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Distributed by Spirit Christmas/Getty Images/iStockphotoSpirit Halloween is trading its iconic orange and ghoulish mascot for St. Nick and Christmas cheer. Near the end of October and beginning November, some existing Spirit Halloween stores will shift to Spirit Christmas stores, including one in the Lehigh Valley. -
Distributed/PPL Electric Utilities/FacebookAs electric prices rise twice as fast as inflation, PPL requests its first rate increase in a decadePPL Electric Utilities this week filed its first distribution base rate request in a decade, seeking approval from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission for an 8.6% increase in annual revenue — about $356 million.
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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. -
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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Disney enthusiasts might be excited by an early morning announcement Tuesday from Lehigh Valley International Airport.
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Take a look at stories that ran throughout the week of which we are most proud, had a profound impact on readers or that you might want to look at again.
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The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates several times throughout the coming year.
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Experts have no idea when prices will begin to even out.
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Soltech Solutions, a Bethlehem start-up, helps 'bring nature indoors.'
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One hallway features a giant 'Lite Bright.'
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The concern with the growth in the warehouse industry is the strain on local infrastructure, especially roads.
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The average hourly wage for direct support professionals is under $15.
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Construction should begin next year, with a planned opening of mid-2024.
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Companies are offering bonuses and advertising $25- to $30-an-hour jobs on highway billboards.
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The clubs also plan to expand their Wi-Fi with the help of their donor.
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The bridge could cost the city up to $80 million.
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Observers are expecting legal challenges to Pa.'s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
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Smoking weed in public or bringing cannabis across state lines remains illegal in Pennsylvania.
