Barry Isett & Associates Inc. of Allentown said it has acquired CodeMaster Inspection Services of the Lehigh Valley.

Colliers International, which has a Lehigh Valley office in Upper Macungie Township, is acquiring a controlling interest the engineering services company, Maser Consulting P.A., in Red Bank, New Jersey.

Penn State Lehigh Valley has started construction of a $14.4 million expansion project that will include a STEM wing, organic chemistry lab, new dining facility and veteran and adult learner lounge.

The 7th annual What’s So Cool About Manufacturing? video contest drew a record-breaking number of votes and more than 1,000 people to the award show last night to celebrate the winning entries at ArtsQuest Center in Bethlehem.

Sponsored by the Lehigh Valley Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (LVASCE), the Lehigh Valley Bridge Design Contest is an annual internet-based competition in which student teams will design highway bridges, using an award-winning educational software package called the Bridge Designer.

Educators in the region’s colleges and universities say they are seeing a steady growth in students interested in majoring in engineering disciplines, and the ones coming into their programs are showing more knowledge and have more hands-on experience than in the past.

With almost 30 years of experience in the civil engineering industry, Matthew Malozi of Bethlehem has taken on a variety of leadership roles over the years and formed a new company earlier this year.

French & Parrello Associates, a Wall Township, New Jersey-based engineering and environmental consulting firm, has opened a new office at 1 W. Broad St. in Bethlehem.

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.

Red Bank, New Jersey-based Maser Consulting, which has a local office in Hanover Township, Lehigh County, has acquired a lab-testing firm, Craig Testing Laboratories of Mays Landing, New Jersey.