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Dealerships put students in driver’s seat for technical school job program
Several Lehigh Valley auto dealerships are collaborating with a Philadelphia-area technical school to create an early employment program.
PPL seeks diversity in its supply chain
PPL Electric Utilities wants to broaden the diversity of businesses and business leaders that supply it with goods and services and it will begin with a summit next month.
LCTI opens $4.2M center to meet growing demand for welders
Lehigh Career & Technical Institute of Schneckville recently celebrated the opening of its new Welding Technology Center, a $4.25 million project that doubled the welding program’s lab size.
Reading, St. Luke’s hospitals get 5-star ranking from Medicare
Four area hospitals received a five-star ranking from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the federal agency that administers the Medicare program. The CMS released its annual Hospital Compare star ratings last week, illustrating the quality performance of more than 4,500 hospitals in the United States.
Demo of Allentown State Hospital to begin in July
The buildings and structures that comprise the long dormant Allentown State Hospital will start coming down this summer. Demolition contractor Neuber Demolition & Environmental Services of Gilbertsville, Montgomery County, will start July 10 and finish in February 2021, with a completion of its contract work in May 2021.
St. Luke’s pediatric ICU to open Feb. 10
St. Luke’s University Health Network unveiled its new, eight-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit during a ribbon cutting ceremony on Feb. 6 at St. Luke’s University Hospital in Bethlehem. The new unit will open to patients Feb 10.
Gov. Wolf’s budget: industry leaders applaud workforce investments, blast gas tax
Gov. Tom Wolf’s executive budget for 2020-2021 fiscal year calls for increases to the state’s workforce development effort and corporate tax cuts designed to make the state’s business climate more competitive.
Pa. Supreme Court to reevaluate ‘venue-shopping’ rule change after year-long study
Following a year-long study on the impact of location on medical malpractice court cases, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court will be revisiting a rule change proposal that sparked controversy last year in the medical community.
Local funding spurs renovation projects for Mex Grill owners
The owners of five Lehigh Valley restaurants are embarking on major renovation projects at their Palmer Township and Easton locations. Juan Martinez and his wife, Melanie, recently refinanced a loan with Lehigh Financial Group LLC of Allentown, to renovate Don Juan Mex Grill’s Palmer location.
Easton committee to name developer for former Days Inn property
Easton’s city government is closer to announcing a developer of the former Days Inn hotel property. A committee appointed by Mayor Sal Panto will present its recommendation of a developer for the nearly 4-acre site next week.
IT firm becomes anchor tenant at TechVentures
TechVentures in Bethlehem has a new anchor tenant. Converged Communications, which is doing business as Convergent, moved into the west wing in TechVenture’s most recent expansion space.
With CRIZ funding, Wind Creek will invest more than $100M in new hotel
The development of a new hotel at Wind Creek Bethlehem could get a boost in funding from a tax incentive that would increase the investment to more than $100 million.
