St. Luke’s University Health Network of Bethlehem, said it will expand its participation in clinical trials for cancer research though a partnership with Rutgers Cancer Institute, the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in New Jersey, together with RWJBarnabas Health. 

State Sen. Art Haywood, D-Montgomery/Philadelphia, last week announced $10 million in funding for statewide mobile and community clinics to support health access in Pennsylvania.

TikTok, the China-based social media app which the head of the FBI recently deemed a national security concern, has been banned from all Pennsylvania Treasury-issued devices.

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, a bipartisan bill to ensure pregnant workers are treated fairly on the job and have reasonable accommodations at work, passed Thursday in the United States Senate as an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2023 federal appropriations bill. 

Lehigh Valley and Denver-based National Energy Improvement Fund LLC (NEIF), which is a Certified B-Corp energy efficiency and resilience improvement lender, has launched the sixth round of an investment program targeted at smaller investors.  

Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School was awarded a $24,600 Career and Technical Education Equipment Grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education, state Sen. Lisa M. Boscola announced Wednesday.

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported that total revenue from all forms of gaming along with fantasy contests during November was $452,357,922, an increase of 4.59% over the year before.

The Lehigh Valley’s electrician’s union, IBEW Local 375, is the recipient of nearly $300,000 in funding to bolster its apprenticeship program. 

New Vitae Wellness and Recovery has held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Browne Cottage, a new living space at its Mount Trexler Manor/Action Recovery site in Upper Saucon Township. 

Career Technical Centers in the Lehigh Valley and Central Pennsylvania are among the 33 CTCs and two school districts to receive competitive grants to purchase new equipment aligned to training students in high-demand occupations.