Nearly two years ago, Northampton County Council passed a responsible contracting ordinance that some local contractors say has prevented them from bidding on public contracts.

That’s according to a local economic expert who shared details of his economic forecast for the Lehigh Valley Business Real Estate & Development Symposium on Thursday at DeSales University.

The National Association of Realtors said a recent survey found that nearly one in four home sellers have changed how their home is viewed on the market because of the outbreak of COVID-19.

A German lighting company with locations throughout the world, said it plans to close its Bethlehem Township plant by July 17, which would affect 52 employees.

The roots of the gender gap in the construction industry go back to ancient times, says Karen Cooney Duerholz, vice president of business development at Allentown-based Boyle Construction.

Colliers International, which has a Lehigh Valley office in Upper Macungie Township, is acquiring a controlling interest the engineering services company, Maser Consulting P.A., in Red Bank, New Jersey.

Bethlehem and Allentown, where two-bedrooms go for $1,086 and $1,129 respectively, saw rents fall year-over-year (-0.6% and -0.4%).

Penn State Lehigh Valley has started construction of a $14.4 million expansion project that will include a STEM wing, organic chemistry lab, new dining facility and veteran and adult learner lounge.

After discovering a need for more office suites and co-working space in West End Allentown, a local real estate exec decided to fill the need.

It’s a gentleman’s prerogative to change his mind and that is exactly what Berks County Businessman Jack Gulati has done. Less than a year after he placed the famed Stokesay Castle up for sale, he has decided to take the upscale event venue off the market.