The state Department of Agriculture is looking for applicants for $500,000 in PA Farm Bill Agriculture & Youth Grants for programs aimed at preparing youth for agricultural jobs.
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Competition for homes keeps falling
Fewer and fewer houses listed for sale are receiving multiple offers, real estate brokerage company Redfin reported, confirming what local agents are seeing as well.
Read More »Five Steps that may help PA employers save on health care
When it comes to offering health benefits to employees, every employer has two primary goals: improve coverage and lower costs.
Read More »Pennsylvania home prices rise again
Pennsylvania’s median home sales price climbed to $219,154 in July, up almost $3,000 from June, according to a report prepared for the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors.
Read More »St. Luke’s opens expanded ER at Allentown facility
St. Luke’s University Health Network opened its expanded and renovated emergency room to meet growing need for urgent care at its hospital at Hamilton and 17th streets in Allentown this week.
Read More »Erie Insurance names DEI leader
Erie Insurance, with offices throughout Central Pennsylvania and Lehigh Valley, has named Lance Hyde vice president of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), effective August 22.
Read More »New leadless and retrievable pacemaker inserted by St. Luke’s cardiologist
A St. Luke’s cardiologist implanted the first leadless and retrievable pacemaker in the region this month at St. Luke’s Bethlehem campus.
Read More »Employers need wellness toolbox to recruit, retain top talent
Since the “great resignation” happened in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, employers in the Lehigh Valley, and nationally, are having a more difficult time recruiting and retaining top talent.
Read More »Populytics reorganizes after president’s retirement
Populytics Inc. is reorganizing after the retirement of its president and CEO Gregory Kile.
Read More »Developer begins coal power plant demolition at future commerce park
RPL East, an affiliate of River Pointe Logistics, has now dismantled the 55-ton coal conveyor on the former GenOn Coal Power Plant.
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