Lebanon based Everlast Roofing, Inc. will begin construction of a new plant and headquarters in the Lebanon Valley Business Park sometime this summer, Lebanon Valley Economic Development Corporation Director Charles Blankenship said this morning.
At the moment, the grandest and most ethically ambitious architecture in the city -- the green, living roof of the new convention centre -- resembles a hair plug job. There's a lot of bald up there.
The Lebanon County commissioners this week gave their support to a roofing manufacturer to build a new factory at the Lebanon Valley Business Park in South Lebanon Township.
The Friday-night faceoff between Gloria Estefan at the new MGM Grand at Foxwoods and Billy Joel at the Mohegan Sun Arena (the first of 10 shows for Joel between Friday and early July) is just the beginning of a packed concert season in southern New England that includes plenty of action not only at the casinos but at longtime summer staples in the area.
It'll be an expensive weekend for concert-goers with a slew of high-profile shows going on sale all at once. (Why the crush? Blame the impending Memorial Day weekend, when fans are much more likely to be thinking about lake cabins and cookouts than logging on to Ticketmaster.com.)
Guitarist Stevie Salas appeared last Wednesday at the Sports Arena, fulfilling his role as musical director for American Idol finalist Jordin Sparks (on tour opening for Alicia Keys).
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COAL TOWNSHIP †A special education teacher was unanimously appointed Tuesday night by Shamokin Area School Board to serve as an assistant elementary school principal in the district.