Gov. Josh Shapiro signed an executive order creating the Pennsylvania Office of Transformation and Opportunity and the Economic Development Strategy Group. 

Walmart is expanding its Associate-to-Driver training program to employees in the Reading, Allentown, Lebanon and Bethlehem areas. 

Reading-based Penske Truck Leasing has opened a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-certified full-service facility in Akron, Ohio.  

PGT Trucking, Inc. of Aliquippa has selected Penske Truck Leasing to provide its fleet maintenance solutions. 

PennDOT has opened the application period for grants under the Rail Transportation Assistance Program (RTAP) and the Rail Freight Assistance Program (RFAP).  

Mid-sized companies, industry analysts say, prospered during the COVID-19 pandemic, but now face roadblocks that inhibit continued growth. 

Railroad infrastructure projects in Berks County and Adams and Cumberland counties will receive a total of $16.4 million in grant funding. 

The continuing rising price of diesel fuel is having a major impact on the economy and the supply chain as independent truckers are finding it more expensive to haul freight than they are making on the load.

The Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA) Thursday gave its support for the creation of the Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority which would work to bring passenger rail service back to the area after four decades. 

Reading-based Penske Truck Leasing is adding 750 all-electric Ford E-Transit cargo vans to its fleet.