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Mack Defense begins Heavy Dump Truck production in Allentown
Mack Defense has begun production of its new Heavy Dump Trucks at the Mack Experience Center in Allentown. The company recently invested $6.5 million to create a dedicated production line for the truck line at the facility. Previously, non-armored HDT vehicles started production at the Lehigh Valley Operations facility in[...]
Bethlehem manufacturer Dent Design Hardware honored for environmental stewardship
A Bethlehem manufacturer has received the Small Business Environmental Stewardship Award from the National Small Business Environmental Assistance Program. Dent Design Hardware is a maker of specialized custom hardware and castings,[...]
Windkits closing Upper Macungie plant
An Upper Macungie Township manufacturer of turbines and turbine generator sets for the global wind power industry is closing and laying off its workforce. Windkits LLC, which was founded in 2008, has filed a WARN Notice stating it plans to end operations at its facility at 7346 Penn Drive on[...]
Oldcastle APG acquires EP Henry
Two hardscapes manufacturers in the region are joining forces. Oldcastle APG, which has operations in Easton, has acquired EP Henry, a privately owned manufacturer of hardscape and masonry products that has seven manufacturing and distribution facilities across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia and Maryland. It manufactures pavers, segmental retaining walls, masonry[...]
New vaccine manufacturing facility to bring 200 jobs to Swiftwater
Nearly 200 jobs are being created in Swiftwater through the opening of a new flu vaccine manufacturing facility. Sanofi Pasteur said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research has given approval for it to add another influenza manufacturing facility to the newly completed building. The[...]
Franklin Hills to be featured in 2022 Mack Truck calendar
Mack Trucks is out with the list of winners of its annual calendar contest, and this year one of the featured trucks is not only made in the Lehigh Valley, but driven here as well. A Mack MD used by Franklin Hill Vineyards in Bangor is one of the trucks[...]
Reading Baking Systems announces manager for science, innovation
Reading Bakery Systems, a manufacturer of baked snack production systems for the global snack food industry, announced the promotion of Steve Moya to manager of the company’s Science & Innovation Center. Moya, an Army veteran, began with RBS in 2017 as a mechanical engineering intern. After working his way up[...]
Guitar enthusiast tapped as next CEO of Martin Guitar
C.F. Martin & Co. has named a new CEO to replace longtime chairman and CEO Christian Frederick Martin IV. Thomas Ripsam, an experienced growth strategist, has been chosen to fill the role. Martin will continue on in the role of executive chairman of the 188-year-old Nazareth-based guitar maker. According to a[...]
East Penn Manufacturing honored by Honda
East Penn Manufacturing in Lyon Station has been honored by Honda with its Supplier Sustainability Award. The auto manufacturer honored 61 of its original equipment manufacturers, but East Penn was singled out as the lone honoree its category. The honor recognizes the supplier that “exemplifies exceptional commitment to social responsibility[...]
Reading Baking Systems expanding virtual testing
Reading Baking Systems, a manufacturer of baked snack production systems, is expanding its Science & Innovation Center’s project development and testing capabilities. The Robesonia-based company will be offering new virtual trials and hiring additional food technologists. RBS Virtual Trials offer customers remote access to the Science & Innovation Center’s capabilities[...]
OraSure’s rapid COVID-19 antigen test receives FDA approval
It’s the news Bethlehem’s OraSure Technologies Inc. has been waiting for. It announced today that it has received three Emergency Use Authorizations from the Federal Drug Administration for its COVID-19 rapid antigen tests. The tests, which will be branded as InteliSwab, are easy-to-use tests that are authorized for over-the-counter use[...]
Lehigh Cement acquisition of Keystone Cement called off
Lehigh Cement has abandoned plans to acquire Bath-based Keystone Cement after the Federal Trade Commission opposed the plan. In May the FTC sought to stop the $151 million merger of the two Pennsylvania companies saying the deal would be a detriment to regional competition. The FTC voted unanimously last month[...]
