From its origins as a residential contractor, The Hillis Group LLC offers a wide variety of construction and excavation services – concrete, land restoration, demolition, fencing sales and installation, canopy cutting, land clearing and snow removal.

As more companies require data storage, on the cloud or elsewhere, construction of data center facilities should increase, opening new and lucrative markets for companies that build them.

Now that the massive $300 million Waterfront development is underway along the Lehigh River and several office buildings are reshaping the look of downtown Allentown, other properties within the business corridor could be next.

Touted as the Northface Business Park, the first 35 acres of a large brownfield site in Palmerton will be available for lease by next spring or early summer, according to George Petrole.

By June, visitors to the Pocono Mountains will be able to go to the region’s first African-themed resort.

The Best Made Center is open for business.

Liquid Interactive, a digital marketing agency, celebrated its move into a custom-designed facility in Allentown with an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony. Doug Mancini, executive vice president of Liquid, is pictured cutting the ribbon.

Adams Outdooring Advertising recently held a networking event at its newly renovated offices on Avenue C in Bethlehem. The network was held in conjunction with the Lehigh Valley Chamber’s Third Thursday and was designed for people to explore the office, learn about Adams and network with local professionals. Pictured from left: Tony Cioffi, general manager, Adams Outdoor Advertising; and Scott Davis and Scott Hahn, both from Davis Business Machines Inc. in Allentown.