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A century of shaping Scranton: More than just an elevator, Scranton Equity Exchange enters 100th year as successful independent cooperative

Scranton Equity Exchange General Manager Roger Goodfellow, who retires in April, stands in front of the elevator.

SCRANTON — Mike Wedwick chuckles when asked about what this small town would be like without the Scranton Equity Exchange.

“It’d be just like Bucyrus. How about Gascoyne?” said Mike Wedwick, the Equity’s grain manager, evoking a similar chuckle from general manager Roger Goodfellow.

Wedwick’s assumption of Scranton turning into a ghost town may not be far off — at least not in the eyes of the Equity’s employees.

“It’s basically the community,” said Kim Hodell, the Equity’s truck shop manager and an employee of 32 years.

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