A nearly $14 million project to rehabilitate Pennsylvania Route 248 between U.S. Route 209 in Carbon County and the Northampton County line is set to begin Aug. 10.

A.P. Deauville LLC, which manufacturers the Power Stick brand of anti-perspirant, body wash and body sprays will invest $16.7 million to move its headquarters and manufacturing operations from New Brunswick, New Jersey, to Forks Township. The move is expected to create 105 new jobs in the region over the next three years.

The Northampton County Department of Community and Economic Development has received a $300,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to help with Brownfield cleanup efforts.

While Pennsylvania has moved 37 counties to the yellow phase starting May 15, some counties not on the list are saying they plan to take matters into their own hands.

Work was expected to begin today on a $6.7 million resurfacing project on Route 22 in Northampton County.

Northampton County officials announced a zero interest loan pool during a Thursday morning Virtual Town Hall event with 380 local small business owners.

Gov. Tom Wolf has expanded stay-at-home orders to include Lehigh and Northampton Counties. The announcement comes as the number of positive cases of COVID-19 has grown to 1,127 in 44 counties with 11 deaths in the state, including three deaths in Northampton County.

Pennsylvania has had its first COVID-19 related death and it was in Northampton County. The individual was being treated in a hospital. No further details were given in a release from the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

The first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Northampton County was reported by the Pennsylvania Department of Health this morning, bringing the statewide total to 21 cases.

Our economy is booming, at least that’s what the economists say, so why then do so many of my constituents tell me they’re struggling to make ends meet?