Foundational to shipping and receiving, trucking and distribution, commerce and trade, the wooden pallet and skid business is brisk and strong demand for these handling workhorses is expected to continue.
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Manufacturing
Easton’s Tower Products announces leadership changes
The company hired Frank Newman as vice president of operations. Newman will manage Tower’s production, procurement and logistics.
Read More »Victaulic names Bucher as CEO starting in January
Victaulic, the Easton-based manufacturer of pipe fittings, has appointed Rick Bucher CEO.
Read More »‘What’s So Cool About Manufacturing’ kicks off 8th year with video library
The Manufacturers Resource Center is launching its eighth “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing” contest in the Lehigh Valley. And with eight years of student video entries of the workings of area manufacturers saved up it is launching a comprehensive library of those student videos.
Read More »Olympus acquires respiratory device maker for $340M
Olympus Corp. will be expanding its respiratory portfolio with the acquisition of Veran Medical Technologies Inc. of St. Louis for around $340 million.
Read More »Allentown pharmaceutical firm expanding to help create COVID-19 vaccines
An Allentown pharmaceutical manufacturing company, U.S. Specialty Formulations, is expanding again to continue its work developing a COVID-19 vaccine in partnership with VaxForm of Bethlehem.
Read More »Air Products names new chief information officer
Air Products of Trexlertown has named Brian Galovich as its new senior vice president and chief information officer.
Read More »Lacrosse stick maker wins Startup Lehigh Valley competition
The second annual StartUp Lehigh Valley event, which was held virtually this year on Nov. 18, brought together local business leaders, angel investors, industry experts, merchants, higher education representatives, students, community members and entrepreneurs.
Read More »Mack Defense to sell collectible truck model to benefit veterans and families
Proceeds from the sale of the collectible diecast truck model will be donated to the Fisher House Foundation, which builds comfort houses near military and Veterans Administration hospitals where military and veteran’s families can stay for free while a loved one is in the hospital.
Read More »At 2020 MFG Summit, businesses urged to pay attention to societal issues and ‘lean in’ to an exciting decade
The virtual event, hosted by Hobbs and Jim Gerlach, president and CEO of GRCA, was attended by manufacturers, members of the business community, educators and others to discuss challenges and opportunities confronting the manufacturing industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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