After more than 45 years as a practicing attorney and managing partner at Tallman, Hudders & Sorrentino in Allentown, and later, Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus, the New York-based firm it merged into, Matthew Sorrentino switched gears.

Perhaps best known locally as the former CEO of Freshpet Inc., who brought fresh pet food manufacturing to the Lehigh Valley, Richard Thompson has a long and storied career in manufacturing, particularly in the food industry.

The year isn’t quite over, but Lehigh Valley International Airport in Hanover Township, Lehigh County said it has already surpassed last year’s passenger traffic.

Air Products of Trexlertown has made a $1.5 million grant to ArtsQuest of Bethlehem to help with its planned Third Street Cultural Center on the site of the current Banana Factory.

Though new housing permits rose 5 percent nationally in October to a new 12-year high, low levels of inventory continue to drag down the market.

Lehigh Valley Health Network broke ground Dec. 6 on its new hospital campus along Hecktown Road in Lower Nazareth Township.

As the director of residential asset management for Larken Associates. Jessica Hackman oversees the operational and financial performance of the company’s residential portfolio.

With an eye on reinvesting in its infrastructure and expanding services, the Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority board of governors approved a $36.7 million operating budget for all three of its aviation facilities, plus a nearly $49.1 million capital improvement program for 2020.

The next time you’re flying out on a business trip, you might just find a little bit of home in the seat pocket in front of you.

The PPL Foundation of Allentown said it has just awarded more than $575,000 to 13 nonprofit organizations in its territory.