The Mandela Washington Fellowship program has brought the best and brightest young African entrepreneurs to Lehigh University for the summer. One such fellow, Tom Edison Shilongo of Namibia, talks to LVB about why the United States is falling behind when it comes to doing business with countries in Africa.

As purveyors of Bitcoin seek out mainstream acceptance, the cryptocurrency – arguably the best-known in a diverse field – may have just gotten a boost in Pennsylvania.

Santander will close one branch location in Bethlehem to consolidate its services with a Santander branch one mile away at 924 Eaton Ave. in Bethlehem.

A legal case over a stormwater levy enacted in 2016 by West Chester borough, one of dozens of municipalities around Pennsylvania that have added the fees over the last few years to cope with stormwater runoff and comply with environmental regulations, has pitted it against West Chester University, one of the borough largest economic engines.

ESSA Bank & Trust, a subsidiary of the holding company ESSA Bancorp Inc., said Tuesday that it had closed its Nazareth office at 14 South Main St. and relocated to 76 South Main St.

The Quakertown food market project has been in the works for a number of years and received funding from several different sources, including a $2 million Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant from the state.

UGI Corp. said the $1.3 billion acquisition would position UGI Energy as a significant operator of midstream assets across the Marcellus and Utica production region from northeastern Pennsylvania through western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and parts of West Virginia.

Forbes Magazine has named First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union of Bethlehem has the No. 1 in-state credit union in Pennsylvania.

A plan to increase Pennsylvania’s Education Improvement Tax Credit program, which allows corporations to take tax deductions for up to 90 percent of approved donations to non-profit educational programs and scholarships is getting a second chance, at least on a smaller scale.

How easy is it for Pennsylvania tax collectors to take over the bank accounts of businesses that are delinquent on their taxes? Some business groups say it’s too easy, and they wonder if businesses know how much leeway the state enjoys in going after the money it believes it is owed.