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Mr. and Mrs. Roland R. Rupp Jr. and Sr. celebrate wedding annvirsaries

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Behind the Business with Bob Chepalonis: Beginning and ending the day with note

<p>PITTSTON &#8212; It&#8217;s only been open for three months, but Pittston&#8217;s new Geisinger Health System building is already impressing designers.</p><p>The building&#8217;s design was recently awarded a 2015 Honor Award for design from the Northeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), a company that promotes art and science through architecture.</p><p>With nearly two dozen submissions for this design award, Pittston&#8217;s Geisinger building was one of four to receive the honor.</p><p>The 17,000-square-foot building, located at 42 N. Main St., opened Sept. 10 after having been under construction since August 2014. The project cost $9.4 million.</p><p>The building was designed by Williams Kinsman Lewis Architecture, of Wilkes-Barre.</p><p>Key features about the building include 25 examination rooms; a treatment room, where doctors can do procedures such as skin removal or administer IV fluids; and a 32-space garage for patients.</p><p>Chris Dawson, head of the AIA jury that made the votes for the awards, said it reviewed submissions based on submitted photographs.</p><p>A Pittston resident, Dawson graduated from Pittston Area High School in 1988. He said the city is now light years ahead of where it once was when he was growing up.</p><p>&#8220;I know Pittston and I know how down-and-out it was for a number of years,&#8221; he said. &#8220;For a project to get built of the caliber of the Geisinger project was remarkable. That was a big reason to acknowledge it with the design award.&#8221;</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">The Pittston Geisinger Health System building was recently given an Honor Award for design by Northeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. The building, which opened in September and was designed by Williams Kinsman Lewis Architecture, of Wilkes-Barre, is located at 42 N. Main St. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/web1_Geisinger.jpg</photo0><caption0>The Pittston Geisinger Health System building was recently given an Honor Award for design by Northeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. The building, which opened in September and was designed by Williams Kinsman Lewis Architecture, of Wilkes-Barre, is located at 42 N. Main St. </caption0><photoCredit0>Jimmy Fisher | Sunday Dispatch </photoCredit0></div></div>
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Pittston Geisinger Health System wins Northeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Institute of Architects Honor Award for design