When the Pennsylvania Department of Health awarded the first 12 permits to companies to grow and process medical marijuana in 2017, Berks County got a bumper crop. Two companies, Prime Wellness of Pennsylvania in South Heidelberg Township and Franklin Labs LLC in Reading, were top scorers in the first phase of the state's medical marijuana program.

Women2Women, a networking and career development program for women in Berks County, has rebranded and released a new schedule of events for 2018-2019.

Construction of the $100 million Women and Babies Pavilion entered a new phase Monday as a crane hoisted the last steel beam and workers placed it on top of the four-story building on St. Luke's Anderson Campus in Bethlehem Township.

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