The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development has once again awarded a 5-year Enterprise Zone Designation to the City of Bethlehem.

The Greater Reading Chamber Alliance is actively searching for a new president. The GRCA, which focuses on promoting and facilitating business and workforce development in Berks County, has retained Diversified Search, an executive search firm based in Philadelphia, to lead the pursuit.

Fulton Financial Corporation is a $21.7 billion holding company headquartered in Lancaster. It is the parent company of Fulton Bank, which has 225 offices in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey and Virginia. Phil Wenger, Chairman and CEO, began his career at Fulton Bank in 1979 as a management trainee, and his main focus throughout much ...

SAGE Design-Build Inc. of Upper Macungie Township is completing a construction project for Express Business Center, which would create a new space for the company.

Home prices are up and number of days a home is on the market is down in Berks County. Read more about what happening in Berks County real estate from the experts who were at the LVB Berks County Real Estate & Development Symposium 2019 here.

The Neffs National Bank of North Whitehall Township plans to open a second branch, this one on the site of a shuddered National Penn Bank in Walnutport.

Employees are the lifeblood of any company’s succession, so regular planning should take into account how to maintain and grow the talent pool to make sure jobs are filled. Well executed, an employee succession plan can help a company build a robust workforce that can handle, or transition to key positions, to accommodate the inevitable ...

Local economist Kamran Afshar said an October survey of businesses in the Lehigh Valley revealed signs of slower growth across several key areas, based on business projections for hiring, purchasing, and revenue figures for the next six months, as compared to the previous six months.

Several local companies earned funding from Ben Franklin Technology Partners, including Phoenix Hockey USA of Tatamy, which will receive a loan of $25,000 to increase sales through improvements in distribution, direct promotion, and e-marketing.

A former Santander Bank branch will give way to Jonestown Bank & Trust when the Lebanon County-based bank expands into the Berks market with a new branch in Robesonia early next year.