The Pennsylvania General Assembly will reconvene Jan. 7 with a slate of bills tabled from 2019. Among lawmakers’ chief concerns are updating statewide alcohol regulations, amending supposed tax loopholes for short-term rentals and reducing government asset risk.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has released its first Local Area Gross Domestic Product report of 2018 that looks at GDP by counties across the country, and the statistics show Pennsylvania counties in the region are seeing increases in wealth.

Fresh from the holidays, batteries recharged, you’re all ready to start a new year of business.  Twelve new months, 52 new weeks stretch out before you.  Do you and your team have a coherent plan for this New Year? I’ll bet many of you don’t.

A federal agency’s recent report shows the Lehigh Valley’s economic output for private industry pushing past $41 billion, a 4.4 percent increase over the previous year.

With the growth of online grocery sales, investors are starting to show more interest in the cold storage sector, according to a new report from CBRE.

The merger between two of the largest banks in the country, one with a significant Pennsylvania presence, has been finalized and is now taking shape with a new headquarters and new regional presidents.

Though new housing permits rose 5 percent nationally in October to a new 12-year high, low levels of inventory continue to drag down the market.

The nation’s low unemployment rates will contribute to a continued skilled labor shortage for employers, according to panelists at Lehigh Valley Business’ Outlook 2020. Outlook 2020, held Dec. 11 at Blue Grillhouse in Bethlehem Township, brought together leaders from multiple industries to speak on the forecast for business for the upcoming year.

In fewer than 30 days, the revised federal excise tax rate for more than 350 small and independent brewers in Pennsylvania will expire. If that occurs, it would mean higher taxes for brewers across the state and potentially, higher prices for consumers.

Fidelity D&D Bancorp of Dunmore announced it would acquire MNB Corp and Merchants Bank, MNB’s wholly owned subsidiary bank in a deal valued at about $78.5 million.