MRC News
GRCA Announces Rebuilding Berks Initiative
Reading Chamber unveils rebuilding plan for Berks County Lehigh Valley Business by: Susan Shelly, Contributing Writer May 19, 2020 The Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA) announced a “Rebuilding Berks” initiative to help county businesses prepare to reopen...
Business Parnerships May Be Eligible for Additional PPP Funds
Partnerships may be able to increase PPP amount under SBA interim rule Lehigh Valley Business By: Justin Henry May 19, 2020 10:09 am Many PPP loans were approved for partnerships before the April guidelines were enacted, and those companies may not have received the...
PPP Forgiveness New Alternative Payroll Guideline
‘Incredibly helpful’ PPP forgiveness guidelines include alternative payroll schedule Lehigh Valley Business By:Justin Henry May 18, 2020 4:39 pm The latest SBA guidelines allow borrowers to calculate payroll costs using an “alternative payroll covered period” that...
Lehigh Valley, Post COVID-19 Economic Recovery
What shape will post COVID-19 economic recovery take in the Lehigh Valley? Lehigh Valley Business By: Melinda Rizzo, Contributing Writer May 14, 2020 1:55 pm Kamran Afshar, director of the Kamran Afshar Data Analytics Center at DeSales University in Upper Saucon...
WSCM Statewide Video Awards June 9
WSCM Statewide Video Awards Students throughout the Commonwealth have been working hard with their manufacturing partners to create videos that answer the question, "What's So Cool About Manufacturing?" Save the date! These awards are between all the different...
MEP Generates 13:1 Return on Investment
Study finds more than 13:1 return on Manufacturing Extension Partnership program For Immediate Release Manufacturers Resource Center May 11, 2020 7200A Windsor Drive | Allentown, PA 18106 Study finds more than 13:1 return on Manufacturing Extension Partnership program...
Victaulic Announces New President
Rick Bucher named president of Victaulic Lehigh Valley Business Stacy Wescoe, May 1, 2020 Congratulations Rick Bucher! Victaulic is one of Lehigh Valley’s top manufacturers that celebrated a full century of operation and innovation in 2019. In 1919, Victaulic's...
LVEDC Named Top Economic Development Agency
LVEDC named top economic development agency for second year Lehigh Valley Business By: Stacy Wescoe May 6, 2020 4:16 pm For the second year in a row, LVEDC was named one of the Top 20 economic development agencies in the U.S. by Site Selection Magazine. The magazine...
Unique Pretzels Restarts Scholarship Campaign
Unique Pretzels Restarts Folds of Honor campaign by Evan Jones, Editor Reading Eagle May 6, 2020 Berks County PA manufacturer, Unique Pretzels, will donate a portion from the sale of its Original Splits Pretzels to the Fields of Honor Foundation. To learn more about...
Lehigh Valley Business Events Going Virtual
Lehigh Valley Business events are going virtual Lehigh Valley Business By: Cathy Hirko May 5, 2020 2:26 pm Lehigh Valley Business recently announced that their awards events are going fully virtual starting in June and will continue to be virtual until it's safe to...
Flexicon is Expanding Operations
Flexicon to expand operations into second LVIP VI building Lehigh Valley Business by Stacy Wescoe May 1, 2020 Flexicon Corp. is leasing an additional 50,280 square feet of space adjacent to its U.S. headquarters in Lehigh Valley Industrial Park VI. The business is...
Jim Gerlach New President and CEO of the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance
A Conversation with: Jim Gerlach president and CEO of the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance Lehigh Valley Business BerksBiz By: Stacy Wescoe April 30, 2020 MRC welcomes and congratulates Jim Gerlach! Before Jim Gerlach led the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA)...