Area Wide Protective (AWP) Inc. has leased a more than 4,000 square-foot multi-tenant office/flex building in Lehigh Industrial Park VI in Bethlehem Township.

Governor Tom Wolf announced more than $20,000 has been awarded to Cambridge-Lee Industries, Ontelaunee Township, Berks County, to train three manufacturing apprentices in industrial maintenance, including troubleshooting, repairing, and installing equipment and parts.

C.F. Martin & Co. Has officially opened its brand-new, state-of-the-art warehouse at 130 Commerce Lane in Tatamy. 

Harleysville-based Colorcon Inc., a manufacturer of pharmaceutical film coatings and specialty excipients has purchased a majority share in Ideal Cures Pvt. Ltd., an India-based manufacturer of excipients and ready-to-use coating systems for pills and capsules. 

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.