The former Toys ‘R Us in Whitehall has gone from a toy superstore to a flooring superstore. Lomax Carpet & Tile Mart held a ribbon cutting at the location Oct. 22.
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Construction & Real Estate
More than 6M households missed their rent or mortgage payment in September
Persistent layoffs are slowing momentum in the labor market, which bodes poorly for the broader U.S. recovery as millions of out-of-work Americans delay their mortgage and rent payments.
Read More »Reynolds Restoration Services has a familiar face as its new owner
Harrisburg-based Reynolds Restoration Services was recently purchased by its president and founder Anthony Worrall, a Hummelstown resident who said he’s focused on growing the company’s client network in the Philadelphia and Baltimore markets.
Read More »PUC enacts safeguards for commercial, residential customers
The state Public Utility Commission has enacted protections for families and small businesses struggling financially because of the pandemic. The motion, passed on Thursday, also establishes reporting requirements for utilities to help the commission explore long-term solutions to address economic and consumer utility concerns in 2021.
Read More »Want to build a smarter city? Know what the people need, experts say
It’s not 5G connections or lightning-quick internet service that makes a smart city. Beyond data and digital access, smart cities take the real needs of their citizens into account when reinventing processes and services to build better places in which to live.
Read More »Loan requests for multi-family and industrial are strong in the Lehigh Valley
It’s simply too early to tell what the long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic will be on construction projects in the Lehigh Valley, but banking executives from at least two major lenders in the region are reporting that, as far as construction loans are concerned, some things haven’t changed.
Read More »Connecticut home repair company acquires UGI’s HVAC subsidiary
HomeServe USA, a home emergency repair plan provider based in Norwalk, Connecticut, has acquired UGI HVAC Enterprises, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of UGI Corporation.
Read More »Schantz Road industrial property sells for $3.8M
A multi-tenant flex industrial property in Upper Macungie Township has been sold for $3.8 million.
Read More »Pennridge Airport Business Park announces major tenant, next expansion
Fres-Co Systems USA Inc. recently leased a more than 100,000-square-foot space at 500 N. Ridge Rd. in Perkasie. It is in the first of six proposed buildings planned for the business park.
Read More »Younger Realty Group affiliates with Century 21
After a decade of brokering deals on residential housing throughout the region, a Lancaster-based real estate firm announced that it will be affiliating with Century 21 Real Estate.
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