A King of Prussia-based e-commerce logistics provider is opening a new fulfillment center in Forks Township that could end up employing more than 700 people – at least during peak seasons.

A second-quarter market report from real estate firm CBRE showed occupancy gains of 1.9 million square feet and $135 million in investments along the Interstate 78-81 corridor.

Instead of buying goods trucked in from around the U.S. – or even the world – consumers are putting more of an emphasis on buying goods, especially food, from their own communities, and larger retailers are paying attention.

Allentown native Lee Iacocca has passed away at the age of 94 according to news reports.

Trans-Bridge Lines of Bethlehem has announced that it is ending service to Philadelphia effective July 1.

Last week Air Products of Trexlertown and Saudi Aramco opened the first hydrogen fueling station in Saudi Arabia.

Wawa is leasing the ground from the owner under a 20-year lease for this property at 413 Lancaster Ave. in Reading.

The airport closed briefly last month to repave a runway intersection, which meant no takeoffs or landings for two days. That 52-hour closure translated into a loss of about 70 flights.

A recent report from the Food Marketing Institute and Neilsen projects that groceries ordered online will account for 13 percent of total grocery sales by 2022, up from 3 percent in 2018. That would translate into an additional $100 billion per year.

Black Creek Group plans to develop three buildings on more than 16 industrial acres in South Whitehall Township.