Cris Collingwood, Author at LVB

Cris Collingwood

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Cris Collingwood writes about all things health related in Central Pennsylvania and Lehigh Valley.

Cris has a pulse on new trends in business and what new technologies are emerging. She is curious about what business leaders want to know, and if it is being grown, manufactured or marketed here, she's interested in sharing the news with readers.

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Recent Articles from Cris Collingwood

OCOA products are being debuted at Urban Outfitters. PHOTO/OCOA

Reading hair care company debuts products at Urban Outfitters

Reading-based OCOA, a hair care brand for curly hair, announced its debut at Urban Outfitters.

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center to hold cancer symposium

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center in Central Pa. is holding a symposium on women’s oncology for health care professionals.

The Abbot PressureWire X, which is about the thickness of a human hair. PHOTO/SLUHN

Latest News August 29, 2024

St. Luke’s has new tool to test mini-arteries to the heart

St. Luke's University Health Network's cardiology team has a new tool in its arsenal.

Highmark Health reported revenue of $14.7 billion, an eight percent year-over-year gain for the first half of 2024. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES

Latest News August 29, 2024

Highmark Health reports $14.7B in revenue for first half of year

Highmark Health Thursday reported revenue of $14.7 billion, an eight percent year-over-year gain for the first half of 2024.

Latest News August 29, 2024

Reading Hospital named one of “Great Hospitals in America”

Reading Hospital has been named one of the “Great Hospitals in America” by Becker’s Hospital Review.

Kevin Oldt (right), a paraplegic, walks in the Wandercraft hands-free robotic exoskeleton with the help of specially trained Good Shepherd physical therapists Amanda Thorp (middle) and Julia Vandenberg (left). PHOTO/GOOD SHEPHERD

Latest News August 29, 2024

Good Shepherd uses device introduced at Paris Olympics to help people walk

Good Shepherd Rehabilitation is the first clinical user of robotic exoskeleton technology that made history at the Paris Olympics.

Shift4's headquarters in Center Valley PHOTO/SUSAN ANGSTADT

Shift4 to acquire Canadian gift card company

Shift4 has signed a definitive arrangement agreement to acquire Givex Corp., a Toronto, Canda based provider of gift cards, loyalty programs and point-of-sale solutions.

Stuffed Puffs has been acquired by Mount Franklin Foods. PHOTO/STUFFED PUFFS

Stuffed Puffs acquired by Texas manufacturer

Stuffed Puffs LLC has been acquired by an El Paso, Texas firm.

Kenneth Hawkinson, president of Kutztown University, announces plans to retire next summer. PHOTO/CHRIS SPONAGLE, KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY

Kutztown University president announces retirement

The President of Kutztown University of Pennsylvania announced plans to retire.

Johnson Controls R&D lab focused on data center sustainability

Tucked away in southern York County, engineers are working with data center companies to improve efficiency and reduce energy waste.

DEP is offering grants for environmental education. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES

DEP offers grants to promote environmental education

The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is offering nearly $1 million in grants for projects that will promote environmental education and stewardship.