Adrian Shanker, executive director of the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center in Allentown, has edited a new anthology of essays by LGBT activists which aims to inform the health care system and LGBT health care consumers on how to give and receive better care.
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Women in Business
State launches PA One-Stop Shop Registration Checklist for new businesses
Opening a business in Pennsylvania just became a bit easier. The state launched the PA Business One-Stop Shop Registration Checklist on Nov. 4 to help small business owners and entrepreneurs understand more easily which necessary licenses, permits, forms, and contact information are needed in the business start-up process.
Read More »Paid family leave policies take hold in Lehigh Valley
Fathers discuss the benefits of paid parental leave for parents, regardless of gender.
Read More »Nonprofit eyes downtown Allentown for new science center
Da Vinci Science Center’s Science City project, once touted for Easton, has now selected downtown Allentown for its new complex.
Read More »100 percent of Cedar Crest nursing students passed state licensing exam last year
100 percent of Cedar Crest College’s School of Nursing students who took the National Council Licensure Examination from Oct. 1, 2018 to Sept. 30, 2019, passed the exam.
Read More »Mining mentors: Corporate sponsors help Big Brothers Big Sisters serve more of the Valley’s children
Lehigh Valley business leaders tell the personal stories of why they support the Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Lehigh Valley.
Read More »Catie Moyer: Writing for today’s world
Catie Moyer has been a professional writer for more than ten years, and has seen the writing profession change dramatically over the years. She recently talked to LVB about the writer's life today, from the pros and cons of freelancing, to the pressure for clicks, to her thoughts on the future of print media.
Read More »Changing lives, one client at a time: How Irma Ilao successfully built her own personal training business
Irma Ilao has a track record of changing lives, including her own, with her personal training business, "Be Your Own Fit." LVB wanted to find out more about this solopreneur, and sat down with Ilao recently, where she opened up about her background, building a business as a single mom, and her plans for the future.
Read More »The women of Weyerbacher: These brewers are succeeding in a male-dominated industry
In the traditionally male-dominated industry of craft beer brewing, Danielle Brunner and Emily Siddall stand out, and not just for their gender. The brewers, two of the three female brewers at Weyerbacher Brewing Company in Easton, are the ones behind the taste of many of the Lehigh Valley’s favorite brews, from Merry Monks to Sexy Motherpucker.
Read More »Alvernia’s Executive-in-Residence Program increases engagement with business community
Alvernia University will offer students the opportunity to gain experiential learning opportunities from six local executives during the 2019-20 academic year through a newly expanded Executive-in-Residence Program.
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