Allentown has updated its business privilege tax, becoming the second city in the state after Philadelphia to expand city taxes to include businesses that don’t have brick-and-mortar locations in the city, but do a significant amount of business there.

Allentown-based People First Federal Credit Union has made additions to its executive team.

Allentown-based cybersecurity firm, Netizen Corp. has named Akhil Handa as its new chief operating officer.

Some are adapting to holiday shopping during COVID-19, trying new ways to bring in business. Others say they are sticking to their tried-and-true business model and hoping loyal shoppers will still support them.

Designed by Sage Design-Build Inc. of South Whitehall Township, the spa not only gives residents of the Lehigh Valley a new place to get their hair and nails done, but it will give them the option to do it safely.

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The 125-seat upscale American-style restaurant debuted as the Cosmopolitan in 2010 and was converted to the fine dining seafood grill, Hook, in 2015, to meet what owner Bill Grube said was an under-served niche in downtown dining options.

Serfass Construction of North Whitehall Township and the Scully Co. of Jenkintown are partnering on the project to build two five-story buildings at 1649 Lehigh Parkway East, just north of the Regency Apartments off of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

The local Bank On Coalition is a partnership of the City of Allentown, United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley, the Financial Literacy Center, the FDIC, People First, First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union and QNB Bank.

The Butz Family of Companies, headquartered in Allentown, received two 2020 Construction Management Association of America National Project Achievement Awards for recent construction projects.