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Lehigh Valley Has High Percentage of Essential Jobs That Cannot Be Done At Home
Lehigh Valley is in the top ten of metropolitan areas in the United States with the highest percentage of its workforce emplo[…]
by Nicole Radzievich Mertz
April 7, 2020COVID-19, Economic Data, Uncategorized
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LVEDC Continues Connecting Lehigh Valley Companies with Emergency Financing
COVID-19 - by Colin McEvoy on April 7, 2020
Read MoreThe application period for a statewide COVID-19 loan program has ended, but the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporatio[…]
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Lehigh Valley Businesses Step Up to Fight COVID-19, Supplies Being Sought
COVID-19 - by Colin McEvoy on April 7, 2020
Read MoreOraSure Technologies has received a $710,310 contract from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to help develop a[…]
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New LVStartup Highlights Coronavirus News for Lehigh Valley Entrepreneurs
COVID-19, Entrepreneurship - by Colin McEvoy on April 2, 2020
Read MoreThe April 2020 issue of LVstartup has been released, with this edition of the a monthly e-newsletter highlighting coronavirus[…]
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Lehigh Valley Companies Step Up To Fight COVID-19 Outbreak
The coronavirus pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for communities across the nation and the world. But the Lehigh[…]
by Colin McEvoy
March 27, 2020Success Stories
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State of Northampton County Address is Postponed
The State of Northampton County address, originally scheduled to be held this month, has been postponed due to the ongoing CO[…]
by Colin McEvoy
March 30, 2020News Releases
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Don Cunningham: Finding a New Way and Maintaining Connectedness
Columns, COVID-19 - by Colin McEvoy on April 1, 2020
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’s Redevelopment Program Heralded as a Pennsylvania Best Practice
Redevelopment - by Kat Schneider on April 1, 2020
Read MoreThe redevelopment program of the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) was on display at the state of Pennsy[…]
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LVEDC Helping Connect Lehigh Valley Small Businesses with COVID-19 Financing
COVID-19 - by Colin McEvoy on March 31, 2020
Read MoreThe Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) has been actively working to connect regional small businesses imp[…]
Lehigh ValleyQuick Facts
By the Numbers
$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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