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Education platform designed to aid Pa. homebuyers
The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency is continuing its work to help residents of the state with home ownership. The agency has just launched a new custom homebuyer education course, an online program designed[...]
Ben Franklin announces $2.3 million in regional tech investments
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania reports that it has approved more than $2.3 million in investments during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026. These investments will support 16 companies—13 early-stage companies and three established manufacturers—fostering innovative product development, workforce expansion, and operational growth across the region. A[...]
Regional groups partner to expand employee ownership in tri-state area
A regional group promoting employee ownership has reported a major boost to its work in the tri-state region. Rutgers University’s New Jersey/New York Center for Employee Ownership and the Pennsylvania Center for Employee Ownership announced a partnership focused on expanding the number of employee-owned businesses in all three states by the year 2030. According to[...]
Capital Blue Cross and St. Luke’s partner on health insurance plan
St. Luke’s University Health Network and Capital Blue Cross have joined together to offer Valley Advantage, a new health care insurance program that offers treatment from St. Luke’s network health care providers. “The Valley Advantage EPO health plan has been specifically designed to help employers control rising health care expenditures[...]
Pa. tax revenue exceeds estimate by 1.1 billion
Pennsylvania took in more tax revenue than anticipated this past fiscal year. Revenue Secretary Pat Browne announced Wednesday that Pennsylvania ended the 2025-26 fiscal year with $48.9 billion in General Fund collections That’s $1.1 billion, or 2.4% above[...]
Minimum wage increase stalled in Pennsylvania Senate
Efforts to raise the minimum wage in Pennsylvania have stalled in the Senate, meaning Pennsylvania’s minimum wage remains at $7.25 per hour. House Bill 2189 to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour passed in the Pa. House. The bill would raise the state’s minimum wage to $11 per hour, then $13 in 2028, and[...]
Albright College adds online bachelor of science in project management
Albright College in Reading is expanding its online learning offerings. The school has launched an online Bachelor of Science in Project Management within its School of Professional Studies. Albright said project management is[...]
Highmark event promotes wellness and community connections
Highmark recently hosted a Walk for a Healthy Community at DeSales University to raise funds for a number of nonprofits in the region. What was goal for the health insurer? “People are always looking for meaningful ways to connect, contribute, and make a difference. Innovative community outreach opportunities not only caters to a wide range of interests but also[...]
Pa. Senate advances bill allowing moratorium on data center development
A bill that would help municipalities better control data center growth in their community has advanced out of the Senate Local Government Committee and heads to the full Senate for a vote. Senate Bill 1345, sponsored by Sen. Jarrett Coleman, R-Lehigh, allows municipalities to place a moratorium on data center development applications. “I hear from my constituents[...]
B. Braun shuttering local subsidiary
A subsidiary of B. Braun is closing in Lehigh County, eliminating 173 jobs by the end of the year. According to a Pennsylvania WARN Notice, Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, or CAPS, is closing its two locations at 6580 and 6845 Snowdrift Road in Allentown. According to its website, CAPS is the largest[...]
Dan’s Camera City sold to Michigan retailers
A prominent Lehigh Valley retailer is changing hands. The owners of Dan’s Camera City in Allentown are retiring, and starting in July, the camera retailer will be run by a team of business owners behind CameraMall in Ann Arbor, Michigan alongside Dan’s longtime staffers. While the new owners said they[...]
A tale of two brewers and their paths to success
Two Lehigh Valley brewers have found success recently, but their success has taken them down different paths – paths that have turned out to be mutually beneficial. Bru Daddy’s Brewing Co. has been running a popular brew pub restaurant and beer garden at 732 Hamilton St in Allentown, in fact at one[...]
