Two Northampton County companies have been approved for low-interest loans through the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority.

A.P. Deauville LLC, which manufacturers the Power Stick brand of anti-perspirant, body wash and body sprays will invest $16.7 million to move its headquarters and manufacturing operations from New Brunswick, New Jersey, to Forks Township. The move is expected to create 105 new jobs in the region over the next three years.

Small businesses with 100 or fewer full-time employees have the opportunity to apply for a $100,000 low-interest loan through the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Agency (PIDA), state officials said this week.

A number of economic development projects around the state, including two in the Greater Lehigh Valley, are getting a boost from low-interest loans that have just been approved by the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority.

A Berks County farm will be expanding its operations thanks to a $400,000 economic development loan from the Pennsylvania Development Authority.