The Northeastern Pennsylvania Lions Eye Bank of Bethlehem presented a $25,000 donation to Robert Miller (left), treasurer of the Pennsylvania Lions Sight Conservation and Eye Research Foundation, at Eye Bank’s facility in Hanover Township, Northampton County. Presenting the check to Miller is Eye Bank board president Christopher J. Sweeney Sr. The eye bank partners with more than 60 hospitals and many hospice programs, funeral directors and coroners to procure donor eye tissue in 37...
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Customers Bank employees volunteer at Reading shelter’s warehouse
Nine Customers Bank employees from the Reading area helped to sort and organize clothing at Opportunity House’s warehouse in Reading as part of United Way’s Day of Caring on Sept. 4. Pictured from left are Customers Bank employees Jennifer Halligan, Bonita Wade and Marge Sturm.
Read More »White and Williams donates to school
White and Williams LLP kicked off its ‘adoption’ of Allentown School District’s Sheridan Elementary School on Sept. 8 at a school-wide assembly. Platte Moring, managing partner of the law firm’s Lehigh Valley office (right center), announced the firm’s two-year commitment to the school. Nancy Conrad, chair of the firm’s labor and employment practice group (left center), presented students with uniform shirts and school supplies. White and Williams launched...
Read More »Skytop Lodge supports breast cancer fund
Skytop team members supported the Hope for Strength Breast Cancer Fund through book sales and a bake sale, which raised $600. The bakery at Skytop made the goods; also included were a raffle and theme baskets donated by each department. Pictured are Staci Ann Beers (left), co-founder, Hope for Strength Breast Cancer fund, and Debra Grasso, director of human resources, Skytop Lodge.
Read More »Olympus employees in battle of the bands
Olympus employees in Center Valley cheered on the all-employee band ‘Peripheral Vision’ that advanced to the final round of the 14th annual Fortune Magazine and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s ‘Battle of the Corporate Bands’ competition. The band will compete against other corporate bands from across the nation at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland. The competition is held each year to salute the best amateur, company sponsored bands and showcase...
Read More »Longtime Berks businessman selling holdings to J.P. Mascaro
Marvin Miller, a longtime property owner in Berks County, has agreed to sell all of his Birdsboro real estate and business holdings to M.B. Investments in Birdsboro, a J. P. Mascaro & Sons waste service affiliate.
Read More »Accounting industry facing heavy merger activity
If the ParenteBeard merger with Baker Tilly goes through, it won't be the last time you hear about accounting firms merging this year.
Read More »Reading, Allentown incubators win $50K in SBA competition
Reading's Jump Start Incubator and Allentown's Bridgeworks Enterprise Center both earned top honors in the first Growth Accelerator Fund competition from the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Read More »Fleetwood firm expands internationally with Brazil facility
Custom Milling & Consulting Inc. in Fleetwood has expanded its global production capabilities into the largest country in South America.
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