$100K up for grabs at EnergyPath 2016
Industry leaders, professors, students and professionals will explore emerging technologies in alternative energy and discuss ways to incorporate them into their business.
As bankruptcies surge, domino effect on others feared
A recent report by Creditsafe USA Inc., a South Whitehall Township-based business intelligence supplier, shows troubling economic figures.
It’s official – National Penn bank branches now BB&T
All former National Penn Bank branches in the Greater Lehigh Valley now are branches of BB&T after what the bank’s regional president is calling a fairly seamless transition.
KeyCorp bank receives approval to acquire First Niagara
First Niagara bank, which has 46 branches in the Greater Lehigh Valley, will become part of Cleveland-based KeyCorp now that the Federal Reserve Bank approved the acquisition Tuesday.
Univest expands with Fox Chase acquisition
A financial services company looking to expand farther north into the Lehigh Valley has now also started to grow south and east. Souderton-based Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania, parent company of Univest Bank and Trust Co., has completed its acquisition of Fox Chase Bancorp Inc. of Hatboro.
Student investors put Muhlenberg College in the money
About two dozen students at Muhlenberg College spend much of their free time figuring out how to help the school increase its endowment.
Two Valley companies to expand with help from state loans
Two Lehigh Valley manufacturers will be expanding with the help of low interest loans from the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority.
Area lenders bank on hiring more mortgage loan officers
If you are buying a home, chances are you need a mortgage to do it.
Banks are cyberproofing with new .bank domain
Provident Bank expects that with its new .bank domain, it doesn’t have to worry about customers receiving fake emails from the bank or customers being duped by going to a website set up to mimic the Provident site.
A strong bond with your bank helps in good times and bad
Memories of needing to survive and learning how to survive an economic downturn are still very fresh in the minds of business owners.
5 QUESTIONS WITH June Webre Provident Bank Senior Vice President, Regional President, Bethlehem
1 How is the Greater Lehigh Valley economy?
Wealth growth, transfer and protection – with a tax buffer
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