A federal agency’s recent report shows the Lehigh Valley’s economic output for private industry pushing past $41 billion, a 4.4 percent increase over the previous year.

With the growth of online grocery sales, investors are starting to show more interest in the cold storage sector, according to a new report from CBRE.

B. Braun Medical Inc. of Bethlehem said it hired Jean-Claude Dubacher as chairman and CEO effective Jan. 1, 2020.

More than $5 million to help provide technical assistance to manufacturers with changes to markets, new technologies and competition, was awarded Thursday to Pennsylvania’s Industrial Resource Centers (IRC), according to officials.

The nation’s low unemployment rates will contribute to a continued skilled labor shortage for employers, according to panelists at Lehigh Valley Business’ Outlook 2020. Outlook 2020, held Dec. 11 at Blue Grillhouse in Bethlehem Township, brought together leaders from multiple industries to speak on the forecast for business for the upcoming year.

In fewer than 30 days, the revised federal excise tax rate for more than 350 small and independent brewers in Pennsylvania will expire. If that occurs, it would mean higher taxes for brewers across the state and potentially, higher prices for consumers.

A ribbon cutting celebration at Tyber Medical Inc. and a tour of its newly expanded manufacturing facility on Monday helped highlight the growing orthopedic device company’s efforts to establish a significant presence as a major Lehigh Valley employer.

Sanofi Pasteur of Swiftwater, the vaccines global business unit of Sanofi, said it has been awarded a $226 million contract from the U.S. government to expand pandemic influenza preparedness.

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board approved $1.2 million in grants Dec. 4, aiming to enhance the Pennsylvania beer industry.  According to Gov. Tom Wolf, the grants are meant to increase the production of Pennsylvania-made malt and brewed beverages and aid in their promotion and marketing.

Having been in business since 1934, one local meat manufacturer and distributor had been shipping its products for many years within a 250-mile radius of its home in Easton.