The Small Business Council of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce presented the Excellence in Business Awards to local businesses which exemplify excellence in business – and which support the chamber and community involvement, customer satisfaction and demonstrate commitment to quality leaderships, marketing, training and development. The awards ceremony was held at the Blue Grille House in Bethlehem. Pictured receiving the Outstanding Business Woman Award is Tina Hamilton,...

The Allentown chapter of Construction Specifications Institute held its annual member appreciation and awards banquet and awarded two $1,000 scholarships to college students pursuing degrees in architectural and construction. The Fank Geho Memorial Scholarship Award was given to Colleen Korp, in her fourth year at Philadelphia University studying architecture. The Ronald Nattress Memorial Scholarship was given to Travis Shoemaker, who will be enrolled at Lafayette College this fall as an...

The Allentown chapter of Construction Specifications Institute held its annual member appreciation and awards banquet and awarded two $1,000 scholarships to college students pursuing degrees in architectural and construction. The Fank Geho Memorial Scholarship Award was given to Colleen Korp, in her fourth year at Philadelphia University studying architecture. The Ronald Nattress Memorial Scholarship was given to Travis Shoemaker, who will be enrolled at Lafayette College this fall as an...

Fidelity Technologies Corp. of Berks County announced the formation of Fidelity Technologies Middle East LLC, based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, the company’s first international expansion.

For months, Berks Area Regional Transit Authority has been considering a merger with Red Rose Transit Authority in Lancaster County to cut costs and increase efficiencies in its services.

While home sales declined in the Lehigh Valley for the first half of 2014, hampered by harsh winter weather in the opening months of the year, the houses that sold did so at the fastest pace in the last two years.

Dermody Properties broke ground this morning on what will become a 750,000-square-foot industrial development in Bethel Township's Berks Park 78, becoming a neighbor to the recently built Dollar General and PetSmart facilities in the same industrial park.

Metropolitan Edison Co. said work is nearly complete on a $9.2 million project to bring a new 60-kilovolt transmission line and rebuild another to connect substations between Reading and Muhlenberg Township in Berks County.

The death of East Penn Manufacturing CEO Sally Miksiewicz on Friday is emotionally a “devastating loss,” Jon Scott of the Greater Reading Economic Partnership said this morning.