Allentown City Council confirmed Vicky Kistler as Community and Economic Development director during its meeting Wednesday. 

Gov. Tom Wolf and Sen. Bob Casey highlighted projects slated for Lehigh Valley because of the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) today. 

Reading-based Penske Truck Leasing has branded a classroom for hands on diesel technology training at WyoTech campus in Laramie, Wyoming. 

Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate dropped below 5% in March, something the state hasn’t seen since the rate peaked at 16.5% during the early days of the pandemic. 

Apprenticeship programs are growing across the state to help students earn while they learn and provide employers with a stream of workers they need. Thursday, Gov. Tom Wolf announced awards totaling more than $11 million for 26 apprenticeship programs for occupations in agriculture, manufacturing, health care, IT, education, human services, building trades and more. 

Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) plans to freeze tuition hikes for its associated schools for the fourth consecutive year. 

Two Kutztown University students won the $10,000 first place prize in the annual State System Startup Challenge, sponsored by Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education. 

The Pennsylvania State Senate Finance Committee approved legislation (SB 771) to reduce the state's Corporate Net Income Tax (CNIT) rate, the highest non-graduated rate in the country. 

St. Luke's University Health Network started the St. Luke’s Vo-Tech Co-Op Program in December and now is working with select students from area high schools and Bethlehem Area Vo-Tech School (BAVTS) to offer learning on the job while getting paid. 

Mentorship can be a powerful tool, especially for high school girls looking toward career paths.  So say three Lehigh Valley women who took time recently to work with three Girl Scouts involved in the Take the Lead leadership program they have been preparing for since joining the group.