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Blackstone Structures’ Gary Newman said he considered refurbishing or moving the buildings in lieu of knocking them down, but those projects were too expensive and infeasible.

Another pediatric emergency room now is open in the Lehigh Valley. St. Luke’s University Health Network on Monday opened the Isaacman Family Children’s Emergency Room, after establishing a children’s hospital this past June.

The monthly report from the Greater Lehigh Valley Realtors shows home sales down 32 percent in September from September 2022. Low inventory and higher mortgage rates are to blame, officials say.

Pharmacy chain Rite Aid said late Sunday that it has filed for bankruptcy and now is focused on a restructuring plan that will close underperforming stores — including several in the Lehigh Valley.

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City planners voted 3-0 to approve land development plans for the hotel. The developer has a number of tasks to complete before receiving building permits.

Though Ideal Tower will have three fewer floors than the PPL Tower, it's set to stand 326 feet high — four feet taller than the iconic Allentown structure.

The Upper Macungie Planning Commission will discuss a plan for a manufacturing facility at 110 PA Route 100. A 150,000-square-foot warehouse has been proposed at the same site.

Western Lehigh Services, a commercial landscaping and snow management firm, is planning expansion into a new location in Lower Macungie Township.

Union workers walked off the job at Mack Trucks' facility in Lower Macungie Township and other locations Monday morning — a week after both sides announced a tentative deal.

The process of finding an alternative supplier can be complicated, officials say.

Staff and extra security will be looking for kids left alone.

Catasauqua Police are investigating the incident.

A perfect storm of inflation, housing market issues, and gas prices have created a climate in which people need food.

Journalists held a rally at the Allentown Arts Park in protest of what they call wage discrimination.

The FDA is working with manufacturers to try to increase production of infant formula.

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The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates several times throughout the coming year.

Experts have no idea when prices will begin to even out.

Soltech Solutions, a Bethlehem start-up, helps 'bring nature indoors.'

One hallway features a giant 'Lite Bright.'

The concern with the growth in the warehouse industry is the strain on local infrastructure, especially roads.