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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[…]
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Phillips Armstrong Delivers State of Lehigh County Address
Success Stories - by Nicole Radzievich Mertz on February 28, 2020
Read MoreLehigh County Executive Phillips Armstrong struck a tone of compromise Thursday as he delivered his annual State of the Count[…]
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Unprecedented New Made Possible in Lehigh Valley Alliance Announced
Success Stories - by Colin McEvoy on February 24, 2020
Read MoreAn unprecedented new alliance has been announced by the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC), Discover Lehi[…]
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Lehigh Valley Attracting Notice as One of America’s Great Midsize Metros
Economic Data, Success Stories - by Colin McEvoy on February 20, 2020
Read MoreThis article, written by LVEDC President & CEO Don Cunningham, was originally published in the Mid Atlantic Real Estate J[…]
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LVEDC Discusses Regional Economy on PBS39’s Es Tiempo Lehigh Valley
Success Stories - by Colin McEvoy on February 20, 2020
Read MoreAn official from the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation appeared on the Spanish-language PBS39 program Es Tiempo […]
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Study: ArtsQuest Contributes $100 Million in ‘Social Capital’ to Lehigh Valley
Success Stories - by Colin McEvoy on February 20, 2020
Read MoreYou can track ticket sales. You can determine economic impacts. You can calculate financial benefits to local businesses and […]
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Lehigh Valley’s Economic Success Story Discussed on PBS39
Success Stories, Talent Supply, Target Sectors - by Colin McEvoy on February 18, 2020
Read MoreLehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) President & CEO Don Cunningham sat down with PBS39’s Monica Evans […]
Lehigh ValleyQuick Facts
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$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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