Parts of the Reading and Easton areas will be getting electric upgrades as part of $245 million that Met-Ed said it plans to spend on enhancing the electric system in its service area this year. That’s nearly double what the company spent last year.

The 94-year-old Bally Savings Bank, a small community-savings bank with a single location, will merge with Montgomery County-based Ambler Savings Bank.

Carpenter Technology, which has manufacturing operations in Wyomissing, has completed its acquisition of Puris LLC, a production house for titanium and alloy products, based in Mills, W. Va.

The Berks County commissioners' decision Monday to withdraw resource and logistical support for the Reading 120 could imperil the prestigious international bike race from returning.

The Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles will be closed for six to seven weeks as Hollenbach Construction of Boyertown completes long-awaited renovations to the museum’s main gallery.

One of the state's leading suppliers of construction materials has acquired EJB Paving & Materials Co. and Berks Products Corp. for $46.3 million.

Since the death of Boscov's department stores' beloved chairman Albert Boscov on Friday, there has been an outpouring of grief and praise for the legendary retailer who headed the largest family-owned department store chain in the country.

Dozens of Berks County entrepreneurs who got their start from Jump Start Incubator were among the crowd of well-wishers who gathered Tuesday in Reading to celebrate the organization's fifth-year anniversary.

Patrons can now enjoy dinner while they watch a movie at the new Fox Kitchen & Bar that recently opened inside the Fox Berkshire Theatre in Wyomissing.