The five-story building, which formerly was home to CNA Insurance and more recently to I-LEAD Charter School, will include classrooms and labs, loft-style student housing, dining facilities, retail outlets and other operations, and serve as the centerpiece of the CollegeTowne initiative.

After previous parking app provider MobileNow abruptly went out of business May 19 because of the COVID-19 shutdown, three cities in the region have found a new provider for the service.

Tower Health in West Reading said it is working on a phased reopening plan after shutting down most services to deal with the COVID-19 virus.

UGI Utilities Inc. said it will be restarting a number of natural gas main replacement projects in the Greater Lehigh Valley and Berks regions.

Tower Health, the Reading-based health network, will furlough approximately 1,000 full time employees in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health system.

Grand View Health has announced that former Penn State Health St. Joseph CFO Courtney Coffman has joined the leadership team as vice president and Chief Financial Officer of the Bucks County-based health system.

Berks County Community Foundation has launched an emergency grant program to help Berks County nonprofits fill funding gaps caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Reading-based pretzel manufacturer is participating in what is turning out to be a fairly “unique” national marketing effort.

To stop the hoarding, Redner’s Markets, a Pennsylvania based supermarket chain, is allowing store managers to set limits on the number of items customers can buy of certain foods, like toilet paper or meat.

Penske Truck Leasing, the Reading based truck rental company, has opened a new consumer and commercial truck leasing and maintenance facility in San Diego.  The facility was chosen because it is a mile away from the border of California and Mexico, one of the busiest ports in the United States for commercial truck traffic.