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Officials are expecting new facilities to bring hundreds of thousands of new visitors to Center City Allentown each year. The science center at 815 Hamilton St. opens this week.

The Greater Lehigh Valley Realtors' April report shows a bit of spring momentum, but demand continues to outpace available supply. The Lehigh Valley's median sales price is more than $320,000.

Students from Broughal Middle School popped their way to the top at the sixth annual "What's So Cool About Manufacturing" (WSCM) contest Wednesday in Harrisburg.

The sale to New Jersey’s State Agriculture Development Committee in Warren County, N.J., assures that the land will continue to be used for agricultural purposes, according to the deal.

Thursday marked Allegiant Air's first flight between Allentown International Airport and Orlando International Airport. Allegiant Air now provides about 17 connections between the two markets each week.

More than a decade after the Allentown Economic Development Corp. purchased the blighted former Allentown Metal Works on S. 10th Street, the property is due to open to new business.

The merger is expected to be finalized later in the summer. Once fully approved, the two health care behemoths will form a partnership resulting in a regional provider overseeing 30 hospitals and more than 700 outpatient care sites.

Taking a route that several Lehigh Valley municipalities already have, Lower Macungie Township is bracing its residents for a likely trash fee increase in the latter part of 2024.

The rise of streaming platforms and labor unrest in Hollywood has forced Roxy Theatre in Northampton to change its business model. It started airing first-run films for the first time on Friday.

A $1.1 million PA SITES grant will help turn a 6.5-acre property at 928 American Parkway into a “shovel-ready” site for an industrial or commercial tenant, Gov. Josh Shapiro said.

Easton Winter Village, the city's holiday market centered around Centre Square, opened Sunday for the last time in 2024. Business was slower this year than in years past, according to vendors.

The annual Trees of Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites exhibit is now on display through Jan. 12.

People engaged with Ripple Community Center Inc. regularly shared stories about how it's helped them get on their feet. RCI will convert an Allentown church into "deeply affordable housing" in the new year.

Fostering Hope, a Northampton County-based nonprofit, provides essential resources to children in foster care, adoption and kinship care.

Big Lots announced going-out-of-business sales would start in coming days, as it no longer anticipates its purchase agreement with Nexus Capital Management to go through.

Easton residents came together at the community center Thursday night to question developers behind the Easton Commerce Park warehouse, with many speakers stating the community did not want the project due to environmental and traffic concerns.

The first phase of development at Bridgeview Estates replaced nine 1970s public housing buildings with six structures featuring 50 multi-bedroom apartments.

Governor Josh Shapiro visited Easton Thursday to highlight his push to boost economic development on Main Streets across Pennsylvania.

Through Dec. 24, and while supplies last, children can get a free bike, helmet and proper training this Christmas. Email cat.lvcat.org with the child’s height and weight and to arrange a pick-up, or call 610-954-5744 for more details.

Despite the drought, Christmas tree farms in the Lehigh Valley were able to make it through a pretty solid season. Check out how the past few weeks panned out for the owners, what types of tree were most popular, and how to keep them alive longer.

Two commercial entities had their cases heard in Tuesday's Whitehall Zoning meeting, including a shed-sales business and a new sign for Lehigh Valley Mall.

A proposal to construct a more-than-270,00-square-foot warehouse in Williams Township will advance to a review by the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission on Thursday night.