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Allentown Planning Director Jennifer Gomez said her staff had “concerns” about Ideal Concepts’ plans to build more than a quarter-million square feet of office space.

Two large apartment complexes were moved forward at Tuesday's Lower Macungie Township Planning Commission meeting

Lung cancer screening and prevention was the topic of a health event held by Olympus Corp. of the Americas. The Center Valley-based company partnered with the American Lung Association for the educational engagement.

The holiday market is back with a bigger ice skating rink, a visit from Santa and new food.

Topgolf and the Lehigh Valley Town Center were discussed at Tuesday's Lower Macungie Township Planning Commission meeting, seeking waivers and granting a procedural approval.

It is still a sellers’ market when it comes to home buying, according to the Greater Lehigh Valley Realtors October report.

The Lehigh Valley Planning Commission's comprehensive planning committee on Tuesday reviewed plans for several area projects, including development of the former Allentown State Hospital site.

The city is seeing a revenue increase and decline in expenses. The mayor also has ideas for some of the remaining ARPA funding.

Giant, based in Carlisle, Cumberland County, currently employs more than 1,400 people in its seven Lehigh County stores.

Members of United Auto Workers Local 677 at Mack Trucks in the Allentown area have been on strike since Oct. 9. This week they'll vote on what the union negotiating committee has called the company's last, best and final offer.

Restaurants and small businesses are giving veterans free food, drinks and discounts this year to celebrate Veterans Day.

Certain doses of the ADHD drug Adderall are in short supply. Experts from the Lehigh Valley share their perspectives on causes and complications.

Shankweiler's, the country's oldest drive-in theatre located in Orefield, is under new ownership. It will resume its 2022 season this month, with a grand reopening planned for the spring.

Community Action Lehigh Valley members say they aim to reduce barriers in the region, but there are still many to overcome.

A change to the state's corporate net income tax, will allow Pennsylvania to woo new businesses and help create jobs, local business leaders say.

An Allentown-based company helps its users and their families to save money as they pay their medical bills. Along with St. Luke’s, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Tower Health, Penn State Health, and Grand View Health all accept AblePay.

The Downtown Bethlehem Association has changed the design of Christmas City Village’s huts, and added more vendors.

The Lehigh Valley ranked first in hotel occupancy rates across the state, according to 2021-2022 Smith Travel Research. The news was shared during Discover Lehigh Valley’s Board of Directors Breakfast and Annual Report on Tuesday.

State Senator Pat Browne (R-Lehigh) has helped bring a $100,000 grant to the Lehigh County Historical Society in an effort to support historic property renovations and new programming.

The Lehigh Valley IronPigs held their annual Suites N Treats event Thursday, providing a safe and inclusive environment for at-risk children and children with disabilities to enjoy the Halloween tradition of trick or treating.

The expansion will include a 23,000-square-foot main ballroom able to accommodate a 500-person wedding, in addition to doubling the size of the hotel and almost tripling the size of the complex’s meeting space.