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Megan Varner/AP PhotoA new AP-NORC poll finds this holiday season isn’t quite so merry for American shoppers as large shares of them are dipping into savings, scouring for bargains and feeling like the overall economy is stuck in a rut. The vast majority of U.S. adults say they’ve noticed higher than usual prices for groceries, electricity and holiday gifts. -
Phil Gianficaro/LehighValleyNews.comGroundbreaking for a 72-unit apartment expansion was held at Fellowship Community senior independent living in Whitehall Township on Friday.
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Cable and internet provider Comcast is set to bring XFinity and other services to the Borough of Emmaus after a franchise agreement was signed by borough council. -
A couple of factors play into the slumping local market.
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Lehigh University is hosting 25 young professionals from sub-Saharan Africa as part of the Mandela Washington Fellowship, a cultural exchange program funded by the U.S. State Department.
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Restaurant Week returns to Easton on July 16, with a plethora of delightful plates to please just about any palate.
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Construction of a neighborhood hospital in the Gilbertsville area will be the health system's first hospital in Montgomery County.
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Lowhill Township supervisors denied a final plan for a warehouse owned by Core5 Industrial Partners, which is already in litigation with the township.
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The new service, run by Landline and American Airlines, connects typical airport gates in Allentown with gates in Philadelphia, like any regional jet.
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Ascot Circle Realty is planning a 33-story building that would loom over the 24-story PPL Tower several blocks away. It could be filled with apartments.
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The 5th annual contest where entrepreneurs unveil their ideas is a partnership between Lehigh University and Factory LLC.
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The soon-to-open HangDog Outdoor Adventure, a four-story outdoor ropes course, is conducting job interviews almost every day, every 15 minutes, after a crush of job applicants.
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The Grinch will be signing autographs and taking photos with shoppers amidst live music, games, gift wrapping, a photo wall and more.
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Two seafood monitoring groups downgraded Maine lobster's sustainability ratings, prompting Whole Foods to pause purchases. Here's how environmental groups and state leaders are reacting.
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Donerds Donuts — a donut and coffee shop that originated in a Volkswagen bus on the streets of Chile — will soon open a brick-and-mortar store in the South Side Historic District in Bethlehem.
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The Building Hope for Kids project completed a home expansion in Allentown for two brothers to increase their home's accessibility.
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There’s solidarity brewing in Whitehall, where Lehigh County lawmakers will join local Starbucks workers at a “sip in” Tuesday afternoon. The “sip in” is the latest coordinated action in which Starbucks workers are engaging as they look to unionize themselves and their stores across the country.
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The Allentown organization helps kids with educational opportunities regardless of financial or home situation.
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Sharp is now helping its clients take advantage of Lehigh Valley Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) after the completion of a six-month application process.
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After opening its location in Emmaus last month, Wingstop will soon open a fourth location in the Lehigh Valley.
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Check out these Lehigh Valley-centric Cyber Monday deals to save at local retailers, including big deals on entertainment at SteelStacks, and sporting events with Phantoms hockey and IronPigs baseball.
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The annual Peace Candle lighting happened Saturday evening at Easton's Centre Square, aiming to promote local businesses.
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Holiday shopping habits and a different approach by retailers serve to change the Black Friday experience. Shoppers at the Lehigh Valley Mall say tradition brought them out.
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Black Friday marks a return to familiar holiday shopping patterns, but inflation is weighing on consumers. Elevated prices for food, rent, gasoline and other household costs have taken a toll on shoppers.
