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Olympus Subsidiary Establishing New Center in Lehigh Valley
A subsidiary of Olympus Corporation that manufactures everything from microscopes and videoscopes to testing equipment and X-[…]
by Colin McEvoy
May 11, 2022Success Stories, Target Sectors
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Don Cunningham: Students Keeping a Proud Lehigh Valley Heritage Alive
Columns, Success Stories, Talent Supply, Target Sectors - by Colin McEvoy on May 20, 2022
Read MoreThis column, written by LVEDC President & CEO Don Cunningham, originally appeared in The Morning Call and on the newspape[…]
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LVEDC Releases Highlight Videos from 2022 Annual Meeting Program
Success Stories - by Colin McEvoy on May 20, 2022
Read More“Communities, cities, regions are constantly reborn. They have no expiration date. From the ashes can rise a phoenix. From de[…]
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People First Federal Credit Union Opens Solutions Center in Allentown
Success Stories - by Colin McEvoy on May 19, 2022
Read MorePeople First Federal Credit Union (PFFCU), a leading provider of financial services for the greater Lehigh Valley area, has a[…]
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Freshpet Announces Plans for New Manufacturing Operations in Lehigh Valley
Freshpet has announced its plans to construct a new state-of-the-art Innovation Kitchen near its existing Freshpet Kitchens c[…]
by Colin McEvoy
May 4, 2022Success Stories, Target Sectors
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CBS Sunday Morning Spotlights Growth of Lehigh Valley Economy
The growth of the Lehigh Valley’s regional economy and its transformation from a region reliant on steel making and other hea[…]
by Colin McEvoy
April 26, 2022Success Stories, Target Sectors
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St. Luke’s Opens New Pediatric Specialty Center in Lehigh Valley
Success Stories, Target Sectors - by Colin McEvoy on May 17, 2022
Read MoreThe St. Luke’s University Health Network opened its brand new Pediatric Specialty Center this month, which network officials […]
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Lehigh Valley Career and Technical School Students Have ‘Signing Day’
Entrepreneurship, Success Stories, Talent Supply, Target Sectors - by Colin McEvoy on May 17, 2022
Read MoreSigning day events are usually associated with student athletes, but in the Lehigh Valley this week, one such event was held […]
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Soltech Solutions, Lehigh University SBDC Win SBA Awards
Entrepreneurship, Success Stories, Target Sectors - by Colin McEvoy on May 13, 2022
Read MoreThe U.S. Small Business Administration’s Eastern Pennsylvania District Office has announced its 2022 Small Business Week Awar[…]
Lehigh ValleyQuick Facts
By the Numbers
$43.3 Billion
2020 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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$66,865
Median Household Income
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676,700
Population
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347,612
Labor Force
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26.6% 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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$7.1 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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82,270 employed in "Eds & Meds" sectors
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149,000
Population between ages 18 and 34
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