Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate was the highest it has been all year in November after hitting a record low in April. The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry reported this week that the state had an unemployment rate of 4.3% after hiring 18,000 Pennsylvanians last month. Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate remains higher than the national rate, which ...

Latinos in the Berks County area will soon have a new resource for job readiness training. The Berks Latino Workforce Development Corp., a nonprofit that will provide workforce development training for Latinos, is projected to begin providing services in the spring of 2020. 

Retired Pennsylvania coal miners will see their retirement and health care benefits preserved thanks to a bipartisan, end-of-year federal government spending deal announced this week.

B. Braun Medical Inc. of Bethlehem said it hired Jean-Claude Dubacher as chairman and CEO effective Jan. 1, 2020.

The former home of Tilted Kilt, a Celtic-themed sports pub in Allentown, will soon become Plaza Azteca, an authentic Mexican restaurant.

Now that the assisted living portion of The Village at LifeQuest is now open, residents have started moving in. And on Dec. 13, the Upper Bucks Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening.

CarMax, a used car retailer based in Richmond, Virginia, plans to open a store in Lower Nazareth near Route 33 in spring 2020.

Via of the Lehigh Valley has named a new president and CEO.

The nation’s low unemployment rates will contribute to a continued skilled labor shortage for employers, according to panelists at Lehigh Valley Business’ Outlook 2020. Outlook 2020, held Dec. 11 at Blue Grillhouse in Bethlehem Township, brought together leaders from multiple industries to speak on the forecast for business for the upcoming year.

In fewer than 30 days, the revised federal excise tax rate for more than 350 small and independent brewers in Pennsylvania will expire. If that occurs, it would mean higher taxes for brewers across the state and potentially, higher prices for consumers.