Shortly after North Carolina-based Mack Trucks announced a $70 million investment in its truck assembly operations in Lower Macungie Township on Friday, a company official confirmed its top Lehigh Valley executive is out.

OraSure Technologies Inc. of Bethlehem – a global manufacturer and distributor of oral fluid diagnostic and collection devices to detect or diagnose medical conditions – today has a new senior vice president of research and development/chief science officer.

Southern California-based Watson Land Co. is expanding its industrial building portfolio to the East Coast with its first foray to this side of the U.S., and the Lehigh Valley is the target.

The Greater Lehigh Valley once again has the top two spots on a national list ranking volume of sales in the craft brewing industry.

At the helm of one of Berks County’s largest employers for less than a year, Tony Thene has made a clear impact on Wyomissing-based Carpenter Technologies Corp.

Whether filling a neighborhood basement or the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Martin Guitar’s distinctive sound and timbre are well-known hallmarks in music.

What began in 1979 as a cottage business operating in a two-car garage has grown to become a globally recognized brand in desserts.

One of the top 10 manufacturers in the Greater Lehigh Valley and one of the largest employers in Carbon County, KME Fire Apparatus in Nesquehoning also is one of the leading brands nationally in its industry.

Nacho Abia, president and CEO of Upper Saucon Township-based Olympus Corp. of the Americas, said respect, transparency and persistence are keys to continuing the company’s strong global position in the medical device and precision technology industry.