Berks County-based Van Industries Inc. received a low-interest state loan to buy a laser cutter that will allow the company to expand production and improve productivity and efficiency, officials said. 

Governor Tom Wolf announced more than $20,000 has been awarded to Cambridge-Lee Industries, Ontelaunee Township, Berks County, to train three manufacturing apprentices in industrial maintenance, including troubleshooting, repairing, and installing equipment and parts.

The combination of multiple disruptions and a global recession has created an even more competitive environment than ever before. The stakes for successful innovation have risen as high as life and death for many companies.

Specialty Building Products, LLC ("SBP"), a distributor of specialty building products in North America, signed a definitive agreement to acquire Reeb Millwork Corporation ("Reeb"), a fabricator and supplier of interior and exterior doors in Bethlehem.

Orbel Corp., a manufacturer of custom light gauge precision metal components and assemblies, is looking to the future to ensure the aerospace, military, automotive and medical industries continue to thrive.

Workers are in short supply and employers are pulling out all the stops to attract talent. Just drive around. The question is why. Local schools and county workforce and economic development organizations are working together to answer the question and find short and long-term solutions.

President Joe Biden stumped for his infrastructure plan at one of the Lehigh Valley’s signature manufacturing companies – Mack Trucks, -- telling more than 100 workers, dignitaries and residents that it will create good-paying jobs for American workers like them.

Commercial real estate experts were expecting 2020s industrial development boom to continue, but Mike Hess, senior vice president of CBRE in the Harrisburg office said industrial development along the I-78/I-81 corridor was even stronger than expected during the first quarter of the year.