Opportunities Made Possible by You

Investments in the Lehigh Valley make it possible for our community to grow, develop, and improve our quality of life. Here is a list of some of the partners that make this possible. If you would like to learn more about investing in the economic development of the Lehigh Valley, you can view the 2018 Investment Opportunities here or fill out the short form at the bottom of the page to speak with our staff and learn more information.

To further show our appreciation for our 2017 Investors, LVEDC commissioned a series of full page ads in The Morning Call and Lehigh Valley Business to let the Lehigh Valley know which companies directly invest in LVEDC. Click each link to view the ad and see the list of LVEDC Investors by category. All current investors are listed below.

 

  • A&H Sportswear
  • AblePay Health
  • Adams Outdoor Advertising
  • Alvin H Butz
  • ArtsQuest
  • Borton Lawson
  • Computer Aid
  • Crayola
  • CrossAmerica Partners
  • DeSales University
  • Duke Realty
  • Embassy Bank for the Lehigh Valley
  • Feinberg Real Estate Advisors
  • First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union
  • First Keystone Community Bank
  • FNCB Bancorp
  • Follett Corporation
  • Griffin Industrial Realty
  • Gross McGinley
  • Hillwood Investment Properties
  • Hospital Central Services Corporation
  • JLL
  • JM Uliana & Associates
  • Lafayette College
  • Lee & Associates of Eastern PA
  • MKSD Architects
  • Moravian College
  • Northampton Community College
  • OraSure Technologies
  • Peoples Security Bank
  • Provident Bank
  • QNB Corporation
  • Quandel Construction Group
  • Raymond G. Lahoud, Immigration Attorney, Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A.
  • Sacred Heart Healthcare System
  • Service Electric
  • Unity Bank
  • Univest Bank
  • Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services
  • Diefenderfer Electrical Contractors
  • Life Sciences Pennsylvania
  • 44 Business Capital
  • 515 Hamilton Group at Morgan Stanley
  • Albarell Electric
  • Allied Building Corporation
  • AmericaVen
  • ARCO Design/Build Northeast
  • Barry Isett & Associates
  • BerkOne
  • Bethlehem Redevelopment Authority
  • Blue Rock Construction
  • Bohler Engineering
  • Broughal & Devito
  • Buckno Lisicky & Company
  • CBRE
  • Cedar Crest College
  • CF Martin & Company
  • Communication Systems
  • Compass Point
  • Corporate Environments
  • D’Huy Engineering
  • Dutch Springs
  • EarthRes Group
  • Easton Area Industrial Land Development Corporation
  • Easton Coach
  • Express Employment Professionals of Northampton County
  • FastSigns
  • Fedetz & Martin Associates
  • Frederick Group
  • FreshPet
  • Gilmore & Associates
  • Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network
  • Graybar Electric
  • Haines & Kibblehouse
  • Handlon Business Resources
  • HDR Engineering
  • Highland Associates
  • HMK Insurance
  • Horwith Trucks/ Horwith Leasing
  • Hotel Bethlehem
  • IMC Construction
  • Ironton Telephone Company
  • JCS Professional Staffing, Inc.
  • Joshi Hotel Group
  • Just Born
  • Kelly Automotive Group
  • King, Spry, Herman, Freund & Faul
  • Kitchen Magic
  • Klunk & Millan Advertising
  • Kreischer Miller
  • Lehigh Carbon Community College
  • Lehigh Career & Technical Institute
  • Lehigh County Authority
  • Lehigh Valley Industrial Park
  • Lehigh Valley Rail Management
  • Lesavoy Butz & Seitz
  • Lightweight Manufacturing
  • Manufacturers Resource Center
  • Merchants Bank of Bangor
  • Michael Baker International
  • Modernfold of Reading
  • Moonstone Environmental
  • Nacci Printing
  • NAI Summit
  • New Tripoli Bank
  • North Star Construction Management
  • O’Brien’s Moving & Storage
  • Orbel
  • Pennoni Associates
  • Regan Levin Bloss Brown & Savchak
  • Rettew Associates
  • Sperry Van Ness – Imperial Realty
  • Spillman Farmer Architects
  • Stevens & Lee Allentown
  • Superior Quartz Products
  • Synergy Environmental
  • Talen Energy
  • Terraform Engineering
  • The Pidcock Company
  • TWG
  • Ultra-Poly Corporation
  • Wacker Polymers – Americas
  • Wind Gap Electric
  • Markward Group
  • Hanover Township – Lehigh County
  • Allied Personnel Services
  • Baker Tilly
  • Berger-Epstein Associates
  • ESSA Bank & Trust
  • Express Employment Professionals of Lehigh County
  • Fishburn Realty Company
  • Gelcor Realty
  • Knopf Automotive
  • Kressler Wolff & Miller
  • Maser Consulting
  • Ondra-Huyett Associates
  • Ott Consulting
  • Reimer Real Estate
  • SAGE Design-Build
  • Veraxia Commercial Real Estate Solutions

 

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In the 21st Century global economy, most businesses can choose any of the 50 states or 191 countries in the world. The Lehigh Valley has the assets, quality of life, location, workforce and infrastructure to compete in this global marketplace. We need you to help us grow our economy—and in turn—your customer base. Your investment enables LVEDC to market our community to those who shape opinions and make decisions about site selection, corporation locations, where to start and where to grow companies.

Lehigh ValleyQuick Facts

Industry Spotlight

9.1% of Labor Force
Employed in Professional, Technical, Financial & Business Services
Q2 2017

By the Numbers
$39.1 Billion

Gross Domestic Product
2016

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City Center Lehigh Valley
Industry Spotlight

10% of Labor Force
Employed in Manufacturing
Q2 2018

By the Numbers
$3.65 Billion

Exports
2017

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Air Products
Industry Spotlight

1,578 Total Office Buildings
Q1 2018

By the Numbers
$59,989

Median Household Income

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PPL Electric Utilities
Industry Spotlight

1,831 Total Industrial Buildings
Q1 2018

By the Numbers
24,246

New Jobs Created Over Past 5 Years

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National Penn
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6.3% Industrial
Vacancy Rate
Q1 2018

By the Numbers
669,899

Population

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Olympus
Industry Spotlight

7.78% Office
Vacancy Rate
Q1 2018

By the Numbers
344,623

Labor Force

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Lutron Electronics
Industry Spotlight

17.4% of Labor Force
Employed in Health Care & Social Assistance
Q2 2018

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7.9% of Labor Force
Employed in Education
Q2 2018

By the Numbers
5,073

Technology Patents from 2000-2015

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Mack Trucks
Industry Spotlight

10.7% of Labor Force
Employed in Accomodation, Food Services, Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

By the Numbers
26.5 Million

Total Rentable Square Feet in Office Buildings
Q1 2018

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UGI
Industry Spotlight

13.1% Industrial rent growth
2017 vs. 2016

By the Numbers
119.5 Million

Total Rentable Square Feet in Industrial Buildings
Q1 2018

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NFI
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15% of the total community college degrees awarded in PA
2015-2016 academic year

By the Numbers
$6.9 Billion

Manufactuing Contribution to GDP

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BB&T
Industry Spotlight

68th largest metropolitan area in the U.S. by population

By the Numbers
$8 Billion

Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
Contribution to GDP

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Seedcopa
Industry Spotlight

9,747 degrees awarded by colleges and universities
2014-2015 academic year

By the Numbers
$5.3 Billion

Professional & Business Services
Contribution to GDP

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Fuling
Industry Spotlight

80,000 employed in "Eds & Meds" sectors

By the Numbers
21.7%

Population between ages 18 and 34

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