Quakertown-based QNB Bank said its newest branch recently opened in Allentown's west end and will have a grand opening on Oct. 22.

A developer’s master plan for the Village at LifeQuest will create a project that allows for the interaction of different age groups in an inter-generational community in Milford Township near Quakertown.

The nationwide shortage of construction workers is posing challenges for the industry, including making it harder to meet deadlines, raising costs to complete projects, and forcing firms to ask their skilled laborers to do more work. There's no easy solutions in sight, but those in the field are making efforts to tackle the problem.

Work begins this week on a $200 million project that aims to bring a mix of retail, office and residential development to Monroe County. First announced in 2016, The Smithfield Gateway project in Smithfield Township has faced several delays, largely because of the lack of funding for road improvements to Route 209.

Jaindl Land Co. plans to build a hotel, restaurants, spa and wellness center as part of a redevelopment plan for the former Mary Immaculate Center in Lehigh Township.

A local developer recently transformed a Wingate by Wyndham hotel into a Holiday Inn with 108 new rooms and a full-service kitchen in Lower Macungie Township.

This $7.5 million project would bring 33 apartments and a wine bar to the downtown at 546-548 N. New St. in the heart of the north side.

Eastwood Apartments LLC recently bought a building at 238 Goepp St. in Bethlehem that once served as a silk mill and today, is a fully occupied apartment building.

Lafayette College opened its Rockwell Integrated Sciences Center, a 103,000-square-foot-project that aims to integrate critical skills in science, technology, engineering and math while bringing together disciplines in biology, computer science, environmental science and neuroscience.

Dermody Properties, a private equity real estate investment, development and management company bought 9024 Old Route 22 in Bethel Township and is developing a new distribution center.