A Pennsylvania medical assistance plan is working with a Philadelphia-based non-profit to provide free medically tailored meals to children with elevated blood lead levels.

Penske Truck Leasing employees competed in a company wide Tech Showdown Competition last month designed to test, sharpen and evaluate its maintenance staff on the skills required to maintain commercial trucks. Approximately 1,300 Penske technicians and customer service representatives competed in the nationwide event. They were challenged via timed, hands-on and written assessments.

Mental health concerns among the LGBTQ population are a pressing issue in the state, according to Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine. Levine testified at the state’s Mental Health Caucus on Jan. 15, sharing that LGBT adults are more than twice as likely to experience a mental health condition as heterosexual adults.

Bucks County Community College is looking to spread the word about its free workforce training programs. On Jan. 14, the Newtown-based institution was approved for a $200,000 grant from the state, targeted for expanding awareness of the school’s Metalwork Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program, a free 12-week course at the college. 

Abby Silfies is executive director of the Lehigh Valley and Northeast Pennsylvania’s branch of the American Heart Association and co-founder of Every Ribbon Counts. The multi-tasking executive opened up to LVB about the importance of advocating for our own health, the benefits of scheduling and learning to ask for help.

Christine Dempsey is senior vice president of radio for Lehigh Valley Public Media, which now oversees public radio programming at Lehigh University's radio station, WLVR. Lehigh Valley Business sat down with Dempsey to find out what's ahead for WLVR and along the way, we got to know more about Dempsey herself.

Lehigh Valley-based filmmakers and sisters, Katina Sossiadas and Koula Sossiadas Kazista, recently debuted their first feature film, “Epiphany,” to critical acclaim. LVB sat down with the pair to learn more about the movie, the challenges of independent filmmaking, and the importance of following your dreams.

Air Products, the Allentown based gas and chemical company, has developed a new product which aims to reduce chilling times for food manufacturers.

The $75 million Women & Babies pavilion at St. Luke’s University Health Network’s Anderson campus opened Jan. 10. The first baby is scheduled for delivery at the Bethlehem Township hospital this week. 

A nationwide trucking and transportation business will lease an additional facility in Schuylkill Haven.  Evans Network of Companies, which employs close to 400 people and operates a fleet of 7,000 trucks, will lease a property at 100 W. Columbia St., while maintaining its national headquarters in Schuylkill Haven, located less than a mile away, also on Columbia Street.