After months of uncertainty, the Reading 120 professional bike race has been canceled this year because of logistical and financial difficulties, organizers said.

Astronaut Scott Kelly delivered a simple but inspirational message at the Greater Reading Chamber of Commerce & Industry's 12th annual awards dinner Wednesday night: hard work can get you anywhere, from growing a successful business to breaking an American record in space.

Penn State Berks and Penn State Health St. Joseph officials Monday officially opened the Langan LaunchBox, a social entrepreneurship and business accelerator program in downtown Reading.

The 80-year-old Shillington Farmers Market will be sold this month, according to NAI Keystone Commercial & Industrial, Wyomissing.

Santander Bank will eliminate an unspecified number of positions in its downtown Reading office by the end of this year.

Two Japanese companies have invested in the $600 million Birdsboro Power plant that is being built on a former steel mill site in the borough.

Reading Health Physician Network added two practices that include 26 anesthesiologists and a primary care physician, part of the network’s expansion mission throughout Berks County.

Businesses along the Penn Street corridor in Berks County are enjoying their last few days of unrestricted traffic.