The national economic forecast will continue the positive trend businesses have been seeing over the past few years, but with signs of volatility emerging. These signs include rising inflation, interest rate hikes, the possibility of a trade war with China and a potential recession in about 20 months.

With topics such as the economic forecast and what's hot in commercial, industrial and office development, the annual Real Estate & Development Symposium on Tuesday morning is expected to draw 500 people to DeSales University in Center Valley.

Last spring, officials at Lafayette College in Easton used the unconventional method of an explosion to mark the groundbreaking for the $75 million Rockwell Integrated Sciences Center.

While earth movers rolled along the construction site, officials lined up with shovels for a ceremonial groundbreaking Thursday afternoon at the site of the new St. Luke’s University Health Network hospital in Milford Township in Upper Bucks County.

Redevelopment continues to change the landscape of South Bethlehem, and the latest example is that area's first large-scale luxury apartment project.

St. Luke's University Health Network will officially kick off the start of construction of its $100 million hospital in Milford Township, near Quakertown, on Thursday with a groundbreaking ceremony.

Tower 6 is open for business.

BB&T Bank sold one of its closed branches in Bethlehem Township to a physician group that plans to use the property as a medical office.

Allentown's newest Class-A office building officially opens its doors Thursday.

Northampton Community College has opened a new Easton Educational Outreach Center on South Third Street in a space that previously housed the city's police department.