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Mack union calls planned Mexican plant ‘a slap in the face’
“A Slap in the face,” that’s what Mack Truck’s union United Auto Workers 677 is calling news that Mack parent company, The Volvo Group, plans to build a heavy-duty truck manufacturing facility in Mexico. The company said the new plant will supplement its U.S. production and will not impact Lehigh[...]
Mack Truck opening heavy-duty truck plant in Mexico
Mack Truck parent company, The Volvo Group, said Lehigh Valley operations will not be impacted by news that it plans to build a new heavy-duty truck manufacturing plant in Mexico. The company said the new plant will supplement its U.S. production and will provide additional capacity to support its growth[...]
Coherent Corp. secures $15 million in CHIPS funding
Coherent Corp., a producer of wide- and ultrawide-bandgap semiconductors with manufacturing facilities in Northampton County, announced Wednesday that it secured $15 million in funding from the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act of 2022 that provided the Department of Defense (DoD) with $2 billion to strengthen[...]
Lehigh University among Pa. schools involved in student research partnerships
Lehigh University is one of 15 Pennsylvania colleges and universities involved in student research project partnerships with local manufacturing companies in the Manufacturing PA Initiative, the Shapiro Administration announced Monday. Department of Community and Economic Development Secretary Rick Siger said that $3,050,357 in grants have been awarded through the Initiative to 45[...]
Berks/Schuylkill ‘What’s So Cool About Manufacturing’ voting to begin Monday
It’s now students in Berks and Schuylkill counties turn to prove “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing.” Voting begins on Monday at 12:01 a.m. for the Manufacturers Resource Center’s Berks and Schuylkill County version of the student video contest. Student teams from 26 regional middle school joined with regional manufacturers to[...]
Pa. businesses challenge Sen. Casey’s ‘greedflation’ comments
A joint letter was sent to U.S. Senator Bob Casey, D-PA, by the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry and a coalition of industry associations in response to the senator’s recent comments regarding "greedflation" and rising consumer prices. Co-signees to the letter include: Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association. Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association. [...]
Crayola’s Wuerthele to retire: COO takes top post
The COO of Crayola will take over as president and CEO April 2 following the retirement of Rich Wuerthele. Wuerthele, who served as president and CEO for the past four years, successfully led the company through a global pandemic – navigating unprecedented and challenging times while delivering positive business results,[...]
Winners named in ‘What’s So Cool About Manufacturing’ contest
Leaders in the Lehigh Valley’s manufacturing industry got together with their new middle school friends to celebrate “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing” Tuesday night and name the winners of this year’s video contest. The contest, held by the Manufacturers Resource Center, partners teams of middle school students with manufacturers in[...]
LCCC expands manufacturing training with third mobile classroom
Lehigh Carbon Community College is expanding its mobile manufacturing training in July to help meet the growing demand for workers in the industry. The Mobile Manufacturing Lab Classrooms bring advanced manufacturing training directly to the business community, LCCC said. The mobile classroom is equipped with cutting-edge equipment, tools and technology[...]
Canadian firm opens steel manufacturing facility in Bethlehem
DCM Metals Corp., a Canadian steel framing manufacturing company, has moved into a J.G. Petrucci Co. Inc. property in Bethlehem. This is the company’s first location in the United States according to Petrucci. DCM has signed a 46,500-square-foot lease at 2156 City Line Road. DCM will use the space for[...]
Pa.’s 326 wineries boost state to 4th in nation for wine production
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Thursday released findings from its 2023 study, Economic Impact of the Pennsylvania Grape & Wine Industry, which found the industry has grown from fifth in the nation in 2018. During that time, grape production has grown by about 970 tons per year. The industry now[...]
MRC helps manufacturers improve production; increases economic impact
The Manufacturers Resource Center (MRC) has helped manufactures strengthen their competitiveness, improving their economic impact in Lehigh Valley, a third-party survey revealed. Rich Hobbs, president and CEO of MRC, said the nonprofit organization, one of seven in the state, works with manufacturers through trainings and consulting to grow their businesses.[...]
