Amazon and the Giant Co. have announced they’ll be hiring thousands in the region and even a Lehigh Valley shopping center, The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley is hosting a job fair next week to meet the demand for workers.

Pamela Shupp Menet, who currently serves as vice president of external affairs for the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance, is taking over the newly created dual role of economic development director and deputy chief administration officer for Berks County.

After being closed since mid-March because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Fox Theatres of Wyomissing said that it will reopen Friday, Aug. 21, one day after national theater chain, AMC said it will be reopening.

A number of Greater Lehigh Valley companies have made the Inc. 5000, a national ranking of the fastest-growing private companies.

Amazon will bring not one, but two, fulfillment centers to Berks County, adding about 1.6 million square feet of logistics space and likely hiring more than 1,000 workers, according to Berks County economic development officials.

Tower Health has named Dr. Ron Nutting, as the new chief medical officer of Reading Hospital in West Reading.

Tower Health of Reading said it will open three new Tower Health Urgent Care facilities.

Customers Bank of Wyomissing has named Jessie John Velasquez as senior vice president, chief accounting officer.

Real estate in Pennsylvania is rebounding now that in-person showings and sales are again allowed after being halted because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

West Reading-based Tower Health said it will be eliminating 1,000 jobs because of the financial impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on its health system.