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Taking a chance: Katrina Marshall loved her job at Artistic Toys & Promotions so much, she bought the company.
A little over two years ago, Katrina Marshall took a big gamble. She had been working at Artistic Toys & Promotions in Allentown for about 12 years and loved her job. Starting out as a receptionist she was promoted to a number of roles within the company and became a[...]
Trump visits Upper Macungie PPE distribution center of Owens & Minor today
President Donald Trump is scheduled to be in the Lehigh Valley today for a brief visit to a personal protection equipment distributor, Owens & Minor in Upper Macungie Township. The president will arrive at the Lehigh Valley International Airport just after 1 p.m. and will head to the facility for[...]
President Trump to visit Lehigh Valley PPE distributer
President Donald Trump is planning his first visit to the Lehigh Valley on Thursday. According to a number of published reports he will be visiting a personal protection equipment distribution center in Upper Macungie Township for Richmond, Virginia-based Owens and Minor Inc., a medical supplies supplier. According to its website,[...]
Flexicon to expand operations into second LVIP VI building
Flexicon Corp. of Bethlehem Township is expanding. The manufacturer of bulk handling equipment for the manufacturing industry has outgrown its current headquarters in Lehigh Valley Industrial Park VI and will move into a 50,000-plus-square-foot space about two doors down from the existing Emrick Boulevard space owned by developer J.G. Petrucci[...]
Rick Bucher named president of Victaulic
Victaulic in Easton has named Rick Bucher president and COO. He will continue reporting to John Malloy, who had served as president and CEO for 16 years. Malloy will remain chairman and CEO of the company. Bucher began with Victaulic in 2009 as vice president of product development, eventually rising[...]
Owner of Chaar pet supply stores calls Covid shutdown a ‘disaster’
Until a few months ago, 2020 was a great year for business for Tony ElChaar. The owner of the family-operated Chaar, a chain of pet supply stores, said his company was thriving in the opening months of 2020. Then, the COVID-19 crisis hit, and with that came a 50% drop[...]
‘Right to repair’ issue gains traction amid COVID-19 crisis
It was in the early 2000s that the Right to Repair issue started taking hold, said Emma Horst-Martz, campaign associate with PennPIRG, the Pennsylvania branch of the U.S. PIRG, a consumer advocacy organization. As vehicles became more computer driven, independent repair shops complained that they were being shut out[...]
Mack Trucks offers free online courses for diesel tech students
Since students who want to learn to become diesel technicians can’t attend in-person or hands-on training courses, Mack Trucks is offering free 90-day access to online courses designed for high school and secondary technical education students. “Recognizing that it’s impossible for students to train in person at this time, the[...]
INOVIO completes first phase of COVID-19 vaccine trial
INOVIO, the Doylestown-based pharmaceutical company, has completed the first phase of its clinical trial for a COVID-19 vaccine. All 40 healthy volunteers in the trial have now received their first dose, INOVIO says. Interim immune responses and safety results are expected in late June, the company says. The trial’s volunteers[...]
Ben Franklin to target funding at startups, manufacturers needing boost
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania unveiled a three-pronged plan for a $1 million allocation it received from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. DCED yesterday approved the release of $4 million in funds, $1 million for each of the state’s Ben Franklin centers. The money is[...]
Local manufacturers screen employees for COVID-19 symptoms
Local manufacturers are screening their employees for COVID-19 symptoms onsite with the help of St. Luke’s University Health Network’s occupational medicine department. 15 Lehigh Valley businesses, including the Nestle Waters plant and Sam Adams brewery, both in Breiningsville, are working with St. Luke’s to screen more than 6,000 employees daily.[...]
Mack Defense lands federal contract with GSA
Mack Defense has been awarded an indefinite delivery and quantity contract from the U.S. General Services Administration to supply Mack-branded vehicle products to a variety of federal agencies. The contract runs for one year, but includes two additional GSA-option one-year contract extensions, which could push the contract through 2022. “With[...]
