Bank officials and financial advisers are making it their mission to educate and protect elderly patrons from becoming victims of predators out to scam them and take their money.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is implementing two new major standards that will affect every for-profit entity issuing financial statements using Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. They are the new revenue recognition standard and the new lease standard.   The transition to using these new standards has been a long time coming.  For non-public entities, ...

Robert Hackenberg is the founder and co-principal of Northeast Financial Group Inc. with his business partner Josh Laychock. They serve clientele nationwide from three offices in Pennsylvania including South Whitehall and Wyomissing with their main office located in Tannersville. NEFG, Inc. is a SEC Registered Investment Advisory Firm providing advice and management to high net ...

Professional services and accounting firm RKL LLP, which has an office in Spring Township, introduced new services offered to help companies managed growth and change issues. Company officials said RKL Next was designed to use the firm’s skills in operations, technology, human capital, data analytics and financial management to help its clients in manage like ...

How can employers recruit and retain good employees in today’s tight job market? The answer, according to the professionals gathered for this year’s Lehigh Valley Business HR Symposium, is to adapt to the changing needs of the workforce. “Employers are chasing a very small pool of available workers,” said Jacob Stitman, shareholder with Fitzpatrick Lentz ...

Trade wars. Brexit. There’s plenty to be nervous about in the global economy. But, not everyone is worrying apparently, at least not in one of the economy’s most important areas — small business. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is out with its third quarter Small Business Index and it’s showing employers are experiencing high levels ...

SAGE Design-Build renovated the second floor of a two-story building on Harrison Street in Emmaus for use as a new office for Patrick McNealis, owner of the building.

Independent filmmakers and big budget studios are choosing to make movies in the Lehigh Valley, making a positive financial impact on the area. Yet, the film industry remains a relatively under the radar and undervalued segment of Lehigh Valley business.

The signs are down at the 18 Lafayette Ambassador bank branches in the Lehigh Valley. They’ve been replaced by Fulton Bank signs, to reflect the name of the banks’ longtime parent company, Fulton Financial Corp.

Customers Bank, a community bank with operations in Pennsylvania, has announced that the bank will start providing commercial banking services to hemp and hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) companies that are permit holders in Pennsylvania and New York.