Air Products is teaming up with World Energy to build a $2 billion expansion at World Energy’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) hub in Paramount, California to produce renewable fuel.

Two Kutztown University students won the $10,000 first place prize in the annual State System Startup Challenge, sponsored by Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education. 

A father and son bought The Castel Club with plans to continue and enhance the banquet hall.

Several Lehigh Valley companies have been selected to receive financial support from Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania. 

River Wealth Advisors (RWA), one of the largest independent registered investment advisory firms in Central Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley, has entered a partnership with investment group Merchant as part of an ownership succession. 

The road to financial security mirrors many types of journeys. It’s filled with twists and turns, unexpected forks, and detours. This road is different for each person and even medical doctors need the right map to guide them to financial security.

As older workers transition their aggressive investments to more conservative investments, they now face historically low interest rates. Interest rates have been falling since the 1981 when the 10-year-government bond rate peaked at 13.92%. The current 10-year government bond rate sits at about 1.5%.

Amazon has invested more than $17 billion in Pennsylvania, including $3 billion in the Lehigh Valley since 2010.

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BTFP/NEP) said it is taking $1 million it received from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development for COVID-19 relief efforts and putting it towards $1.4 million in emergency investments it is making in 18 regional startups.