Lidl, the German discount supermarket chain that opened its first stores in the U.S. this summer, plans to open two stores in Berks and Montgomery counties.

Construction of one of Berks County's two medical marijuana growing and processing facilities officially started this morning at a groundbreaking ceremony attended by Prime Wellness of Pennsylvania LLC and South Heidelberg Township leaders.

A medical marijuana dispensary, one of two approved in Muhlenberg Township, won an appeal from the state to relocate because of a special tax imposed by the township, according to news reports.

The Greater Reading Chamber & Economic Development Corp. has named Jobany Bedoya as its Small Business & Latino Outreach Coordinator.

A newly remodeled Wal-Mart in Muhlenberg Township is the company’s first store in Pennsylvania that enables customers to order online and pick up their items at a high-tech vending machine inside the store.

Although Reading lost one bicycle race, it has gained another.

Rentokil Steritech of Reading, one of the country’s largest pest control companies, recently acquired companies in Louisiana and Wisconsin, part of its expansion in markets across the country.

Ben Serotta, renowned custom bicycle designer for some of the world’s top cyclists, will head a performance center at the planned National Velodrome and Events Center at Albright College.

Reading-based Rentokil Steritech North America, one of the country's largest pest control companies, has merged with a Virginia exterminator company, according to news reports.

The Brick Industry Association, based in Virginia, awarded a Berks County manufacturer with nine awards in a national competition.