Manufacturers in Pennsylvania looking to make innovations to their operations can now apply for funding from the Manufacturing PA Innovations program. 

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OraSure Technologies Inc. has been awarded a $109 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to build additional manufacturing capacity for its InteliSwab COVID-19 rapid tests as part of the nation’s pandemic readiness plan. 

The combination of multiple disruptions and a global recession has created an even more competitive environment than ever before. The stakes for successful innovation have risen as high as life and death for many companies.

Specialty Building Products, LLC ("SBP"), a distributor of specialty building products in North America, signed a definitive agreement to acquire Reeb Millwork Corporation ("Reeb"), a fabricator and supplier of interior and exterior doors in Bethlehem.

Bethlehem’s Tyber Medical, a manufacturer of orthopedic implants, said it will be doubling its manufacturing footprint with the acquisition of Florida-based CatapultMD. 

Mack Trucks on Thursday celebrated the delivery of the first M917A3 Heavy Dump Truck to roll of its Allentown production line as part of a contract with the U.S. Army and U.S. Army Reserve. 

Just days after announcing that it had received a $205 million federal contract to provide COVID-19 InteliSwab tests, Bethlehem’s OraSure said the Biomedical Advanced Research Development Authority (BARDA) will provide up to $13.6 million in funding for the Company to obtain 510(k) clearance and CLIA waiver for their COVID-19 rapid test, InteliSwab, from the Food & Drug Administration. 

After shutting down production of its Halloween and Christmas-themed PEEPS last year to concentrate on production of its most popular line, Easter PEEPS, Just Born in Bethlehem will have the other seasonal PEEPS back on the shelves again this year. 

OraSure Technologies in Bethlehem has secured a $205 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to supply its InteliSwab over-the-counter COVID-19 test kits as part of the national pandemic response.