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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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Josh Shapiro will be the first sitting governor to attend the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corp.'s annual meeting. -
Warehouse developers CRG Services Management LLC and Core5 Industrial Partners are taking legal action against Lowhill Township.
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The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board says black market sales of scarce bourbons — including Pappy Van Winkle 23-year-old — is a big problem and a booming business. 'We have people waiting for the delivery trucks in our parking lots,' a spokesman says.
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Despite record revenues locally and across the country for golf, local municipal courses are facing heightened supply costs.
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Sen. Bob Casey toured Infinera's Upper Macungie Township packaging facility while urging for CHIPS Act investment in Pennsylvania.
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The Lehigh Valley IronPigs showed off renovations and upgrades to Coca-Cola Park that were mandated by Major League Baseball. They're the first minor league team in the Phillies organization to complete the necessary updates, General Manager Kurt Landes said.
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GEODIS Logistics, LLC, a French freight logistics company with locations in Weisenberg Township, Breinigsville and Bethlehem Township, submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry that they will be laying off 107 workers in Berks County.
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Easton Mayor Sal Panto Jr. said the city has managed its finances while aggressively pursuing a grant for a public housing complex in the West Ward.
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Mayor Matt Tuerk said bolstering the public school system is a priority of his administration.
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Inflation has squeezed renters, too, and some landlords are taking advantage, a housing advocate says.
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NASA sets aside $3 billion annually for small business contracts.
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The demand for homes is only one of the reasons prices are soaring.
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A local pet food maker could shorten the supply chain between manufacturer and Fido.
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Supply chain issues and labor shortages are the main causes, experts say.
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The United Food and Commercial Workers union says thousands of state jobs are at risk.
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Drillers are expected to pay about $234M -- $90 million more than the year before.
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Some claimants are being falsely accused of fraud.
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Some say the economic health of a region is tied to the physical health of the community.
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The legislation would place fewer restrictions on where amusement parks can serve drinks on their property.
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Zion's Reformed United Church of Christ is yet another victim of COVID-19.
