KeyBank Lehigh Valley employees volunteered at the Lehigh Valley Zoo in Schnecksville, where they spent time helping children use crafting skills to make penguin bracelets. A portion of the proceeds from the bracelets will benefit SANCCOB, a South African organization dedicated to the conservation and protection of African penguins. The employees participated as part of KeyBank's annual Neighbors Make the Difference Day on May 27. Pictured are employees with children at the zoo.
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Accounting firm donates to Big Brothers Big Sisters
Buckno Lisicky & Co. of Allentown donated $525 to Big Brothers Big Sisters Lehigh Valley after employees paid $5 to dress down on Fridays. Each employee submits a charity of his or her choice, and after several months a winner is announced. Jack Lisicky of the Allentown of ce was the winner, and the charity was BBBS. Pictured from left are Lisicky, Sherry Sohaney, of cer manager, Karen Hoff, marketing director, and Louis LeMaster, managing shareholder.
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Reading-based Penske Truck Leasing has acquired a Richmond, Va.-based truck leasing firm, Old Dominion Truck leasing. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania in Bethlehem has approved the investment of $320,530 in support of regional economic development.
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Bern Township-based EnerSys, one of the largest industrial battery makers in the world, has a $60 million deal to supply lithium-ion cells and batteries to multiple space agencies and equipment manufacturers.
Read More »National Velodrome at Albright College gets local designer, builder
Spillman Farmer Architects of Bethlehem and the Burkey Group of Reading have been chosen to design and build the $20 million National Velodrome and Events Center at Albright College.
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Though it has taken longer than expected, developer Borko Milosev said his office building renovation project is entering the final stages.
Read More »In effort to save Rite Aid deal, Fred’s lines up more money to buy stores
Pharmacy chain Fred's Inc. has secured more financing to buy Rite Aid Corp. stores, a key step in the effort to help Walgreens overcome antitrust concerns and win federal approval to purchase Rite Aid.
Read More »Defunct arts festival to return under Cedar Crest College leadership
Those who missed Allentown’s annual Mayfair this year should be happy to know the festival will be back next year thanks to Cedar Crest College.
Read More »LVHN Health Center at Easton opens at former bakery, first of two in Northampton County in a week
Lehigh Valley Health Network's Health Center at Easton officially opened Friday at a site long known for the large bakery that stood there nearly a century ago.
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