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March 2020 Issue of LVStartup Has Been Released
Entrepreneurship - by Colin McEvoy on March 13, 2020
Read MoreThe March 2020 issue of LVstartup, a monthly e-newsletter about entrepreneurs and startups in the Lehigh Valley, has been rel[…]
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LVEDC Postpones 2020 Annual Meeting
News Releases - by George Lewis on March 12, 2020
Read MoreLehigh Valley Economic Development Corp. (LVEDC) is postponing its 2020 Annual Meeting scheduled for Thursday, March 19 at th[…]
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Penn State Lehigh Valley Breaks Ground on $14 Million Expansion
Success Stories - by Kat Schneider on March 9, 2020
Read MoreAs one of Lehigh Valley’s largest employment sectors, health care represents 59,300 of the region’s jobs. That number continu[…]
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Veteran Journalist Hired as New LVEDC Director of Research
News Releases - by Colin McEvoy on March 9, 2020
Read MoreThe Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) has hired a veteran journalist with more than two decades of profe[…]
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UPDATE: Urban Revitalization and Downtown Business Attraction Event Cancelled
News Releases - by Colin McEvoy on March 6, 2020
Read MoreNOTE: This event has been cancelled in light of recommendations from federal and health officials to suspend public gathering[…]
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Don Cunningham: Exercise Economics and the Psychology of Consumerism
Columns - by Colin McEvoy on March 5, 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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New Co-Working Space Opens in Easton Building
Entrepreneurship - by Colin McEvoy on March 2, 2020
Read MoreMark Calafatello and Maryanne Russell had owned the building at 403 Northampton Street in Easton for five years, and they kne[…]
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LVEDC’s Doug Warfel One of Lehigh Valley Business Forty Under 40
Success Stories - by Colin McEvoy on March 2, 2020
Read MoreDoug Warfel of the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) has been recognized by a program that celebrates th[…]
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Lehigh Valley Student Teams Explain ‘What’s So Cool About Manufacturing’
Success Stories, Target Sectors - by Colin McEvoy on February 28, 2020
Read MoreMore than 225,000 votes were cast in this year’s annual “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?” Lehigh Valley student video con[…]
Lehigh ValleyQuick Facts
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$40.1 Billion
Gross Domestic Product
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11% of Labor Force
Employed in Manufacturing
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$3.65 Billion
Exports
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$62,489
Median Household Income
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26,000
New Jobs Created Over Past 5 Years
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669,899
Population
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345,260
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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$7.4 Billion
Manufacturing Contribution to GDP
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69th largest metropolitan area in the U.S. by population
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10,328 degrees awarded by colleges and universities
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81,000 employed in "Eds & Meds" sectors
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26.97%
Population between ages 18 and 34
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