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B. Braun subsidiary to close Lehigh Valley facility, laying off more than 170

June 30, 2026 at 10:45 am

Clock is ticking for historic Lehigh Valley cabin, advocates say. An effort is underway to save it

A historic cabin in Northampton County is at risk of being torn down if funding for preservation efforts are not forthcoming in the near future.

The historic Springfield Cabin in Lower Saucon Township is at risk Tuesday, June 23, 2026, of being demolished due to deterioration. A local organization, the Saucon Legacy Trust, is trying to get the funds needed to restore it. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

BETHLEHEM — B. Braun Medical located at 824 12th Ave. in Bethlehem is one of the 10th largest local employers with 1,785 workers.(ARTURO FERNANDEZ/TMC)/PUB DATE 1.4.04 KARP STORY NO FURTHER INFO GIVEN QUESTIONS CALL ART 509.3364 ***** Headline: Jobs slide a bit at big employers ** Local work force at top 25 declined by 2.2 percent in 2003. ***** ***** Headline: Green grows the economy ** In the Lehigh Valley, federal tax incentives and loans encourage businesses and homeowners to convert to cleaner energy. ** The green economy (3/14/10) ***** Headline: B. Braun settles with feds for $14.7 million ** Bethlehem company among three drugmakers accused of inflating product prices. (12/8/10) *****

B. Braun subsidiary to close Lehigh Valley facility, laying off more than 170

Children play and cool off in spraying water Monday, June 23, 2025, at Roosevelt Park in Allentown. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Extreme heat warning issued for the Lehigh Valley through holiday weekend; air quality alert issued Tuesday

Construction of the expansion of Cedarbrook Senior Care and Rehabilitation nursing home is seen Friday, April 5, 2024, in South Whitehall Township. Lehigh County allocated $22.9 million of its federal pandemic relief funds to the ongoing construction and another $7 million to address lost revenue at the nursing home.
(April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Contractor sues over delays at Lehigh County-owned Cedarbrook nursing home expansion

Regular pizza is seen Thursday, Oct, 9, 2025, at My Place Pizza in Bath. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Husband-and-wife Italian restaurant will replace longtime Lehigh Valley pizzeria

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Frank Scattene, a Notre Dame-Green Pond Athletics Hall of Famer and the Lehigh University football head statistician, stands on the bridge of the Milijacka River in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Scattene served in Bosnia for eight months as a civil affairs U.S. Army civil affairs officer in 1998 and ’99. Bosnia plays the U.S. team in the World Cup on Wednesday night. (Contributed photo / Frank Scattene).

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A referee walks through the fog Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (MATTHEW PERSCHALL/MEDIANEWS GROUP)

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Hanover Elementary School exterior shot June 8, 2019. (Kristen Harrison/The Morning Call)

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