As an expansion of its Day of Caring – when area businesses send employee volunteers to area nonprofits for community service projects – the Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley Friday is holding its first-ever day of volunteering for corporate interns.
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Workforce
Lehigh Valley Children’s Centers names new CEO
Lehigh Valley Children’s Centers of Allentown has appointed Charles Dinofrio as its new president and CEO. He will be the third person to lead the organizations since it was founded in 1970.
Read More »Pa. House passes $34B budget with no hike to minimum wage
The entire Lehigh Valley delegation voted in favor of the $34 billion state budget, which was passed by the House of Representatives on Tuesday.
Read More »Health professionals: Better awareness of workplace violence leads to better training
Health care professionals interviewed by Lehigh Valley Business feel awareness of the risk of workplace violence in the health care arena is lacking. And they believe that training in how to handle workplace assaults needs to be a bigger part of the health care landscape.
Read More »Freshpet breaks ground on expansion, 200 new jobs expected
Secaucus, New Jersey-based Freshpet Inc. is expanding its Lehigh Valley operations with the groundbreaking of a second manufacturing plant, which it refers to as a Freshpet Kitchen.
Read More »Teachers working with Lehigh Valley manufacturers to learn work skill needs
A group of a dozen teachers from the Allentown, Salisbury and Whitehall-Coplay school districts will be wrapping up a program at Lehigh Carbon Community College this week that is helping them get involved in developing students’ interest in STEM careers.
Read More »Business owners weigh merits of higher pay
The debate over lifting Pennsylvania’s minimum wage is reverberating among small-business owners in the Lehigh Valley who worry about the consequences.
Read More »Day of Caring brings out corporate volunteers
June 20 marked the 27th annual United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley’s Day of Caring, which is run in partnership with the Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley.
Read More »Nonprofit, crowd funder team up to boost small businesses
Under its collaboration with Honeycomb Credit, Pennsylvania Downtown Center members – such as downtown development groups – can take part in Honeycomb’s Main Street Champion program, which unlocks capital for local businesses.
Read More »Reading Eagle says 81 job cuts will come with impending sale
With the impending sale of the Reading Eagle Co. to Media News Group of Denver, the company has issued a notice that calls for the elimination of 81 jobs effective June 30 – the day the sale is expected to be complete.
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