Across the region, redevelopment of former factories has opened increasing opportunities for those who monitor and assess the environmental risks that can result.
Manufacturing
LifeAire’s new targets: hospitals, nursing homes, pharma
While leaving Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Salisbury Township after a typical day at work, Kathryn C. Worrilow was walking through the parking lot when she noticed fumes wafting from the freshly resurfaced asphalt of the MedEvac helicopter pad.
Manufacturing faces fewer jobs but big gains in productivity, says Victaulic CEO
With corporate headquarters in Forks Township and facilities around the world, Victaulic can be thought of as a sales company and an engineering company, but at its heart is a manufacturer.
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Mack Trucks signs deal to be official NASCAR hauler
The Lehigh Valley now will have a prominent role in NASCAR races.
Read More »Air Products raising prices
Air Products and Chemicals Inc. of Trexlertown has increased prices by as much as 20 percent on some of its key products.
Read More »PPL completes offering
PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) today (6/28) announced the settlement of its concurrent offerings of common stock and equity units to complete the equity portion of the financing for the acquisition of E.ON U.S., LLC, the parent company of Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company.rnr
Read More »OraSure gets FDA approval for Hepatitis C test
BETHLEHEM, Pa., Jun 25, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --OraSure Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:OSUR) announced today that its OraQuick(R) Hepatitis C ("HCV") Rapid Antibody Test has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") for use in detecting HCV antibodies in venous whole blood specimens, making it the first rapid HCV test approved by the FDA for use in the United States.rnr
Read More »Olympus Corp. to acquire Spiration Inc.
Olympus Corporation (President: Tsuyoshi Kikukawa) (Olympus) is pleased to announce that an agreement was reached with Spiration, Inc. (Head Office: Redmond, Washington, U.S.A; President and CEO: Rick Shea) (Spiration) in which all shares of Spiration® will be acquired by Olympus Corporation of the Americas, a North American subsidiary of Olympus.
Read More »National Penn sells Christiana for $34.5 million
BOYERTOWN, PA June 24, 2010 National Penn Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: NPBC), the parent company of National Penn Bank and Christiana Bank & Trust Company (Christiana), announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement under which WSFS Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: WSFS) would acquire the stock of Christiana for a cash purchase price of $34.5 million.
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