Though fear of the Coronavirus is sweeping the country, Pennsylvania residents are more likely to catch the common flu, according to the state Department of Health. However, there are precautions that employers should be mindful of, according to experts.

The progress of innovation in manufacturing and the availability of investment capital have created an environment that’s primed for merger and acquisition activity in 2020.

The Globe-News Wire website reported the telecom cloud market is predicted to reach $55.3 billion by 2026. Cloud infrastructure and information technology (IT) advances are credited with boosting the market, the report said.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared Olympus Corporation of the Americas to sell a revised version of a medical device used to examine a patient’s internal organs. Olympus revised the device, called a duodenoscope, after it was linked to outbreaks of a potentially deadly bacteria.

PennEast Pipeline Co. LLC of Wyomissing is seeking federal approval to build a natural gas pipeline between Pennsylvania and New Jersey in two phases.

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania in Bethlehem has released its latest round of investments, with a lion’s share of the funds going to a Snyder County snowboard manufacturer.

Mack Trucks is launching a new medium-duty truck line, but the trucks won’t be manufactured in the Lehigh Valley.

Changes are coming to the Darlington, South Carolina-based Georgia-Pacific that should impact its Dixie Group operations on Kuebler Road in Easton.

During a speech at the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Economic Outlook at ArtsQuest in Bethlehem, Bryson said he does not see the U.S. headed for a recession in the near future, but profit growth has been flat for American businesses.

UGI Utilities Inc. of Reading, wants to raise its base rate by nearly $75 million a year affecting commercial, industrial, and residential customers.