Berks County employers can soon advertise their employment opportunities on a new online job search engine. The Berks County commissioners voted to allocate funds for the career site, which will help Berks County employers and job seekers, on Jan. 24.

A new cancer treatment tool which employs magnetic resonance imaging to treat tumors is now in use at the McGlinn Cancer Institute at Reading Hospital. The system is designed to minimize exposure of healthy tissue to radiation.

‘People over profits,’ says Reading Hospitality's president, which owns and operates the DoubleTree Hilton in Reading. He hires local, offers life-skills training and free clothing to employees

UGI Utilities Inc. of Denver, Pa., said it has completed the purchase of a 40-acre site in Bern Township from the Greater Berks Development Fund where it plans to locate its new UGI Training Center complex.

Penske Truck Leasing employees competed in a company wide Tech Showdown Competition last month designed to test, sharpen and evaluate its maintenance staff on the skills required to maintain commercial trucks. Approximately 1,300 Penske technicians and customer service representatives competed in the nationwide event. They were challenged via timed, hands-on and written assessments.

Businesses and nonprofits are being encouraged to apply for funds from a pool of $200,000 in grants to support clean technology and energy efficiency in the Met-Ed and Penelec energy companies’ service territory.

The Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority approved two economic development loans for $400,000 each for projects in Berks County. One loan will help RanShar Farms in Tilden Township. The other loan was granted to Nevin and Stella Burkholder for the acquisition of a 102 acres at 1302 Pleasant Hill Road, Maidencreek Township.

As construction nears completion, Berks County developer Alan Shuman, is providing the names of some of the tenants that will be occupying one of his latest retail developments, Lancaster Avenue Plaza in Reading.

UGI has improved its services for Spanish-speaking customers. The company's automated phone messaging system is now available in Spanish, which aims to better serve those customers whose primary language is Spanish.

According to Gov. Wolf’s office, over the next 10 years, the state will reach a shortage of 75,000 agriculture workers. $500,000 in state grants, part of the Pennsylvania Farm Bill, will fund 55 projects in 25 counties that aim to improve access to agriculture education in the commonwealth in order to lessen the projected worker shortage.