Allegiant said it would establish an aircraft base at Lehigh Valley International Airport, set to begin operations in February 2020. The base would be Allegiant’s 18th and bring at least 66 new jobs for pilots, flight attendants, mechanics and others this spring.

GeorgeAnn Custom Homes of Moore Township recently bought the former Bath municipal building at 215 E. Main St. and will renovate the building to create 12 apartments.

An epilepsy monitoring unit or EMU has opened within the Neuroscience Center at Lehigh Valley Hospital−Cedar Crest. 

OraSure Technologies Inc. of Bethlehem has sold its cryosurgical systems business to another Bethlehem biotechnology firm, CryoConcepts LP, for $12 million. 

American Keg Co., a manufacturer of American steel kegs from Pottstown, petitioned the U.S. Department of Commerce in 2018 seeking action against exporters from Mexico have sold refillable steel kegs at less than fair value in the U.S. The federal department recently launched an investigation to determine if it would apply tariffs to Mexican imports of steel kegs.

There’s still time to submit nominations for the Coolest Offices in the Lehigh Valley.

This summer 20 high school students participated in the Health Career Exploration Program at St. Luke’s University Health Network, which introduces rising seniors in the Allentown and Bethlehem school districts to careers in health care.

Harvest, a cannabis company, has signed an agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Health that will stop the opening of two marijuana dispensaries in the state.

Revenue is measured over the course of a year. But any business owner knows that it does not come in steady doses. In the pages of our annual Top 100 issue, we look at the ways some businesses in the Greater Lehigh Valley manage the ups and downs.

East Penn Manufacturing, which manufactures batteries in Lyon Station, and is Berks County’s largest employer, has acquired a manufacturer of lithium battery technology and systems for the heavy-duty commercial, government and defense markets.