Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services
Alissa Dana is an experienced professional in writing and development, currently serving as an Associate in Development at Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services since June 2013. With a successful freelance career starting in 2005, Alissa has worked as a writer and editor for 27 years, including a decade as the senior editor for IndependentNEPA magazine and currently for Newsybox. Previous experience includes serving as Editorial Services Manager at Wilkes University from 1998 to 2003, where responsibilities included overseeing the alumni magazine and marketing writing. Alissa holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Wilkes University and has completed additional studies at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania.
Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services
Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services is the largest private developer of industrial, office, and flex space on PA's I-81 Corridor. Since its founding by Robert Mericle in 1985, Mericle has been the premier developer of commercial real estate in Northeast PA. Headquartered near Wilkes-Barre, Mericle specializes in build-to-suit projects and the development of speculative investment-grade space. Mericle owns and maintains 18 million+ square feet of bulk industrial, office, flex, and medical space and has provided commercial real estate solutions for a variety of major clients including Amazon.com, American Eagle Outfitters, Chewy.com, CVS Health, FedEx, Geisinger, Isuzu, Lowes, Merrill Lynch, Michaels, Neiman Marcus, PepsiCo, The Home Depot, and many others. Among its many tenants and clients are 40 Fortune 1000 firms, as well as small and homegrown businesses. In 2011, Robert Mericle created the ReadyToGo!™ Program, a major investment by Mericle in new speculative buildings and fully prepared sites that facilitate the creation and retention of thousands of jobs. These sites are made ready for the immediate construction of building foundations and range in size from a few acres to more than 100 acres. Through its ReadyToGo!™ Program, Mericle is positioning NEPA to be a preferred business location along the I-81 Corridor for years to come. Mericle is a vertically-integrated company with approximately 350 in-house professionals with expertise in all aspects of commercial real estate development and construction. By self-performing virtually all aspects of development and construction, Mericle is better able to control costs and fast track delivery schedules to meet its clients’ needs. The result is extremely fast delivery of quality product at very competitive rates. Mericle also owns and operates the largest commercial real estate brokerage company in Northeast PA. For more information about Mericle and Robert Mericle, visit mericle.com.