Merck KGaA, Darmstad, German, a science and technology company, acquired Versum Materials Inc. for approximately $6.5 billion. It had announced its intent to purchase Versum in March.

The company broke ground Wednesday at the site of the new campus, which is about a mile from its existing campus at 7201 Hamilton Blvd., Trexlertown.

As an expansion of its Day of Caring – when area businesses send employee volunteers to area nonprofits for community service projects – the Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley Friday is holding its first-ever day of volunteering for corporate interns.

Last week Air Products of Trexlertown and Saudi Aramco opened the first hydrogen fueling station in Saudi Arabia.

June 20 marked the 27th annual United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley’s Day of Caring, which is run in partnership with the Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley.