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PHOTOS: D. Gillette, Follett, SunOpta Expanding in Lehigh Valley
Success Stories, Target Sectors - by Colin McEvoy on April 1, 2022
Read MoreThe Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation tracked more than 50 major projects or expansions in the region last year,[…]
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Annual Report: Lehigh Valley Finished 2021 With Historic Industrial Growth
Economic Data - by Nicole Radzievich Mertz on March 30, 2022
Read MoreMartin Guitar. Nike. A.P. Deauville. Those industrial employers and more expanded in and moved into the Lehigh Valley at a hi[…]
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Lehigh Valley Economic Growth Discussed on WDIY Radio Program
Success Stories - by Colin McEvoy on March 30, 2022
Read MoreDon Cunningham, President & CEO of the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC), discussed the regional eco[…]
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LVEDC Representatives Attend Senator Bob Casey’s Economic Roundtable Discussion
Success Stories - by Colin McEvoy on March 28, 2022
Read MoreRepresentatives from the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) were invited to attend and speak at a roundta[…]
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Don Cunningham: “The Lehigh Valley is Being Reborn”
Economic Data, Success Stories, Target Sectors - by Colin McEvoy on March 28, 2022
Read MoreBelow are the remarks delivered by Don Cunningham, President & CEO of the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation […]
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LVEDC Representatives Included in Lehigh Valley Business Power 100 List
Success Stories - by Colin McEvoy on March 25, 2022
Read MoreLehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation President & CEO Don Cunningham and eight members of the LVEDC Board of Dir[…]
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Lehigh Valley Leads Pennsylvania’s Job Recovery, Tracks Ahead of the U.S.
COVID-19, Economic Data, Talent Supply, Target Sectors - by Nicole Radzievich Mertz on March 24, 2022
Read MoreThe Lehigh Valley is leading Pennsylvania’s job recovery from the sharp economic downturn caused by the pandemic two years ag[…]
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LVEDC Virtual Annual Meeting Program Looks Back on Past Year in Economic Development
Economic Data, Entrepreneurship, News Releases, Redevelopment, Success Stories, Talent Supply, Target Sectors - by Colin McEvoy on March 22, 2022
Read MoreThe Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) presented its 2022 Annual Meeting program today, looking back on t[…]
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LVEDC Releases 2021 Annual Report, Available Online
Economic Data, Entrepreneurship, News Releases, Redevelopment, Success Stories, Talent Supply, Target Sectors - by Colin McEvoy on March 22, 2022
Read MoreDespite the challenges created by the COVID-19 crisis in 2021, the Lehigh Valley is positioned well for continued economic gr[…]
Lehigh ValleyQuick Facts
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$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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