Playa Bowls, a quick-service restaurant chain offering eco-friendly food options, will open a new location in the Lehigh Valley in Lower Nazareth Commons Shopping Center.

"We are all in this together," says Shelley Brown, president and CEO of Easton's State Theatre. The theatre is postponing performances due to the coronavirus threat.

St. Luke’s University Health Network has launched a coronavirus telephone and email hotline to respond to inquiries from patients and the public.

Virginia Farrow-Williams, DDS, has opened an Affordable Dentures & Implants affiliated practice in Suite 24 of 3926 Nazareth Pike, in Bethlehem Township.

For nearly four decades, Willis, a gynecologist and obstetrician, has been delivering babies at St. Luke’s Hospital in Bethlehem. Yet he remains one of the few physicians of color in the Lehigh Valley.

As companies look to the Lehigh Valley to move or expand headquarters and manufacturing operations, a key part of their decision-making is the question of workforce. If the workforce exists, that’s where they will go, and it’s a top reason many major companies recently announced plans to build in the region.

Bethlehem-based Edison National Inc., which provides innovation sourcing, product design, sales, manufacturing, and fulfillment services, has acquired a cannabidiol health and wellness product line from HMNRTH Nutraceutical.

Nearly two years ago, Northampton County Council passed a responsible contracting ordinance that some local contractors say has prevented them from bidding on public contracts.

The auto industry has seen a lot of changes in technology as vehicles become more advanced, safer, and fuel-efficient. And it’s an industry that’s not without its challenges – from finding new skilled mechanics to adapting to changing consumer tastes, such as ride-share services and the nascent model of consumers buying cars from online businesses.

Health care centers say that they are focused on educating staff members by offering holistic activities, and mindfulness stress management programs are front-and-center at several area hospitals. These courses are offered at a discount or free to hospital employees.