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May 19, 2020

Reading Chamber unveils rebuilding plan for Berks County

The plan, which was accomplished with input from GRAC’s nearly 1,000 members, key community business leaders and other community stakeholders, is laid out in three main sections.

May 19, 2020

Low oil prices helping heating oil companies survive pandemic

With a wide range of sizes, services and territories for independent home heating oil companies, the impact has been varied, but most say that as they exit their busy season they’re doing just fine.

May 18, 2020

Pocono businesses sign pledge to reopen safely, follow CDC rules

Some in their kitchens, some in their offices, many wearing masks, a group of Pocono business professionals participated in a virtual signing of the Pocono Promise today.

May 18, 2020

Pennsylvania’s sportsbooks wagering drops, while online casinos surge

With virtually all sports being shut down since mid-March by the COVID-19 pandemic, Pennsylvania’s sportsbook industry had another dismal month in April, while online casinos have experienced a bit of a surge.

May 15, 2020

Carbon among 12 counties moving to yellow May 22

On May 22, 12 more counties will move to the “yellow” phase of Gov. Tom Wolf’s three-phase, traffic-light-color-coded plan for resuming operations in the commonwealth, state officials announced Friday afternoon.

May 15, 2020

Easton restaurants asking customers to choose #curbsidefirst

Marcel Bedoya, owner of Black & Blue in Easton, said when he began using delivery apps like Grub Hub, Uber Eats and Door Dash about a year ago he knew the fees were rather high.

May 15, 2020

Wolf to veto bill to restore Real Estate

Governor Wolf’s office tells Lehigh Valley Business that he intends to veto House Bill 2412, which would declare the real estate industry as a life sustaining business.

May 15, 2020

Tower Health to start phased reopening of services

Tower Health in West Reading said it is working on a phased reopening plan after shutting down most services to deal with the COVID-19 virus.

May 15, 2020

Bill to open up Pa.’s real estate industry heads to Gov. Wolf

A bill to declare real estate as a life-sustaining business in Pennsylvania is heading to Gov. Wolf’s desk for signature after being passed by the state house and senate.

May 14, 2020

Trump praises Owens & Minor employees during Lehigh Valley visit

Standing in front of a stockpile of protective medical gowns at Owens & Minor, the president thanked the workers for their tireless efforts to get medical  supplies to where they are needed in the fight against the COVID-19 virus.

May 14, 2020

DeSales survey: Lehigh Valley economic sentiment plummets

“We have not seen numbers like this since the 1930s and it took three years to get there,” said Kamran Afshar, director of the Kamran Afshar Data Analytics Center at DeSales University in Upper Saucon Township, which produces the index. “It is a frightening situation to be in.

May 14, 2020

What shape will post COVID-19 economic recovery take in the Lehigh Valley?

“We’ll bounce off the bottom, maybe through Q4 (fourth quarter 2020) into the first quarter of 2021. Next year we’ll start to see the recovery coming,” he said.

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