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Lehigh Valley native turns love of Wisconsin cheese into thriving business
Nikole Raskovic found a love for Wisconsin cheese while helping her father on his dairy farm in New Glarus, Wisconsin. When she returned home after four months, the Moravian University graduate said she couldn’t find anything in Lehigh Valley that had and quality or variety she found there. She started[...]
LVB is now taking nominations for the greater Lehigh Valley’s Best Women-Owned Businesses
Lehigh Valley Business will highlight women-owned businesses in a new special section on Sept. 9. As part of LVB’s new In the Lead program spotlighting Lehigh Valley businesses, the journal is now accepting nominations for In the Lead Best Women-Owned Businesses. Honorees will be showcased in the journal, along with[...]
American Bank names senior VP and COO
American Bank has promoted Sarah Westgate to senior vice president and COO, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Mark Jaindl said. Westgate, formerly vice president and project manager, takes on the new role July 1 after Karina Behler retired. Westgate joined American Bank in May 2002 first as[...]
CatapalloVR offers therapists new tool to teach life skills
Kryn McClain wants to see children on the autism spectrum live an independent, enriched life. The counselor trained in trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy and co-founder of Paragon Behavioral Health Services in Wyomissing has launched a new company to provide health care providers and schools with a new tool to do[...]
Woman-owned construction company attributes success to customer service
The president of a Berks County-based construction firm attributes her success to learning about each customer’s business to provide the right project for the job. Sarah Phillips, 35, who owns the majority stake in Irish Creek, a general contracting and excavating firm, said that while there are challenges to being[...]
Reading florist receives SBA woman-owned small business award
The owner of the first Latina-owned florist shop in Reading has received the Eastern Pennsylvania Woman-Owned Small Business of the Year Award for 2024. Steve Dixel, U.S. Small Business Administration Eastern Pennsylvania District director presented the award to Lourdes Peralta, owner of Sarai Variety Flower Shop, 12 N. 9th St.,[...]
Former Bethlehem Steel employee re-elected by Pennsylvania AFL-CIO
Angela Ferritto has been re-elected as president of Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, and her running mate, Maurice Cobb, a former Bethlehem Steel employee, was re-elected as secretary-treasurer of the state federation. The duo was elected by acclamation as their candidacies were unopposed during the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO 46th Constitutional Convention. Immediately following the[...]
Pa. House passes Equal Pay Law to curb wage discrimination
The Equal Pay Law, which would expand protections against wage discrimination, has been passed by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. House Bill 98 was introduced by state Reps. Donna Bullock, D-Philadelphia, Melissa Shusterman, D-Chester, and Jenn O’Mara, D-Delaware, and would prohibit employers from discriminating and paying workers less due to[...]
Casey calls out corporations for discriminatory ‘Pink Tax’ on women
A study stating that corporate greed is harming the budgets of women has been released by U.S. Senator Bob Casey, D-PA. Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Children and Families, Casey called the practice of corporations charging women more for the same products a “pink tax.”[...]
Female founders: 5 steps to reaching unimagined potential
As Strategic Consulting Partners celebrates its 30th year, Women’s History Month is a special time for me to reflect on my personal journey and career path. From first-generation immigrant to the founder of a globally recognized management consulting firm, my early vision is still my guiding star: to create a[...]
Blind counselor uses Brainspotting to help clients overcome trauma
Jenna Galligani takes a holistic approach to mental health. The Bethlehem-based licensed professional counselor and founder of Holistic Awakenings, focuses on mind, body and spirit when working with clients dealing with anxiety, depression and trauma. “There is a lack of education in this field about how the mind and body[...]
Why women ‘risk’ working in insurance industry
According to research fielded by world-class management consulting firm McKinsey & Company, women account for 66% of entry-level positions in the insurance industry. According to Data USA, women account for 51.6% of US insurance sales agents. What is it these women know that so many other women – and men[...]
