The Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers & Employers Council continues to promote its YES (Your Employability Skills) certificate program. As it announced its 2018-19 results, the council said it has seen considerable success in placing graduates in high-paying jobs.

Factory LLC, a dormant steel mill-turned business innovation center on Columbia Street in Bethlehem, will host an event called Startup Valley on Oct. 30.

R&R Provision of Easton is a family-owned and operated food distributor and manufacturer specializing in custom-cut steaks and meats. Now in its 85th year, the company is looking to keep serving its niche clients in the restaurant and food service world.

Bethlehem’s Particle Sciences has celebrated the opening of its $10 million expansion as it prepares to officially change its name.

The Manufacturers Resource Center,  a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating manufacturing jobs in eastern Pennsylvania, is sponsoring the fourth annual "What's So Cool About Manufacturing?" student video contest, in which 36 Berks and Schuylkill county student/manufacturer teams will compete this school year.

Biggie the dog’s first trip to the veterinarian became an “aha” moment for his owner, Ben Seidman and, especially, for Biggie himself.

A number of economic development projects around the state, including two in the Greater Lehigh Valley, are getting a boost from low-interest loans that have just been approved by the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority.

In the traditionally male-dominated industry of craft beer brewing, Danielle Brunner and Emily Siddall stand out, and not just for their gender. The brewers, two of the three female brewers at Weyerbacher Brewing Company in Easton, are the ones behind the taste of many of the Lehigh Valley’s favorite brews, from Merry Monks to Sexy Motherpucker.

Merck KGaA, Darmstad, German, a science and technology company, acquired Versum Materials Inc. for approximately $6.5 billion. It had announced its intent to purchase Versum in March.

The developers of the Pennridge Airport Business Park in Perkasie have marked the completion of the first building in the $60 million development.