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2017 CFO of the Year Winners
2017 CFO of the Year winners September 19, 2017 at 8:00 AM LVB.com The Lehigh Valley Business CFO of the Year Awards program celebrates the Greater Lehigh Valley's financial executives at all levels who contribute to the success of the region's economic growth...
MRC CFO Forum Featured on LVB.com
Using the numbers to your company’s best advantage By Brian Pedersen, September 18, 2017 at 8:00 AM LVB.com interviews Gary Bender of CFO Solutions. Gary facilitates MRC's popular CFO Forum for senior financial executives. Senior-level financial executives looking for...
Vizinex RFID is Expanding
Radio frequency ID manufacturer to add equipment, expand to new location By Brian Pedersen, September 27, 2017 at 11:29 AM This is an article of interest published by LVB.com Vizinex RFID, which makes radio frequency identification tags for a variety of industries,...
Artificial Intelligence On Its Way
SOONER THAN YOU THINK Artificial intelligence is on its way, and it will revolutionize manufacturing By Brian Pedersen, October 2, 2017 at 8:00 AM This is an LVB.com article we want you to see. By automating factories, manufacturers have the opportunity to increase...
Manufacturers Still Struggling With Skilled Labor Shortage
Symposium: Many manufacturers still struggle with skilled labor shortage By Brian Pedersen, October 4, 2017 at 12:07 PM This is a recent article from LVB.com from the recent Manufacturing Symposium during Manufacturing Week in October. Though there is a lot of energy,...
8 Steps to Prevent Employee Theft and Fraud
Manufacturers: 8 Steps to Prevent Employee Theft & Fraud Posted by Concannon Miller on Thu, Jul 13, 2017 This is an article we found on Concannon Miller's blog. Thought you would be interested to know how costly this is and what you can do to prevent it. Internal...
Low Cost Loans and Grants for Manufacturers
Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) Loans For a limited time only, the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) is offering qualifying businesses loans at a 2% interest rate, fixed for the full term of the loan. Three months ago PIDA also...
Pennsylvania Announces “Game-Changer” for Loan Program for Manufacturers and Industrial Firms
Pennsylvania Announces “Game-Changer” for Loan Program for Manufacturers and Industrial Firms By Colin McEvoy on July 6, 2017 The Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) administers PIDA and other financing programs. John Kinglsey, LVEDC Vice President...
Freshpet Event Launches National Grocery Manufacturing Industry Tour
Freshpet event launches national grocery manufacturing industry tour By Stacy Wescoe, August 23, 2017 at 10:40 AM Freshpet Kitchens in Hanover Township, Northampton County, was the first stop on a national tour to promote the grocery manufacturing industry. The...
Polls Open for Lehigh Valley Student Video Contest
Public Voting Begins for “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?” Campaign Polls Open for Lehigh Valley Manufacturing Student Video Contest FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 21, 2017 Contact: Kim Plyler Kim@sahlcomm.com 484-554-5582 sp; Lehigh Valley, PA –...
MANUFACTURING Back at No. 1, manufacturing’s outlook appears even better
MANUFACTURING Back at No. 1, manufacturing’s outlook appears even better By JACK PFUNDER, January 2, 2017 at 8:00 AM A logical pathway toward economic prosperity is a strong manufacturing sector. This was a major theme during the election. It is too early for anyone...
Olympic champion promotes Reading company’s leotards in new app
Olympic champion promotes Reading company's leotards in new app By Wendy Solomon, January 3, 2017 at 11:52 AM Olympic gold medalist Laurie Hernandez has introduced a new app that enables users to dress her in gymnastics leotards made by GK Elite in Reading and to buy...
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