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America On Wheels has awarded more than $183,000 in contracts for the transportation museum’s first major expansion since it opened in April 2008. Contractors will install a new soda fountain cafe in the Allentown museum and an education center in its administration building. Officials say construction will begin immediately. The new Hubcap Cafe is expected to be open for visitors by Dec. 3 and will be available for birthday party and event rentals.

 

PPL Electric Utilities plans to build a new electric substation in Northampton County next year — one of 10 in the utility company’s service area expected to be finished over the next two years. The power company hopes to begin construction in March on the substation in Moore Township and finish it by November 2011, officials said. The new substations, including the Schoeneck (pronounced SHEN-ick) substation in Lower Macungie Township expected to be completed this year, are designed to meet beefed-up demand and improve reliability for thousands of customers in eastern and central Pennsylvania, PPL says.