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Expertise of LVEDC Board Helps to Understand Lehigh Valley Economy
The Board of Directors of the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) brings together the talents and expertis[…]
by Colin McEvoy
May 26, 2020Economic Data, Target Sectors
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Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation Marks 25th Anniversary
Uncategorized - by Colin McEvoy on May 26, 2020
Read MoreIt’s been exactly a quarter-century since the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) was first formed in 1995[…]
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LVEDC Collecting Data for Annual Talent Pipeline Survey
Success Stories, Talent Supply - by George Lewis on May 26, 2020
Read MoreThe Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation has again asked the region’s 11 colleges and universities and three career[…]
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Lehigh Valley Business Owners Discuss Innovating Amid COVID-19
COVID-19, Entrepreneurship, Success Stories - by Kat Schneider on May 26, 2020
Read MoreLike most everyone in first weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chad Butters was astounded by the rising costs of cleaning materi[…]
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LVEDC Releases First Commercial Real Estate Report Since Coronavirus Outbreak
It’s a very different world since the last issue of the Lehigh Valley Commercial & Industrial Real Estate Report had been[…]
by Colin McEvoy
May 18, 2020COVID-19, Economic Data, News Releases
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LVEDC Named a Top 20 Economic Development Organization in the United States
For a second consecutive year, the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) has been recognized as one of the T[…]
by Colin McEvoy
May 5, 2020Economic Data, News Releases, Success Stories
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Lehigh Valley Women Entrepreneurs Discuss Navigating the New Normal
COVID-19, Entrepreneurship - by Kat Schneider on May 19, 2020
Read MoreAdaptation is the name of the game for everyone these days. For local customer-based businesses, survival depends on deftly c[…]
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LifeAire Systems Designs Decontamination Unit for N95 Masks
COVID-19, Entrepreneurship, Success Stories - by Colin McEvoy on May 18, 2020
Read MoreAs the nation grapples with quarantines and millions of employees are telecommuting during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lehigh […]
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Essential Work of Owens & Minor in Lehigh Valley Earns President’s Praise
COVID-19, Success Stories - by Nicole Radzievich Mertz on May 14, 2020
Read MoreOwens & Minor, a leading medical supply wholesaler, landed in the national spotlight Thursday when President Donald Trump[…]
Lehigh ValleyQuick Facts
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$41.2 Billion
2018 Gross Domestic Product
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10.6% of Labor Force
Employed in Manufacturing
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$3.8 Billion
Exports in 2019
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$65,119
Median Household Income
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672,907
Population
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358,000
Labor Force
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26.1% of Labor Force
Employed in "Eds & Meds" sectors
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5,073
Technology Patents
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14% of the total community college degrees awarded in PA
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$7.3 Billion
Manufacturing Contribution to GDP
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69th largest metropolitan area in the U.S. by population
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10,754 degrees awarded by Lehigh Valley colleges (2017-18 academic year)
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85,000 employed in "Eds & Meds" sectors
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149,000
Population between ages 18 and 34
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