The U.S. Small Business Administration has approved Gov. Tom Wolf’s request to declare a disaster in Berks County after intense storms produced flash flooding between July 11 and 12, 2019. This declaration makes low-interest loans available to repair or replace local real estate that sustained damage from the flooding.

John Malloy, chairman, president and CEO of Victaulic Co. in Forks Township, has been named, along with his wife Jane, as chair of the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley’s 2019 Campaign.

Barley Snyder, a law firm based in Lancaster, said it would open a new office in Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County.

The nationwide shortage of construction workers is posing challenges for the industry, including making it harder to meet deadlines, raising costs to complete projects, and forcing firms to ask their skilled laborers to do more work. There's no easy solutions in sight, but those in the field are making efforts to tackle the problem.

The Bern Township Board of Supervisors has conditionally approved UGI Utilities, Inc.’s plan to construct a new training center complex on a 40-acre site on Stinson Road.

Work begins this week on a $200 million project that aims to bring a mix of retail, office and residential development to Monroe County. First announced in 2016, The Smithfield Gateway project in Smithfield Township has faced several delays, largely because of the lack of funding for road improvements to Route 209.

One of the most recognizable faces in the Lehigh Valley, Ashley Russo is president and founder of ASR Media Productions, and host of The PEAK TV. LVB sat down with Russo to learn more about how ASR is a key part in changing the Valley's media landscape.

The Wolf administration has launched the Lehigh Valley Green Retail Program, a partnership between Valley retailers and the state departments of Conservation and Natural Resources and Community and Economic Development, designed to promote outdoor recreation, and the businesses that surround it.

Elaine Zelker and Kristine Ortiz don’t just talk the talk, they walk the walk. Co-founders of Mission EmpowHer, Zelker and Ortiz are teaching women how to walk past their fear to live their best life.

Jaindl Land Co. plans to build a hotel, restaurants, spa and wellness center as part of a redevelopment plan for the former Mary Immaculate Center in Lehigh Township.