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Bucks County eyes record investment from Amazon
Amazon to invest at least $20 billion in AI and cloud campuses. Bucks and Luzerne Counties named initial data center sites. Largest private-sector investment in Pennsylvania history. Amazon is planning to invest at least $20 billion to establish multiple high-tech cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) innovation campuses across[...]
Isaacman resigns from Shift4 post; president to take over as CEO
After having his nomination to head NASA pulled by President Donald Trump, Jared Isaacman is back at Shift4 Payments Inc., the Center Valley-based company he founded. However, his role is changing. The company has announced that Jared Isaacman has resigned from his role as CEO of Shift4 effective June 5. He[...]
LCCC to offer cybersecurity degree program
With job opportunities increasing in the fast-growing field of cybersecurity, Lehigh Carbon Community College will begin offering a degree program in Cybersecurity beginning in the fall 2025 semester. The program will teach students to secure digital systems, networks and infrastructures from evolving cyber threats. In the program, students can[...]
LVEDC backs bill to expand PA semiconductor tax credits
The Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation is speaking out in favor of a state bill that would benefit the semiconductor industry, which has a strong presence in the region. House Bill 500 would allow previously approved tax credits to be tapped for projects that invest at least $100 million and[...]
Let’s Eat! Program helps Reading Hospital patients
Reading Hospital has become an early adopter of a new technology platform that aims to improve the food service it provides to patients on several fronts. In late April, the hospital introduced the Let’s Eat! Program, in which hospital patients will order meals online, through MyChart Patient Bedside. The process[...]
RobotLAB bringing robot technology to Lehigh Valley businesses
The Lehigh Valley has a thriving tech sector and has always been known for being tech forward, so sisters Jagriti Dawar and Kripa Dawar decided that becoming the Lehigh Valley location of RobotLAB would be a good fit. The sisters now have a territory that spans much of Eastern Pennsylvania,[...]
Penske introduces AI-based fleet management tech
Reading-based Penske Truck Leasing is tapping into Artificial Intelligence technology to improve fleet management. The company has released Catalyst AI, an artificial intelligence engine and AI platform built specifically for commercial transportation. Catalyst AI applies machine learning in advanced methods to turn vehicle data sets into faster, more strategic decision-making across[...]
Ben Franklin hosts AI hearing at TechVentures
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania recently played host for a public hearing of the Pennsylvania Senate Communications & Technology Committee, held at its TechVentures facility in Bethlehem. Chaired by[...]
Water tech, modest activewear win Venture Idol 2025
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania has announced the winners of the Venture Idol event held recently at Ben Franklin TechVentures in Bethlehem. The Grand Prize of $15,000 went to Moses West of AWG, a company that makes atmospheric water generators. The Judges' Choice Award of $2,500 went to[...]
St. Luke’s invests $30M+ in AI-powered MRI technology
St. Luke’s University Health Network is making a major investment in technology. The health network and GE HealthCare announced that St. Luke’s has made a more than $30 million investment in leading-edge Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technology and service from GE HealthCare. The investment is intended to expand patient[...]
Iron Valley Real Estate announces brand enhancement
Iron Valley Real Estate announced a strategic brand enhancement and the rollout of two proprietary real estate technology platforms designed to support continued national growth and agent collaboration. According to a release, the independent real estate brokerage’s initiative comes amid ongoing transformation in the U.S. real estate industry following recent[...]
Lehigh Valley universities receiving funding for manufacturing research projects
Lehigh University and Pennsylvania State University-Berks are among the 20 Pennsylvania colleges and universities receiving funding from the Shapiro Administration for manufacturing research projects. Department of Community and Economic Development[...]
