Mack Trucks said it has completed an $84 million renovation project at its Lehigh Valley Operations in Lower Macungie Township, a project the truck manufacturer dubbed “Reborn.”

Organizers are gearing up for the second annual StartUp Lehigh Valley, which will be hosted – virtually --by Bethlehem-based food, beverage and pet industry incubator, The Factory LLC.

Dave & Buster’s Whitehall is now hiring 120 people to work at the food and entertainment destination. Recently constructed at the entrance to the Lehigh Valley Mall, it is the first Dave & Buster’s in the Lehigh Valley.

The Lehigh Northampton Airport Authority reported this week that 25,116 passengers traveled out of the airport during the month of August.

The Bethlehem Venture X, which is at 306 S. New St. in Bethlehem in the recently built gateway building, was designed by Spillman Farmer Architects.

Mack Truck has announced that it will commercialize the Mack LR Electric refuse truck it has been testing, and the trucks will be manufactured in the Lehigh Valley.

Client 1st Financial was established in 2011, has over 637 clients and manages $177M in assets. Client 1st is located in Fogelsville and serves clients in 23 states. Michael J. Fischer, president and CEO is a lifelong resident of the Lehigh Valley who has been in the financial services field for over 32 years.

Amazon and the Giant Co. have announced they’ll be hiring thousands in the region and even a Lehigh Valley shopping center, The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley is hosting a job fair next week to meet the demand for workers.

The United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley is kicking off its 2020 campaign with an extra boost. City Center Investment Corp., the company behind much of the development going on in downtown Allentown, pledged a $1 million matching gift through its Building Community initiative.

Because of production delays caused by the company’s manufacturing shutdown during the COVID-19 crisis earlier this year it has decided it won’t be putting out any specialty peeps or other candies this year so it can concentrate on its biggest holiday – Easter.