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Ropes Course entertainment venue opens Friday
The Lehigh Valley will be welcoming its newest outdoor adventure complex on Friday. HangDog, which its owners say is the largest outdoor ropes course in the Northeast, will be open to the public starting at 2 p.m. at 410 Cedarville Rd., Easton. The term "HangDog" is derived from a climbing[...]
Bank of Bird-in-Hand to undertake another stock offering to fuel more growth
The Bank of Bird-in-Hand plans to undertake a common stock offering - anticipated to be between $15 million and $30 million in the aggregate - starting in September to further support the bank’s continuing growth and to take advantage of market opportunities, announced president and CEO Lori A. Maley. The[...]
Great Wolf unveils 40,000-square-foot indoor water park expansion
As it enters the final stage of its $125 million renovation, Great Wolf Lodge Pocono Mountains has unveiled the 40,000-square-foot expansion of its indoor waterpark. The waterpark, which is now more than 120,000 square feet, now has seven new slides, including “Slidewinder,” which lets riders slide down in single, or[...]
Planned Dorney coaster will be first in the Northeast
There’s a big menace coming to Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom next season – an Iron Menace. That’s the name of the new roller coaster the park will be adding. It’s the first new roller coaster that Dorney has added to the park since the opening of Hydra in 2005.[...]
Cedarbrook renovations continue to provide for most vulnerable citizens
Lehigh County continues upgrades to Cedarbrook Senior Care and Rehabilitation to ensure the county’s most vulnerable citizens receive the care they need. Rick Molchany, director of general services for Lehigh County, said the county approved more than $48 million to continue improvements to the facility at 350 Cedarbrook Road, Allentown,[...]
Quakertown hotel manager fined for seeking to recoup back wages from employees
The management of a Quakertown Hampton Inn has been found in contempt by a federal court for violating a February consent judgment. According to a press release from the U.S. Department of Labor, the contempt order requires the employer to pay $8,750 in back wages, an equal amount in liquid[...]
That’s the ticket. Gateway Ticketing Systems continues growth
Gateway Ticketing Systems has traveled a lot of miles since its humble beginnings in a former backyard chicken coop in Boyertown more than three decades ago. Now known as the world leader in ticketing, admission control and revenue-generating solutions within the attractions industry, Gateway is currently celebrating its 35th anniversary[...]
PLCB to hold liquor license auction
Liquor licenses in Berks, Lebanon, and Northampton counties are among 20 to come up for bid. The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) Wednesday will accept bids through noon on Sept. 25 for the expired restaurant licenses in the 12th license auction since Act 39 became effective in August 2016. This[...]
State reaches contract agreement with AFSCME
A new four-year labor agreement has been ratified by members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 13. The union represents approximately 27,000, or 48%, of state employees. According to Secretary of Administration Neil Weaver, under the contract general pay increases a total of 11.25%[...]
New Sheetz opening in Allentown
Allentown is getting a new Sheetz on Saturday. The Mid-Atlantic convenience chain will be the new store at 2901 Lehigh Street to the public starting at 8 a.m. Then on Monday Sheetz will host grand opening festivities that begin outside the store at 9 a.m. with multiple prizes awarded. A ribbon-cutting[...]
Jerdon Construction set to begin new firehouse project
Jerdon Construction of Allentown will soon begin construction on a new fire station for the Western Salisbury Fire Co. Construction on the 11,0229-square-foot design-build project is slated to begin Aug. 28 and is expected to take approximately eight months to complete. Jerdon will demolish the existing fire station to make[...]
Joshua Tree Experts gets first franchisee, expanding into New York
Stockertown-based Joshua Tree Experts, a franchise that provides tree maintenance, plant health, lawn care and pest control services, is expanding in Orange County, New York, with its first franchisee. As Joshua Tree Experts continues to grow, it is looking for franchise owners in Colorado, Georgia, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina,[...]
