This year, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture issued more than 300 permits to grow hemp on nearly 600 acres at more than 800 locations around the state

For Tina Richardson, chancellor of Penn State Lehigh Valley, business growth is a key focus of her work in higher education.

A free, weeklong camp serves to provide career info and hands-on training activities for girls 14 to 18 who have interest in construction, architecture, engineering and related fields.

Paula Young, co-owner of Young Medical Spa, opens up to Lehigh Valley Business. She talks with us about the pressure on women to look good, the most popular cosmetic procedures, and raising a son and maintaining a marriage in the midst of a busy career.

Continental Cup Co., a paper cup manufacturer, will open its first site at 1920 Spillman Drive in Lehigh Valley Industrial Park VII off Route 412 in Bethlehem.

Continental Cup Co. will open its site at 1920 Spillman Drive in Lehigh Valley Industrial Park VII off Route 412 in Bethlehem, making it the company's first manufacturing facility.

Earlier this year, State Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, a Republican who represents parts of Berks and Lehigh counties, introduced House Bill 1170, legislation that would require employers in the construction industry to use the federal E-Verify system to ensure their employees do not include people not authorized to work in the U.S.

Genesis Ortega, host of PBS 39's, "Es Tiempo," and Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce "Hispanic Business Person of the Year," opens up about her rising career, ageism in the workplace, and growing up between two cultures.

A developer is looking to build The Commodore, a project that involves constructing an eight-story building in downtown Easton with a rooftop restaurant, several floors of upscale apartments and office/retail space on the lower levels.

A long-dormant pub in South Bethlehem could become a public market with the announcement of Riverport Market, set to open in spring 2020.