With the hiring of a top executive and the opening of a banking center in Doylestown, Covenant Bank hopes to capture a greater market share in Bucks County.

One recently formed Doylestown-area bank is looking to boost its community outreach efforts with the creation of a new position and entity.

Growing up in Nazareth, Laura Haffner was a typical girl who enjoyed Girl Scouts, playing softball and attending dance school. She also liked anything to do with writing, and took every high school English class that she could fit into her schedule.

First Niagara Financial Group of Buffalo, N.Y., which has 46 locations in the Greater Lehigh Valley, and KeyCorp of Cleveland, Ohio, announced today that each company’s shareholders voted in favor of KeyCorp’s acquisition of First Niagara.

A new personal-care facility has opened in Richlandtown, as Meadow Glen at Phoebe Richland is accepting patients.

Fleetwood Bank, a Berks County-based community bank with assets of more than $230 million, has named a new president. Timothy P. Snyder.

GymGuyz, an in-home mobile, personal training and fitness franchise company, is now in the Lehigh Valley.