State officials are hoping a $500,000 grant will help Bethlehem’s National Museum of Industrial History become more of an overnight destination for tourists.

OraSure Technologies Inc. of Bethlehem has sold its cryosurgical systems business to another Bethlehem biotechnology firm, CryoConcepts LP, for $12 million. 

Good weather, strong shows and a greater variety of free performances and food stands were all contributing factors to a record year for attendance at Musikfest this year.

Hotel managing partner Bruce Haines called the honor “the culmination of 20 years of a dedicated commitment to restoring the Hotel Bethlehem to the elegance and grandeur of its 1920s legacy.” 

There was some heavy rain late Wednesday afternoon and a light shower for most of the evening, but mostly the weather had been kind for the first half of Musikfest in Bethlehem.

For those looking to remember former Bethlehem Steel headquarters Martin Tower, once the tallest building in the Lehigh Valley, the options are growing – and possibly ‘shredding.’

Anyone nostalgic for the former Bethlehem Steel Headquarters building, Martin Tower, which was imploded May 19, can now own a piece of the structure that was once the tallest building in the Lehigh Valley.

The 36th annual Musikfest doesn’t officially get underway until Friday at 5 p.m., but for those who can’t wait, the festival is having a preview night, tonight, featuring a main stage concert by the band Earth Wind and Fire.

Instead of buying goods trucked in from around the U.S. – or even the world – consumers are putting more of an emphasis on buying goods, especially food, from their own communities, and larger retailers are paying attention.

Short of breaking out a crystal ball, there’s no real way to tell if it’s a wise move to buy a company with the goal of turning it around. However, the experts do offer some tips to guide the would-be buyer through the decision.