Allentown-based global technology services firm CAI and Marshall University’s West Virginia Autism Training Center, a statewide technical assistance and direct service agency providing specialized training and support to individuals with autism spectrum disorder, announced Tuesday that they’re joining forces.

Allentown residents who speak languages other than English will now be able to communicate with first responders through a pilot program using interpretation technology. 

Capital Blue Cross donated $250,000 to help replace St. Luke’s Dental Van fleet that visits schools throughout the Lehigh Valley to provide oral health services to students. 

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. 

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.

When it comes to offering health benefits to employees, every employer has two primary goals: improve coverage and lower costs.  

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.

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. 

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.  

A St. Luke’s cardiologist implanted the first leadless and retrievable pacemaker in the region this month at St. Luke’s Bethlehem campus.