Engineers play a pivotal role in the field of sustainability, which relies on making the right decisions at the design phase as well as in ongoing continuous improvement initiatives.

Rutter’s, which has its headquarters in, York County, announced late last week that it had launched an investigation after it had received a report from a third party suggesting there may have been unauthorized access to data from payment cards that were used at some of its locations. 

Educators in the region’s colleges and universities say they are seeing a steady growth in students interested in majoring in engineering disciplines, and the ones coming into their programs are showing more knowledge and have more hands-on experience than in the past.

Buildings are subject to a variety of risks when they are under construction. Builder’s risk insurance transfers this risk to an insurance product for construction contractors and subcontractors.

Professional structural engineers have an excellent opportunity to develop more formal connections with emergency service responders and the public through engagement with forensic assessments, strengthening and rehabilitating existing infrastructure, as well as in preparedness, response, recovery and reconstruction activities.

Penn State Lehigh Valley in Upper Saucon Township is expanding its business program to include an accounting concentration.

For homeowners looking to sell, the market continues to lean heavily in their favor with the continued lack of inventory of new homes. The Greater Lehigh Valley Realtors released its January data, which showed tight inventory continuing to constrain buyer activity.

The economy of the Lehigh and Northampton counties is growing significantly, with several factors contributing to the strength of several large sectors, including construction, manufacturing and health care. Last year showed strong growth and 2020 has potential to bring more, experts say.

Olympus Medical Systems Group has entered into an exclusive U.S. distribution agreement with Endo-Therapeutics, Inc., for SwirlNet, a therapeutic tool used for endoscopic foreign body retrieval from the body, such as buttons, batteries and marbles.

A report on the outlook of Lehigh Valley businesses showed a dramatic drop in hiring over the last six months, even as they ramped up purchasing orders in anticipation of new tariff impacts.