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Lehigh Valley’s Unemployment Rate Falls Below State and National Rates
COVID-19, Economic Data - by Nicole Radzievich Mertz on January 5, 2021
Lehigh Valley’s unemployment rate in November dipped for the fifth straight month to 6.5%, a hair below Pennsylvania’s rate o[…]
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How These Five Trends Shaped Lehigh Valley’s Economic Landscape in 2020
COVID-19, Economic Data, Uncategorized - by Nicole Radzievich Mertz on January 4, 2021
Research and data analyzed by the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation indicate that in 2020 the Lehigh Valley econ[…]
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Made Possible in Lehigh Valley’s Top 10 Most-Read Stories of 2020
Success Stories - by Colin McEvoy on December 31, 2020
Over the past 12 months, Made Possible in Lehigh Valley has been hard at work telling stories of the people, companies, and o[…]
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2020 Year-in-Review: Despite Pandemic, Economic Development Continues in Lehigh Valley
COVID-19, Economic Data, Success Stories, Target Sectors - by Colin McEvoy on December 30, 2020
2020 was anything but a normal year. But economic development activity continued in the Lehigh Valley despite the coronavirus[…]
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Health Networks of Lehigh Valley Administer First COVID-19 Vaccinations
COVID-19, Success Stories, Target Sectors - by Colin McEvoy on December 29, 2020
The health networks of the Lehigh Valley have been administering its first COVID-19 vaccinations to its front-line workers th[…]
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Made Possible in Lehigh Valley Looks Back on an Eventful 2020
Uncategorized - by Colin McEvoy on December 28, 2020
Despite a challenging year due to the COVID-19 crisis, the Made Possible in Lehigh Valley marketing initiative saw tremendous[…]
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Ben Franklin Technology Partners Announces $250,000 in Support of Economic Development
Entrepreneurship - by Colin McEvoy on December 28, 2020
The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/NEP) has announced the investment of $250,000 in supp[…]
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LVEDC’s Top 10 Most-Read Blog Stories of 2020
News Releases, Success Stories - by Colin McEvoy on December 23, 2020
It’s been an unusual year, to say the least, but economic development activity continued throughout 2020 even despite the cor[…]
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Lehigh Valley Flexes its Logistics Muscle as E-Commerce’s Star Rises During COVID
COVID-19, Economic Data, Success Stories - by Nicole Radzievich Mertz on December 15, 2020
More consumers during the pandemic are finding there is no place like home for holiday shopping – as online sales are expecte[…]
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