Tuesday night it was Berks and Schuylkill County’s turn to shine the light on “What’s so Cool About Manufacturing?”

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection agency has given its go-ahead for construction to begin on a $600 million natural gas electrical generation facility in Birdsboro.

Two longtime Berks business leaders gave $3 million to Penn State Berks for a new scholarship program, Penn State officials announced today.

Carpenter Technology Corp., headquartered in Philadelphia with manufacturing operations in Berks County, has acquired MB CalRAM LLC.

Berks County-based Cambridge-Lee Industries, one of the world's largest copper tubing manufacturers, announced the appointment of a new CEO.

Susan Looney will become Reading Area Community College’s new president, its board of trustees announced.

The Greater Reading Chamber Alliance and its three affiliates will move in March to the former Baker College building in downtown Reading.

“Outstanding” and “extraordinary” were the words used by economic development officials to describe progress in Greater Reading in 2017.

Four Berks County businesses ranging from a toothbrush manufacturer to a poultry farm were awarded more than $2.4 million in low-interest state loans, the Greater Berks Development Fund announced.

Officials of the planned $25 million National Velodrome at Albright College announced Thursday that Greg LeMond, the three-time Tour de France winner, will serve as chairman of the velodrome board.