Pennsylvania dairy farmers, a coalition of dairy leaders and sympathetic politicians are urging legislators in Harrisburg to push Congress to pass reforms that would permit whole milk to be served in schools.

The market will be in a 12,000-square-foot space below the Strata West apartments along the ArtsWalk, a pedestrian walkway connecting the Allentown Renaissance Hotel and PPL Center on Seventh Street with the Allentown Art Museum.

Some manufacturers say job poaching – the practice of actively recruiting an employee from a direct competitor – has become more common.

PPL Corp. of Allentown has promoted Vincent Sorgi to president and COO. He will take on the new role as of July 1. The company said Sorgi will lead execution of PPL’s long-term growth strategy and be responsible for the overall operational performance of PPL’s seven utilities in the United States and the United Kingdom. Sorgi has served ...

The national housing market shows a similar picture of stability, driven by low unemployment, rising wages and favorable mortgage rates, according to the report.

The Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health is going up on property at The Knitting Mills redevelopment project, the site of the former VF Factory Outlets. The site is in close proximity to Reading Hospital, now owned by Tower Health, which has 714 beds.

The company plans to move its employees and operations out of those two other sites, which are a warehouse on Race Street in Hanover Township, Lehigh County, and a distribution center on Conroy Place in Forks Township.

The venue will include a 2,500-square-foot-outdoor beer garden attached to the 4,400 square-foot-restaurant.

Pennsylvania farmers seeking to convert to organic cultivation can now get assistance from consultants at the Rodale Institute in Kutztown thanks to a new partnership with the state Department of Agriculture.