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New Welding Program Lab Will Help Train Lehigh Valley’s Skilled Workforce
Success Stories, Target Sectors - by Kat Schneider on February 10, 2020
Read MoreThe Lehigh Career and Technical Institute (LCTI) unveiled its state-of-the-art $4.25 million welding program lab on Feb. 5 at[…]
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LVEDC to Host 2020 Annual Meeting on March 19
News Releases - by Colin McEvoy on February 8, 2020
Read MoreThe Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) 2020 Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday, March 19. The event […]
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Don Cunningham: What Obituaries Say About Our Community and Country
Columns - by Colin McEvoy on February 7, 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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February 2020 Issue of LVStartup Has Been Released
Entrepreneurship - by Colin McEvoy on February 7, 2020
Read MoreThe February 2020 issue of LVstartup, a monthly e-newsletter about entrepreneurs and startups in the Lehigh Valley, has been […]
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Lehigh Valley Students Display Their Skills at SkillsUSA Competition
Entrepreneurship, Success Stories - by Colin McEvoy on February 7, 2020
Read MoreMore than 300 students from career and technical schools in Lehigh Valley and the surrounding areas participated in the recen[…]
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Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf’s Budgets Proposal Includes Funding for Manufacturing, Talent Supply
Economic Data, News Releases, Success Stories - by Colin McEvoy on February 4, 2020
Read MorePennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced a $36.1 billion budget proposal today that includes funding for various economic develop[…]
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Launchbox Ladies Event Focuses on the eCommerce Transformation
Entrepreneurship - by Kat Schneider on February 3, 2020
Read MoreWhen Kelly Facchiano took a job at Rodale Inc. in publishing, magazines and books, she worked in a business planning forecast[…]
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Municipal Survey Results Inform LVEDC Community Outreach Efforts
Economic Data - by Andrew Kleiner on February 1, 2020
Read MoreFor the last three years, the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) has been engaging in direct conversation[…]
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Best Made Possible in Lehigh Valley Instagram Posts: January 2020
News Releases - by Colin McEvoy on January 31, 2020
Read MoreThe Made Possible in Lehigh Valley initiative seeks to share the stories of the people and companies in our region, and let t[…]
Lehigh ValleyQuick Facts
By the Numbers
$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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