Northampton County approved $225,000 Livable Landscape grants for four organizations at its June 16 meeting. 

The Fulton Forward Foundation, an independent, non-profit private foundation funded by Fulton Bank, committed $125,000 to the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) today. 

The Wolf administration is infusing nearly $20 million into STEM education across the state. 

Reading Hospital is offering 10 full tuition scholarships for surgical technology students this year. 

Northampton Community College named David Ruth as its fifth president. 

The Grist Miller’s House in the Colonial Industrial Quarter of Bethlehem will undergo renovations with state grant monies. 

Capital Blue Cross awarded Lehigh County-based KidsPeace a $50,000 educational improvement grant.  

Northampton Community College is holding a free hands-on program to provide students with the skills needed to fill machining positions in Lehigh Valley and the Poconos. 

The growth of the craft beer, wine and spirits industry has led Northampton Community College to offer a Craft Distillery degree for those interested in a career in the industries. 

Gov. Tom Wolf has proposed a $6 million increase for career and technical education in his final budget to prepare students for the workforce. Lehigh Career and Technical Institute, (LCTI), Schnecksville, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary, would be a recipient of some of that money.