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Memories surface as Martin Tower demolition looms
Finished in 1972, the 332-foot building took the title from the 322-foot PPL Tower in Allentown, erected in 1928. PPL Tower may soon regain its throne, as Martin Tower may be enjoying its final days as part of the Lehigh Valley skyline. Sitting vacant for more than a decade and[...]
Ben Franklin names this year’s Innovation Awards
The annual event, held at Lehigh University’s Zoellner Arts Center brings together more than 450 business and community leaders to celebrate the region’s tech innovators. This year the partners will be honoring a number of businesses and individuals in technology and manufacturing innovation. The Incubator Graduate Award goes to Forge3[...]
Surveillance cameras grow in use, sophistication
Art Rosenberger, president of Shield Security Systems of Lehigh Valley in Zionsville, said he always asks new customers why they’re considering video surveillance. He said most often it’s related to liability and evidence, and some companies are concerned about retail and employee theft. “If someone is injured on your property[...]
Face the future: Video technologies gain traction in workplace communication
The technologies – from Skype to Zoom to Google Hangouts to Apple’s FaceTime – are connecting employees, contractors, consultants, vendors, clients and customers whether for one-on-one sessions or in groups. Lindsay Watson, co-founder of FIA Employment Services in Allentown, said video calls and meetings make business connections more personalized. “What’s[...]
A light touch: Trio designs, makes specialized lights for houseplants
Besides looking nice, houseplants improve air quality, research has found. Flora also have been shown to boost mood and productivity, which could explain why more businesses are incorporating foliage into their designs – and why houseplants are gaining popularity among millennials, who are likely to live in small spaces. Few[...]
Penn State Health St. Joseph unveils cancer center expansion
Dr. Navesh Sharma, chief of radiation oncology at the center, said the TrueBeam linear accelerator will help doctors better track and target tumors for treatment. That means shorter treatments and more comfort, as well as fewer, side effects, since less healthy tissue will be exposed to the radiation. Dr. Marc[...]
Netizen lands $4.8M Army cyber security contract
Max Harris, Netizen’s chief of business development, said the funds are a one-year bridge contract to help the company and its subcontractors complete security engineering and validation work to ensure that military information technology infrastructure is secure and protected from a variety of cyber threats. The company previously had been[...]
Telemedicine grant will help St. Luke’s reach underserved rural patients
St. Luke’s has received $401,700 under the 2018 Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Program administered by the U.S. Department Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service. The money will be used to connect St. Luke’s Hospital–Bethlehem to the Geisinger St. Luke’s Hospital in Orwigsburg via telehealth equipment. Use of the telehealth equipment is[...]
Path being laid for greener transportation, but at a cost
The details remain to be worked out, leaving proponents of the so-called Transportation Climate Initiative, or TCI, hesitant to talk too much about specifics that might evolve out of the collaboration. Skeptics are concerned those details will hit consumers and businesses in the wallet. “There are really no details that[...]
Farm Show panel: Progress slow on rural broadband
If he gets a buffering symbol, as he often does, he has learned to just walk away and go do other things involving his home-based business, C. Sherman Allen Auctioneer & Associates. “Where I live, we don’t have cable,” said Allen, who was among about 25 people who attended a[...]
Insurance retail stores proving durable, but growth slowing down
Highmark Direct retail stores and Capital Blue Health and Wellness Centers continue to show positive results, especially for the consumers who use the retail outlets to understand insurance options or to develop healthy lifestyles through the counseling and services offered by the stores, company representatives said. Neither company would offer[...]
Major health technology trends to watch: Column
The digital health market is expected to reach $206 billion by 2020. Leading health care companies are redefining themselves by applying digital technology to their main functional areas using an enhanced customer-centric approach. Here are five of the major health care technology trends to watch in 2019 and 2020.Telemedicine Evolution[...]
