CarbonLITE Holdings LLC, a California-based manufacturer, plans to open an $80 million, 270,000-square-foot recycling plant in Berks County early this year that should bring more than 130 jobs to the region.

A new industrial park will soon be built in Ontelaunee Township. Two loans, provided by the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority, will fund the purchase and development of land for an industrial park at the southeast intersection of Routes 61 and 73.

Now that the owner of a major Lehigh Valley auto dealership bought a nearly two-acre site in Lower Macungie Township at a sheriff’s sale last week, he’s eyeing the land for potential expansion.

From now until Jan. 21, state officials are accepting comments for Gov. Tom Wolf’s federally mandated four-year workforce development plan, which seeks to coordinate the efforts of the state's educational institutions, economic development programs and employers of the region’s major industries to create a pathway to optimal employment.

The closure for Corsicana Bedding in Barnesville would affect 59 employees, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, or WARN notice sent by the company.

As president of Sage Design-Build Inc. of Upper Macungie Township, a firm he founded in 2009, Joe Landrigan has had his hand in the construction and renovation of many prominent properties in the Lehigh Valley, including most recently, his work to design and renovate the Swain School in Salisbury Township.

With almost 30 years of experience in the civil engineering industry, Matthew Malozi of Bethlehem has taken on a variety of leadership roles over the years and formed a new company earlier this year.

A principal and project manager at Artefact Inc., a local architecture firm, has been directly involved in numerous adaptive reuse projects throughout the Lehigh Valley.

A federal agency’s recent report shows the Lehigh Valley’s economic output for private industry pushing past $41 billion, a 4.4 percent increase over the previous year.

Dermody Properties said it completed the construction of LogistiCenter at Midway South. The 304,000 square foot logistics facility occupies more than 29 acres off Interstate 78 in Bethel Township, Berks County.