The Northampton County Department of Community and Economic Development has received a $300,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to help with Brownfield cleanup efforts.

Lehigh Valley Health Network on Friday had a virtual topping off ceremony for its new health campus in Lower Nazareth Township.

Robert Kinsley, founder of Kinsley Construction, died Wednesday morning surrounded by his family, the York-based construction company announced in a statement this week.

The $7 million project, by the Berks County Industrial Authority, will bring a shovel-ready site to accommodate up to 816,000 square feet of light and medium industrial space on the 55-acre campus, that previously served as a military base.

The five-story building, which formerly was home to CNA Insurance and more recently to I-LEAD Charter School, will include classrooms and labs, loft-style student housing, dining facilities, retail outlets and other operations, and serve as the centerpiece of the CollegeTowne initiative.

This Kmart location had been one of the last Kmarts operating in the region after parent company Sears Holdings began closing stores as part of its bankruptcy proceedings.

On the heels of announcing plans for the Linden Street Commons project, City Center Investment Corp. will have two more buildings before the Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Authority board Wednesday night.

Regionally the Lehigh Valley appears to be bucking a nationwide trend by not seeing droves of construction jobs or workers vanish, despite the roughly 43-day shutdown due to Gov. Tom Wolf’s order.

The greater Lehigh Valley region is well positioned for the future of commercial real estate according to a report by CBRE looking at the Northeast U.S. market.

Kay Builders has served the Lehigh Valley for nearly 60 years. Rick Koze has owned and operated the business since 2004. Prior to that he worked on Wall Street for 10 years and as head of finance and mergers & acquisitions for Atlanta based Choicepoint for 10 years.