Netizen Corp., a South Whitehall Township-based cybersecurity firm, has obtained a contract with the government that will potentially give the company access to more than $5 billion in contract work.
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Industries
Energy firm to repay $2.4 million to Pa. customers overcharged during 2014 polar vortex
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has approved a settlement with IDT Energy of Newark, N.J., over electricity pricing during the 2014 winter polar vortex, which created record low temperatures across the Northeast.
Read More »$28M bridge opens in Jim Thorpe, a major artery for commerce
After more than two years of construction, the $28 million four-lane bridge in Jim Thorpe opened Friday – potentially the most significant transportation project in Carbon County in decades, a state official said.
Read More »Lehigh County Real Estate Transactions
Documents on file in Lehigh County government offices listed these recent real estate transactions. Information for each transaction lists the municipality, seller, buyer, address, parcel, date of sale and sale price. Unless otherwise noted, the property has a commercial use.
1,400 Guardian employees get new home
Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America has opened its new regional headquarters.
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NEW VENTURES: Tavern celebrates history the old fashioned way – with beer
Legend has it that one of the first buildings ever constructed in Hellertown was a tavern. It was the center of the community that sprung up around it.
In Easton, 20 years and millions of happy faces
While the Crayola Experience has been a centerpiece to downtown Easton since 1996, the attraction has fully emerged as a major economic growth engine for the city as it enters its 20th year.
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Firefly Bookstore owners saw the light in Kutztown
Mark Twain would be happy to know that reports of the death of the American bookstore have been greatly exaggerated in 2016.
Read More »Listen to and know your employees; it helps with customers
When it comes to determining employee satisfaction and how well they are engaged in your business, it’s a relatively easy exercise – particularly when it comes to the world of retail and restaurants:
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Non-Allentown restaurants doing just fine, thank you
George Paxos, owner of three high-end restaurants in Bethlehem and Upper Saucon Township, soon will open a fourth.
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