves into four groups to participate in the first ever regional visioning and planning workshop. Attendees heard from a panel of experts and were then asked to develop a vision centered around the their workshop topic, create short and long term objectives, and commit to ongoing participation on the task force. The topics were:

The Institute convenes and facilitates ongoing meetings and provides research and policy support when needed. Since then additional task forces were formed. Each task force develops their own strategic priorities. Many of these individuals have volunteered their time since 2006 to serve on these task forces to produce resources for the community, new applied research, convening opportunities, and policy suggestions. During the 2011 - 2012 year, several task forces prepared policy statements on an issue integral to their mission in hopes of influencing policy and increasing understanding the opportunities and challenges facing northeastern Pennsylvania. Others chose a research agenda in order to begin the process of understanding an issue that could benefit from policy reform. This year marked the development of an Energy Task Force focusing on harnessing more economic impact in Lackawanna and Luzerne County from the Marcellus Shale drilling in surrounding counties and a public safety group was formed that is assisting Congressman Barletta and Senator Yudichak in the coordination of their initiative "Operation GangUp."

The 2011 - 2012 policy agenda is available here. 2012 Regional Policy Book

The Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties Indicators Report tracks data and trends that are critical to the region’s future. The project measures the region’s progress over time on key economic, education, public safety, health and human services, environment, and infrastructure measures portraying the quality of life in our region. The Indicators have been produced annually by The Institute since 2006.

The report brings together in a single document a wealth of social, environment, and economic data that contributes to building civic agendas by providing a common information base for policy makers, non-profit leaders, and civic entrepreneurs. This thought provoking document sets a solid baseline as to where the region has been, where we are, and where we are going. The most important outcome should be the resulting dialogue that stimulates specific action in moving this region forward, in a thoughtful way and drives future priorities to improve conditions needing special attention.

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2013 sponsors to date include:

  • Andrew J. Sordoni Foundation
  • Berkshire Asset Management
  • Bohlin Cwynski Jackson
  • Borton Lawson
  • Cabot Oil & Gas
  • Chesapeake Energy
  • Diversified Information Services & GreenSpace Properties LLC
  • Frontier Communications
  • Jeanne A Bovard Fund of the Scranton Area Foundation
  • Geisinger Health Services
  • Luzerne County
  • M&T Charitable Foundation
  • Mohegan Sun Pocono Downs
  • Parente Beard
  • PPL Electric
  • OneSource Staffing
  • Prudential Retirement Services
  • SCE Environmental
  • Shoval Foundation
  • Sordoni Family Foundation
  • UGI Utilities
  • Wells Fargo Foundation
  • William B. Sordoni III
  • Williams

 

2012 Lackawanna - Luzerne County Indicators Report

 
2011 Lackawanna - Luzerne County Indicators Report

 
2010 Lackawanna - Luzerne County Indicators Report

 
2009 Lackawanna - Luzerne County Indicators Report