BB&T Corp., which plans to acquire National Penn Bank, said this morning it will make the Allentown home of National Penn the headquarters for BB&T's eastern Pennsylvania banking region. But the number of employees at the center could be reduced.

Fidelity Technologies Corp., a Reading defense contractor to the United States military, is now the manufacturer of a portable military fuel generator that is expeditionary and lightweight – the first of what will be a complete line of generators.

Kinsley Construction Inc. of Wyomissing started construction of a 23,000-square-foot addition to Highwood USA in Tamaqua. The Schuylkill County-based manufacturer is seeing strong growth in its furniture sales business, which is increasing production capacity for its synthetic outdoor-furniture products.

Reading’s Fidelity Technologies Corp. in May 2014 landed a $21 million, five-year contract with the Navy to provide maintenance services for its largest battleship simulator.

As part of its ongoing strategy to showcase Reading's vibrancy, Berks County Community Foundation has awarded $36,263 for projects that will bring the arts to downtown Reading's Penn Street.

Alvin H. Butz Inc. of Allentown dedicated a new trail at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in Kempton on Sunday, marking the first part of a project that offers a route to the outdoor destination that’s accessible for all people.

A cosmetic contract manufacturing company is moving to a larger facility in Berks County to accommodate its growth.