Reading Truck Group, the Reading-based truck manufacturer, has acquired the assets of Florida-based Action Fabrication & Truck Equipment Inc.

The 7th annual What’s So Cool About Manufacturing? video contest drew a record-breaking number of votes and more than 1,000 people to the award show last night to celebrate the winning entries at ArtsQuest Center in Bethlehem.

Pottsville’s D. G. Yuengling & Sons, having long ago shed its image as a small, regional coal country brewery, is ready to take flight with a new, upscale light beer.

Air Products & Chemicals of Trexlertown said it awarded a $100,000 grant to help novel coronavirus (COVID-19) recovery efforts in China.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission granted a two-year extension for PennEast Pipeline Co. LLC of Wyomissing to finish construction of a natural gas pipeline between Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

The first change in more than 30 years to Pennsylvania’s Career and Technical Education legislation, aims to make it easier for high school graduates to enter the talent pipeline for skilled trade, manufacturing and industry jobs.

The 23rd annual Lehigh Valley Auto Show, which takes place March 19-22 at Lehigh University’s Goodman Campus, is expected to draw about 45,000 people and raise thousands for local nonprofits.

The latest draft proposal for a statewide “cap-and-invest” program, unveiled last week by the state Department of Environmental Protection, would create incentives for energy producers to turn away from fossil fuels and reinvest in green energy to mitigate the onset effects of climate change.

The economy of the Lehigh and Northampton counties is growing significantly, with several factors contributing to the strength of several large sectors, including construction, manufacturing and health care. Last year showed strong growth and 2020 has potential to bring more, experts say.

Olympus Medical Systems Group has entered into an exclusive U.S. distribution agreement with Endo-Therapeutics, Inc., for SwirlNet, a therapeutic tool used for endoscopic foreign body retrieval from the body, such as buttons, batteries and marbles.