2022 was a revolutionary year for Lehigh Valley companies, as Air Products & Chemicals moved into the forefront of the green-energy revolution and PPL Corp. embraced a net-zero-emissions future. Shift4 Payments Inc. went global and OraSure Technologies Inc. endured a year of change. Fulton Financial Corp. gained customers via an acquisition and set plans to return cash to shareholders. Air Products Air Products was the big story, locally and internationally. The Upper Macungie Township-based company laid out plans to spend billions in Texas, Canada and elsewhere to strengthen its grip on what Chief Executive Officer Seifi Ghasemi contends will be a hydrogen-based economy. “Hydrogen will be the sustainable fuel of the future,” Ghasemi said during a…
2022: Air Products, PPL take lead on clean energy; OraSure, Shift4 make big moves | Lehigh Valley Regional News
